A Spanish perspective on the impact on religiosity and spirituality on consumer ethics

Vitell, Scott J.; Hidalgo, Encarnación Ramos; Rodríguez‐Rad, Carlos J.

doi:10.1111/ijcs.12438

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“…Religiosity is one of the key components of social behavior and directly and indirectly influences consumers and society [16]. For instance, Vitell et al [38] claimed that religiosity affects consumers' behaviors in situations that involve ethical issues. Likewise, Forghani et al [39] reported that religiosity is documented as an important aspect that deeply impacts consumer buying decisions.…”

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“…Saudis place a high value on generous hospitality and a gesture of welcome by providing plentiful food to their guests to exceed their expectations. This kind of culture and practices simply lead to food waste, particularly during the festivals of Eid, weddings, and parties wherever take place at home or in restaurants, where it is common for lavish banquets to be presented with lots of fresh and abundant food [35][36][37][38]. The KSA food consumption culture is clearly presented during the Ramadan month as well as Hajj seasons.…”

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The Impact of Religiosity and Food Consumption Culture on Food Waste Intention in Saudi Arabia

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is among the top food-wasting countries worldwide, despite it being considered a religious society. Hence, an important question has emerged “to what extent and by what mechanism can religiosity influence food waste intention?”. This research answers this research question and examines the direct impact of both religiosity and food consumption culture on food waste intention as well as the indirect impact through the constructs of theory of planned behavior. For this purpose, a pre-tested self-administered questionnaire was collected from 1135 restaurant customers in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The results of structural equation modeling (SEM) using Analysis of a Moment Structures (AMOS) showed a very weak negative influence of religiosity on food waste intention. However, food consumption culture has had a high positive significant influence on food waste intention. The results also showed that attitude towards behaviors, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control fully mediate the relationship between religiosity and food waste intention. On the other side, they were found to partially mediate the relationship between food consumption culture and food waste intention. The results have several implications for policy-makers, scholars, and restaurant practitioners.

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Section: Religiosity and Food Waste Intentionmentioning

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“…For example, Vitell et al. (2018) argued that religiosity affects consumers’ behaviours in situations that involve ethical issues. Similarly, Siyavooshi et al.…”

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Religiosity and food waste reduction intentions: A conceptual model

Elhoushy

Jang

2020

Int J Consumer Studies

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Are religious consumers less wasteful? If so, to what extent and by what mechanisms does religiosity motivate consumers to reduce food waste? To address these questions, this study proposes a conceptual model and evaluates it empirically using PLS‐SEM and data from 583 consumers. The results reveal that religiosity encourages food waste reduction. Specifically, religiosity is positively related to consumer attitudes, activism and personal and subjective norms to reduce food waste. Consumers’ activism and personal norms are significant mediating mechanisms that convey the impact of religiosity on food waste reduction intentions. Interestingly, however, consumers’ attitudes and subjective norms show no significant effects on their food waste reduction intentions. In addition, perceived behavioural control (PBC) appears to be an important determinant of consumer intentions, but it plays a direct role rather than a moderating role. These results extend the previous literature by (a) proposing novel intervening mechanisms to explain the understudied religiosity‐consumer behaviour relationship and (b) shedding light on the controversy regarding the additive versus moderating effect of PBC. Ultimately, this study provides a basis for religious‐based interventions for policy makers and marketers as well as ideas to motivate food waste reduction at the consumer level.

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“…Minton, Kahle, Jiuan, and Tambyah, (2016), based on the model of Allport and Ross (1967), conceptualized the construct of religiosity as intrinsic religiosity and extrinsic religiosity. Intrinsic religiosity is related to personal objectives and describes inner spirituality objectives, while extrinsic religiosity describes social descriptions of individuals' religiousness (Arli & Tjiptono, 2018;Vitell, Ramos-Hidalgo, & RodrÃŋguez-Rad, 2018). Further, religiosity is acknowledged as the predictor of behaviors and value systems (Hwang, 2018).…”

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Religiosity and Impulsive Buying Tendencies: A model and Empirical Application

Habib¹,

Batool²,

Hassan³

2020

J. Islam. bus. manag.

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Impulsive buying is a dream segment for retailers and marketers. Stimulants in retail environment evoke a sudden urge for the acquisition of products spontaneously. This desire for immediate possession and instant gratification may get an effect from the religious orientation and various beliefs of an individual. This study seeks to examine the influence of religiosity on impulsive buying behavior through various beliefs. Based on the theoretical assumption underpinning Values-Attitudes-Behavior (VAB) hierarchy and theory of consistency, this study examines religiosity as an antecedent of materialism, risk aversion, life satisfaction which ultimalty drive impulsive buying tendencies. A self-administrated survey questionnaire was used to collect the data by using mall-intercept approach. The sample size consisted of 272 consumers of apparel products. Structural equation modeling technique was carried out to establish the reliability, validity of measures and to examine the relational paths. In general, results are in support of propositions that the religiosity precedes various types of beliefs that turn into impulsive buying tendencies. Inner individual spiritual meanings and exterior social meaning of religious values condemn materialistic beliefs and enhance the risk aversion and life satisfaction of customers. Furthermore, customers with higher-level materialistic beliefs are more inclined towards impulsive tendencies, while the less risk-takers and satisfied with their life have lower impulsive tendencies. It requires incorporating the aspect of religious beliefs with behavioral outcomes. The findings of the study have significant implications for retailers of developing countries.

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A Spanish perspective on the impact on religiosity and spirituality on consumer ethics

Cited by 28 publications

References 92 publications

The Impact of Religiosity and Food Consumption Culture on Food Waste Intention in Saudi Arabia

The Impact of Religiosity and Food Consumption Culture on Food Waste Intention in Saudi Arabia

Religiosity and food waste reduction intentions: A conceptual model

Religiosity and Impulsive Buying Tendencies: A model and Empirical Application

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