The role of social message using norm abstraction level and ecological value orientation to achieve sustainable consumption

[摘要] Pro-environmental behavior is one of human activities to achieve sustainability. In order to encourage people to do so, it needs contribution from marketing discipline using social message. The research aims to investigate the effect of social message framed by norm abstraction level and ecological value orientation on attitude and intention to act pro-environmental behavior in the context of littering. This study implemented a 3 (message framing: biospheric/altruistic/egoistic) × 2 (norm abstraction level : abstract/concrete) between subject experimental design to collect the data. An independent sample t test was used to analyze the data. The results indicate that a social message using concrete norm combined with the three ecological value orientation gains more positive response than the use of abstract norm with the same ecological value orientations. Findings of the research are expected to help government or other institutions to create an appropriate social message in anti littering campaign and motivates people to change their behavior in practicing sustainable consumption.

[发布机构] Faculty of Economic and Business, Universitas Trisakti, Jakarta, Indonesia^1

[效力级别] 经济学

[关键词] Abstraction level;Ecological values;Pro-environmental behaviors;social message;Sustainable consumption