Abstract
This study examined a national sample of American seniors to determine the influence of future time perspective (FTP) and personality traits on their sustainable behaviours. Based on a sample of 520 seniors, the study found a significant positive relationship between FTP and sustainable behaviours. FTP fully mediates the impact of the conscientiousness personality trait on sustainable behaviours and partially mediates the impact of the openness and agreeableness personality traits on seniors’ sustainable behaviours. The results contribute to the extant literature by explaining that the three personality traits influence sustainable behaviours through seniors’ future time perspective. The results suggested the need for policy to focus on seniors’ future time perspective and to prioritise more conscientious, open, and agreeable personality traits when encouraging American seniors to adopt sustainable behaviours
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Consumer Policy |
| Early online date | 26 Dec 2019 |
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| Publication status | Early online - 26 Dec 2019 |
Keywords
- Sustainable behaviour
- time perspective
- personality traits
- seniors
- older consumers
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Gordon-Wilson, S. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 6 Jan 2020
DOI: 10.17029/05ba016a-6c88-4110-9d84-64cef922f397
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