The green mate appeal: Men's pro‐environmental consumption is an honest signal of commitment to their partner

S Borau, L Elgaaied‐Gambier… - Psychology & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Green consumption is associated with femininity. This green‐feminine stereotype has been
accused of deterring men from buying green products to protect their gender identity. Here …

Is eco-friendly unmanly? The green-feminine stereotype and its effect on sustainable consumption

AR Brough, JEB Wilkie, J Ma… - Journal of consumer …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Why are men less likely than women to embrace environmentally friendly products and
behaviors? Whereas prior research attributes this gender gap in sustainable consumption to …

Sustainable decisions signal sustainable relationships: How purchasing decisions affect perceptions and romantic attraction

TE DiDonato, BK Jakubiak - The Journal of Social Psychology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In the pursuit of love, individuals strategically use luxury products to signal status and other
attractive attributes. Might eco-friendly products also signal mate-relevant information? The …

I will be green for us: When consumers compensate for their partners' unsustainable behavior

A Cakanlar, H Nikolova… - Journal of Marketing …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In the context of romantic relationships, partners regularly observe each other's
unsustainable behavior. But how do these unsustainable behaviors influence each member …

Stereotypes, same-sex struggles, and sustainable shopping: intrasexual competition mediates sex differences in green consumption values

T Otterbring - Baltic Journal of Management, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The present study aimed to investigate whether male consumers report weaker
green consumption values than their female counterparts, and whether such a presumed …

[HTML][HTML] Is green the new sexy? Romantic of conspicuous conservation

G Palomo-Vélez, JM Tybur, M van Vugt - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Conspicuous conservation refers to pro-environmental activities that are intended as signals
of some attractive quality of the actor. As some of these qualities are desirable in romantic …

Gender-related beliefs, norms, and the link with green consumption

Z Zhao, Y Gong, Y Li, L Zhang, Y Sun - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Although extant literature provided abundant evidence that men and women are different in
their environmental behaviors, there is a lack of integration of gender differences in green …

Exploring the Value-Action gap in green consumption: Roles of risk aversion, subjective knowledge, and gender differences

O Essiz, S Yurteri, C Mandrik… - Journal of Global Marketing, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Concern for the environment is widespread and consumers generally hold favorable values
toward green consumption; however, they often struggle to translate these values into actual …

Green consumption is both feminine and masculine—Just ask the androgynous consumer

DM Phillips, BG Englis - Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study of 4077 consumers examines the impact of gender and gender identity on
environmental attitudes and behaviors. We find that, compared to gender, gender identity is …

Others' environmental concern as a social determinant of green buying

L Bertrandias, L Elgaaied-Gambier - Journal of Consumer Marketing, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose–This paper aims to achieve a better understanding of the social dimension
underlying green purchasing behavior by assessing the impact of environmental concern …