气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): Sustainable Consumption Consciousness and Middle-Income Class Affiliation: Theory and Evidence from Poland

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DOI	10.1177/08883254231212486
	Sustainable Consumption Consciousness and Middle-Income Class Affiliation: Theory and Evidence from Poland
	Szczepaniak, Malgorzata; Szulc-Obloza, Agnieszka
发表日期	2024
ISSN	0888-3254
EISSN	1533-8371
英文摘要	The paper examines the links between the consciousness of sustainable consumption (CSC) and middle-income class affiliation. It contributes to two contemporarily important issues, namely sustainable consumption and the role of the middle-income class in sustainable development from the perspective of the economic processes in a post-socialist state. Considering consumption as the determinant for socioeconomic stratification, it is assumed that sustainable consumption consciousness is positively related to income-class affiliation. In the present study, two econometric models, namely logit models, were estimated regarding differences between objective and subjective middle-income class affiliations. The study is based on data collected in the middle-income class in Poland in 2021. The results of the study showed that the probability of sustainable consumption consciousness is higher when individuals classify themselves as lower middle-income class based on their cognitive frame, not knowing what the income thresholds for the income classes in Poland are. It means that subjective evaluation of one's material position matters for sustainable consumption consciousness more than objective class belonging. As economic policy recommendations, it is suggested that educational programs be designed to inform people about income class thresholds to avoid devaluation of their income situation as well as dedicated actions to develop discernment about sustainable consumption behaviors.
英文关键词	middle class; sustainable consumption; sustainable consumption consciousness; objective income-class affiliation; subjective income-class affiliation; economic policy recommendations
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Area Studies ; Government & Law
WOS类目	Area Studies ; Political Science
WOS记录号	WOS:001162020100001
来源期刊	EAST EUROPEAN POLITICS AND SOCIETIES
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/296868
作者单位	Nicolaus Copernicus University; Nicolaus Copernicus University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Szczepaniak, Malgorzata,Szulc-Obloza, Agnieszka. Sustainable Consumption Consciousness and Middle-Income Class Affiliation: Theory and Evidence from Poland[J],2024.
APA	Szczepaniak, Malgorzata,&Szulc-Obloza, Agnieszka.(2024).Sustainable Consumption Consciousness and Middle-Income Class Affiliation: Theory and Evidence from Poland.EAST EUROPEAN POLITICS AND SOCIETIES.
MLA	Szczepaniak, Malgorzata,et al."Sustainable Consumption Consciousness and Middle-Income Class Affiliation: Theory and Evidence from Poland".EAST EUROPEAN POLITICS AND SOCIETIES (2024).