GREEN PURCHASING IN ALGERIA: FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

  • Sidi Mohammed Benachenhou
  • Nadira Bessouh
  • Imene Dali Youcef

Sidi Mohammed Benachenhou

E-mail:benach_med@yahoo.fr

Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management, MECAS Laboratory

Abou Bekr Belkaid University, Tlemcen, Algeria

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Nadira Bessouh

E-mail: bessouh_nadira@yahoo.fr

Professor, Higher School of Management Tlemcen

Lerema Laboratory ,Algeria

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Imene Dali Youcef

E-mail: lanakiki@hotmail.fr

Masters,Faculty of Economics and Management, MECAS Laboratory

Abou Bekr Belkaid University, Tlemcen, Algeria

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Abstract: This research explores the effects of environmental concern on the intention to purchase green products with the mediating role of TPB variables (Attitude toward green products, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control). In this context, this study aims to validate extended TPB to predict consumer intentions to purchase green products by highlighting the pivotal role that environmental concern can play in this model.

The empirical results conducted on data from 231 respondents using structural equation modeling validate all hypotheses of the extended TPB model. Furthermore, the results found that environmental concern, subjective norms, attitude toward green products and perceived behavioral control positively impact the intention to purchase green products. In addition, the results found that there is a relationship between environmental concern and the variables of TPB model. Our findings validated the appropriateness of the extended TPB for predicting consumers’ intentions toward purchase green products in sustainable marketing settings.

The novelty of this study also demonstrated that the direct effect of environmental concern on intention to purchase green products was more significant than the indirect effect mediated by TPB variables. Thus, environmental concern by consumer may contribute to better understanding of green purchase intention and can become a key variable for consumer sustainable consumption. The study can help marketers to improve green marketing strategies and provide valuable insights for companies to benefit society and the environment and engage consumers’ in purchasing sustainable products by focusing on environmental concern.

Therefore, identifying and understanding the factors affecting green purchasing product can enables the company to develop effective strategies that guide consumers’ towards sustainable consumption.

Key words: Green products; Environmental Concern; Green Purchase Intention; TPB model; SEM

JEL classification: Q56; Q01; M31.

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2025-11-06