Sustainable Consumption and Life Satisfaction

Authors

Jing Jian Xiao, University of Rhode Island
Haifeng Li, Yamaguchi University

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

11-1-2011

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between sustainable consumption and life satisfaction. One aspect of sustainable consumption focused on in this study is the environment friendly purchase or green purchase. Using data collected from consumers in 14 cities in China, we found that consumers who reported green purchase intention and behavior had higher scores in life satisfaction compared to other consumers after controlling for gender, age, education, and family income. The findings add evidence to the literature that suggests happiness is associated with prosocial spending (Dunn et al., Science 319:1687-1688 in 2008). © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Social Indicators Research

Volume

104

Issue

2

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Xiao, Jing Jian, and Haifeng Li. "Sustainable Consumption and Life Satisfaction." Social Indicators Research 104, 2 (2011): 323-329. doi: 10.1007/s11205-010-9746-9.