The perennial use of resources due to excess consumption has endangered the environment and is a grave concern for all of us. The current rate of resource consumption may deprive the future generation from the resources that we have been enjoying. The conservation of these resources for long requires judicious and rational consumption practices from consumers. Therefore, responsible consumption is need of hour to further prevent environmental degradation and resources depletion. This paper aims to explore the antecedents of responsible consumption. A theoretical model was developed to explain and empirically verify the antecedents of responsible consumption. Four antecedents namely environmental education, perception of fair trade, taxation and neuroticism have been taken as exogenous variables. The model was tested and statistically validated using structural equation modeling relying on data collected through 300 respondents. The environmental education has emerged as the most important antecedent of responsible consumption followed by taxation, perception of fair trade and neuroticism respectively. The finding of the study would contribute towards enhancing responsible and judicious use of resources, thereby, reducing consumption and improving environment.

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使用结构方程模型探索负责任消费的前因

由于过度消费而长期使用资源已经危害环境，是我们所有人的严重关切。目前的资源消耗速度可能会剥夺我们一直享有的资源的后代。长期保护这些资源需要消费者明智和理性的消费行为。因此，负责任的消费需要小时，以进一步防止环境退化和资源枯竭。本文旨在探讨负责任消费的前因。开发了一个理论模型来解释和实证验证负责任消费的前因。环境教育、公平贸易观念、税收和神经质这四个前因被视为外生变量。该模型使用结构方程模型进行了测试和统计验证，该模型依赖于通过 300 名受访者收集的数据。环境教育已成为负责任消费的最重要前身，其次是税收、公平贸易观念和神经质。研究结果将有助于促进负责任和明智地使用资源，从而减少消耗和改善环境。