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- Title
Do Biodegradable Labels Lead to an Eco-safety Halo Effect?
- Authors
Amos, Clinton; Allred, Anthony; Zhang, Lixuan
- Abstract
Biodegradable products allure consumers despite complications associated with developing consistent guidelines for degradability and potential misperceptions regarding what biodegradability means to consumers. This research investigates inferences consumers make about products bearing 100% biodegradable labels and uses the halo effect as a theoretical foundation for investigation. Past research has found that health labels can have a general halo effect and promote beliefs about attributes unrelated to health claims. The results of two experiments suggest that 100% biodegradable labeling produces a similar eco-safety halo. This eco-safety halo is characterized by assumed consumer safety and environmental attributes of 100% biodegradable products. Results are presented along with implications, limitation, and directions for future research.
- Subjects
HALO effect (Psychology); BIODEGRADABLE products; ECO-labeling; CONSUMER protection; ECONOMIC consumption &; the environment
- Publication
Journal of Consumer Policy, 2017, Vol 40, Issue 3, p279
- ISSN
0168-7034
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10603-017-9355-y