Department of Consumer and Design Scienceshttps://aurora.auburn.edu/handle/11200/442272024-03-28T19:25:31Z2024-03-28T19:25:31ZNeo-Pagan Religious Symbolism in the Homehttps://aurora.auburn.edu/handle/11200/500072021-09-09T17:43:40ZNeo-Pagan Religious Symbolism in the Home
This dataset was collected in association with an IRB-approved study of neo-pagan religious symbolism in the home. Specifically, this study examined shrines and altars within the home as an expression of religious symbolism. An online survey instrument solicited quantitative and qualitative responses from those who self-identify as “pagan” or “neo-pagan”. Snowball sampling was used; prospective participants from the population were contacted via known online fora and asked to propagate the study among their peers. Due to the private nature of many neo-pagans regarding spiritual beliefs and practices, a snowball sample was deemed necessary to reach as many individuals as possible. Data collection concluded on November 18, 2009 with 263 respondents.
Predicting environmentally responsible apparel consumption behavior of future apparel industry professionals: The role of environmental apparel knowledge, environmentalism and materialismhttps://aurora.auburn.edu/handle/11200/489692017-09-14T18:04:03ZPredicting environmentally responsible apparel consumption behavior of future apparel industry professionals: The role of environmental apparel knowledge, environmentalism and materialism
The present study explored several critical constructs related to environmentally responsible apparel consumption, which include environmentalism, materialism and knowledge of environmental issues pertaining to apparel products. The research focused on apparel merchandising and design students (n = 233) as future industry professionals who will soon be driving industry decisions in apparel production and consumption. A proposed research model was subject to confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. The model explained 58% of the variance in environmentally responsible apparel consumption behavior. Environmental apparel knowledge positively influenced environmentalism, and, in turn, environmentalism had a significant positive influence on environmentally responsible apparel consumption behavior. On the contrary, environmental apparel knowledge did not significantly influence materialism, and, in turn, materialism was not related to environmentally responsible apparel consumption behavior. Practical implications and limitations of the present study are also discussed.