Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior to examine consumer's green purchase intention

Environmentalism dates back to the 1960s and early 1970s with increasing concern about the impacts of consumption and production patterns on the environment considering the health effects and the impact of economic and population growth. During the last decades, due to consumer demand, an increase of demand for the green brands has occurred. Thus green marketing as a multidimensional strategic and tactical process has emerged. This study seeks to understand consumers’ green purchase intention and behavior based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB).The sample was randomly selected from consumers who live in Qazvin. A total of 428 questionnaires were completed and used for data analysis. Data analysis, using Lisrel software, indicated that attitude toward environmental issues is the most influential predictor among other variables. Also, according to the findings we can see that subjective norms and attitude toward behavior affect green purchase intention and accordingly intention positively influence green buying behavior.