Determinants of Green Sports Product Purchase Intention Among Athletes in Türkiye


ERDEVECİLER Ö., AKOĞLU H. E., TUNCEL S., Kumar S., Kumar D.

Global Business Review, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/09721509261419201
  • Dergi Adı: Global Business Review
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, ABI/INFORM
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Consumer, green sports, green sports products, purchase intentions, sports services, sustainability
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

With the increase in environmental problems, green consumption has become an effective environmental problem-solving strategy for consumers. This study focuses on tangible sport-related, environmentally sustainable products such as eco‑friendly apparel, footwear and equipment used by athletes. The study examines the intention to purchase green sports products in a developing country, Türkiye, by incorporating product-related factors, individual factors and cultural factors. The study extends the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and collects data from 438 athletes from five major provinces of Türkiye using a structured questionnaire. The results showed that all TPB antecedents impact purchase intentions of green sports products. Furthermore, individual factors (environmental awareness and environmental concern) have an important role in the purchase intentions of green sports products. However, product-related factors and cultural factors do not affect consumers’ purchase intentions. The TPB framework is more predictive when environmental awareness and concerns are included as additional constructs. This research provides useful information about the influence of consumers on green sport product and service purchase intentions and contributes to existing theory and practice.