This study examined the impact of green advertising and eco-labels on the attitudes and environmental awareness of millennials purchasing eco-friendly products in shopping centers across Ecuador. The research utilized a quantitative, correlational, cross-sectional methodology with 430 millennials participating. A 20-item survey was administered face-to-face at shopping centers in Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador. The validity of the research model was established through Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), employing SPSS 20 and AMOS 24 for statistical evaluations. Findings reveal that green advertising significantly shapes environmental attitudes (β: 0.245) and awareness (β: 0.110), as well as directly influences the purchasing behavior (β: 0.154) towards green products. While eco-labels do not exert a direct effect on purchasing behavior (β: 0.128), they significantly inform attitudes (β: 0.406) and ecological awareness (β: 0.277) of millennials who purchase organic products. This paper is among the pioneering research to delineate the correlation between green advertising elements and the purchasing patterns of green products among millennials in a developing nation. It concludes that marketing strategies centered on green advertising and eco-labels do affect millennials’ attitudes and environmental consciousness, but only advertising has a direct impact on purchasing behaviors, contrary to eco-labels. The research bears social significance as it affirms that millennials are attentive to environmental issues and are actively engaged in promoting sustainability.

Background/Objectives: Health consciousness has emerged as a key driver of healthy food purchase decisions in the post-pandemic era. Despite growing interest in health-oriented products, the psychological mechanisms through which health consciousness influences purchase intentions remain understudied. This research examined how health consciousness impacts healthy food purchase intentions through multiple psychological pathways, integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior with additional constructs. Methods: Data were collected through an online survey of 573 Peruvian consumers. Healthy foods were operationalized based on their nutritional quality, including a high nutrient content, low saturated fats and added sugars levels, and minimal processing. Structural equation modeling was employed to test the hypothesized relationships between health consciousness, attitudes, perceived behavioral control, self-identity, moral norms, and purchase intention. Results: Health consciousness demonstrated significant direct effects on all psychological mediators (attitudes: β = 0.643; perceived behavioral control: β = 0.593; self-identity: β = 0.638; moral norms: β = 0.613) and purchase intention (β = 0.163). However, only perceived behavioral control (β = 0.261) and self-identity (β = 0.107) significantly influenced the purchase intention, while the effects of attitudes and moral norms were non-significant. Conclusions: The findings challenge traditional assumptions about the primacy of attitudes in consumer decision making and highlight the importance of perceived behavioral control and self-identity in translating health consciousness into purchase intentions. Successfully promoting healthy food consumption requires strategies addressing both practical barriers and identity-related aspects of food choice, providing valuable insights for food marketers and public health initiatives.

In the current consumer context, the trend towards a healthy lifestyle has significantly increased the demand for healthy foods. This study aims to identify the relationship between the brand image (BI) and purchase intention (PI) of these products and how variables such as perceived brand quality (BPQ) and brand satisfaction (BS) influence brand trust (BT) and brand loyalty (BL) in this relationship. The methodology includes a quantitative approach, using non-probability convenience sampling. Using an online survey, data were collected from 637 consumers. Analyses were performed using structural equation modeling (SEM-PLS). The results show no significant correlation between BI and PI, but BI significantly impacts BPQ, BS, BT, and BL. Furthermore, BPQ positively influences BS, BT, and BL, but it does not have a direct influence on PI. The findings suggest that a positive brand image satisfies consumers and generates long-term trust and loyalty. However, perceived quality does not always translate into purchase intention due to various barriers. Practical implications highlight the importance of building a strong and positive brand image to encourage demand for healthy products.

El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar la relación entre la inteligencia emocional (IE), el conflicto trabajo familia (CTF), la satisfacción laboral (SL), el desempeño (D) y la intención de dejar el trabajo (IDT), en el contexto de los docentes de educación primaria semi-particular de la región de Antofagasta (Chile). Fueron seleccionados 140 docentes (81% mujeres) a través de un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. Este es un estudio de enfoque cuantitativo con medidas validadas en forma de cuestionarios de auto-respuesta. El análisis de los datos se realizó mediante el método de dos etapas en ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados señalan que el modelo planteado tiene una significativa e importante capacidad de explicar el desempeño, la satisfacción laboral y la intención de dejar el trabajo de los docentes. Así mismo, es posible concluir que la inteligencia emocional juega un importante rol en la satisfacción laboral y el desempeño de los docentes.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine whether the brand image of fast-food restaurants moderates the relationship between satisfaction and loyalty among Chilean customers.Design/methodology/approach: The study was conducted using a structural equation modeling approach and involved a sample of 1,000 fast-food customers who were surveyed through nonprobabilistic sampling with a questionnaire consisting of 21 items. The instrument underwent validation by a panel of experts, and the results obtained were processed using the statistical software Smart PLS4. Convergent validity, discriminant validity and the structural model were tested to assess the acceptance or rejection of the proposed hypotheses.Findings: The results of the research indicate that product quality, service quality and physical environment are crucial factors influencing customer satisfaction and shaping customer loyalty. However, it was found that brand image does not moderate the relationship between satisfaction and loyalty in fast-food consumption.Originality/value: The present study contributes to the field of knowledge on fast-food consumption behavior and unveils findings that help fill knowledge gaps regarding the influence of restaurant brand image on the relationship between satisfaction and consumption loyalty. Thus, it demonstrates that, for certain customers, the brand becomes an irrelevant factor for their consumption loyalty as long as the restaurant offers product quality, excellent service and a pleasant physical environment.

The aim of this study was to determine consumer segments based on the acceptance of shoppable ads from fashion brands on online social media platforms. To achieve this objective, we used the technology acceptance model (TAM) to offer a vision of the perceptions of the shoppable ads, attitudes and behaviors of social network users, using social media marketing activities as a background. Second, we searched for fashion social buyer segments using finite mixture partial least squares (FIMIX-PLS). Third, we sought to characterize these consumer segments. A sample of 486 users of social networks who accessed through mobile devices was obtained. The inclusion of social media marketing variables as antecedents of acceptance allowed us, to a large extent, to understand the intention to buy clothing by these social media users. The a posteriori segmentation technique helps to identify different types of users who use shoppable ads and their relationship with age and concerns about privacy, trust and purchases made on the Internet. The results show that, based on the explained variance and model fit, the proposed variables allow us to explain acceptance, with two groups of consumers within the sample being found.