Moving towards conscious consumption: an integral inquiry into post-consumer attitudes and behaviors
| dc.contributor.author | Howind, Brunhild | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-03T20:15:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-03T20:15:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis draws on the integral model as a theoretical framework to situate an investigation of post-consumer attitudes and behaviors. A mixed-methods approach has been used to explore the phenomenon from first-, second-, and third-person perspectives, employing four different methods of inquiry: autoethnographic journaling, structured meditative inquiry, hermeneutic analysis, and online survey. Findings of this study suggest that post-consumer attitudes and behaviors are linked to worldcentric levels of psychological development. The main characteristic of post-consumer behavior, identified through all four methods, is an internal orientation that reaches beyond self-concern to include concern for others and the natural environment. Triangulation of findings across methods further revealed: a) Post-consumer attitudes or values do not predict post-consumer behavior. b) The main obstacles to post-consumer behavior are economic calculations. c) At a deeper level of awareness, consumption is done to establish a favorable separate selfidentity. And d) increased awareness of our oneness or interconnectedness with all of life would minimize harmful consumption. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/3953 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher.institution | John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) | |
| dc.subject | Psychology | |
| dc.title | Moving towards conscious consumption: an integral inquiry into post-consumer attitudes and behaviors | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Integral Psychology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts |