THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES AND PERCEIVED VAVUE ON PURCHASE INTENTION OF BEVERAGE PRODUCTS USING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY rPET PACKAGING

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Nikorn Kunsook
Wasutida Nurittamont

Abstract

This research aims to study the influence of consumer attitude and value perception on the intention of purchasing beverage products that use environmentally friendly rPET packaging. The quantitative research is being performed onto 327 samples of Thailand’s population on drinking water and general beverages aged 18 years and over using G*Power 3.1.9.2 package, multi-step sampling, which collected using questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and in addition of the SPSS program for testing the hypothesis with multiple regression analysis.


The results of the study found that the majority of respondents are female settling in the central legion of Thailand aged ranging between 31 - 50 years and have the educational level equivalent to bachelor's degree. Furthermore, their career profile shows the respondents occupying mostly in a private company with an income over 50,000 baht per month. In terms of purchasing behavior, the frequency of purchasing products for the respondents is every week. Lastly for environmental aspects, the samples are aware of PET packaging's impact on the environment and give importance to purchasing decisions. Hypothesis testing revealed that consumer attitudes and value perceptions influence the purchase intentions for beverage products using environmentally friendly rPET packaging with the statistical significance level of 0.01. This research will provide valuable information for developing effective marketing strategies and policy initiatives to promote the use of rPET packaging.

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Kunsook, N., & Nurittamont, W. (2026). THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES AND PERCEIVED VAVUE ON PURCHASE INTENTION OF BEVERAGE PRODUCTS USING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY rPET PACKAGING. JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE UDON THANI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY, 8(2), 79–89. Retrieved from https://so08.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/MSJournal/article/view/3133
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