Young Consumers Towards an Ecological Approach to Life in the Age of Smart Homes and Devices
| Apr 11, 2023
About this article
Article Category: research article
Published Online: Apr 11, 2023
Page range: 105 - 126
Received: Nov 16, 2022
Accepted: Mar 10, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/minib-2023-0006
© 2023 Beata Kolny, published by Sciendo
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The attitude of respondents to environmentally friendly products
| Statement | Average ratings |
Me | D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | F | M | KPN | NKPN | |||
| I feel that using environmentally friendly products is the right thing to do | 5.84 | 6.09 | 5.59 | 6.13 | 5.24 | 6 | 7 |
| Buying environmentally friendly products is setting a good example | 5.79 | 6.12 | 5.46 | 6.11 | 5.13 | 6 | 7 |
| Buying environmentally friendly products can make a real difference to the environment | 5.53 | 6.01 | 5.04 | 5.84 | 4.91 | 6 | 7 |
| If I use environmentally friendly products, my friends or family will think it’s a good thing | 5.30 | 5.63 | 4.97 | 5.64 | 4.61 | 6 | 7 |
| Environmentally friendly products are as effective as regular products | 5.15 | 5.42 | 4.90 | 5.45 | 4.57 | 6 | 7 |
| It is easy to distinguish environmentally friendly products from other products | 4.64 | 4.72 | 4.57 | 4.84 | 4.27 | 5 | 5 |
| Environmentally friendly products are readily available in stores | 4.58 | 4.76 | 4.40 | 4.73 | 4.25 | 5 | 5 |
| Environmentally friendly products have a good price-quality ratio | 4.27 | 4.68 | 3.85 | 4.62 | 3.57 | 4 | 4 |
Respondents’ attitudes to selected issues related to smart home devices
| Statement | Average ratings |
Me | D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | F | M | KPN | NKPN | |||
| Smart devices enhance people’s comfort and conditions of life | 5.64 | 5.80 | 5.48 | 5.75 | 5.46 | 6 | 7 |
| The use of smart devices in households, i.e., washing machines, vacuum cleaners, etc. contributes to the rational consumer’s time management and saving this time | 5.35 | 5.66 | 5.04 | 5.47 | 5.10 | 6 | 7 |
| The use of smart devices in households (cameras, sensors, etc.) increases the consumer’s sense of security | 5.34 | 5.51 | 5.17 | 5.47 | 5.06 | 6 | 7 |
| The use of intelligent refrigerators enables, among others, a preview of the interior on the screen, on the door, or the phone(in a place far from home) can contribute to the rational management of food supplies | 4.82 | 5.12 | 4.52 | 4.96 | 4.52 | 5 | 7 |
| Consumers willingly install smart devices in their homes that they can control using a smartphone or tablet | 4.69 | 4.75 | 4.63 | 4.79 | 4.46 | 5 | 4 |
Respondents’ attitudes to statements related to the usefulness of smart devices in the implementation of an ecological lifestyle
| Statement | Average ratings |
Me | D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | F | M | KPN | NKPN | |||
| provide information to help make better health and well-being decisions | 5.29 | 5.46 | 5.12 | 5.47 | 4.95 | 5 | 7 |
| increase health and well-being awareness | 5.16 | 5.29 | 5.04 | 5.35 | 4.82 | 5 | 7 |
| increase chances of a healthier lifestyle | 5.12 | 5.19 | 5.05 | 5.30 | 4.80 | 5 | 7 |
| give more control over one’s health and well-being | 5.11 | 5.20 | 5.02 | 5.29 | 4.78 | 5 | 7 |
Respondents’ attitudes to statements related to the convenience of using smart home devices
| Statement | Average ratings |
Me | D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | F | M | KPN | NKPN | |||
| Provide automatic temperature control in one’s home | 5.71 | 5.77 | 5.65 | 5.80 | 5.52 | 6 | 7 |
| Provide access to a lot of information | 5.65 | 5.66 | 5.65 | 5.73 | 5.50 | 6 | 7 |
| Control any electric apparatus through simple operation | 5.52 | 5.52 | 5.52 | 5.64 | 5.28 | 6 | 7 |
| Actively help residents without human intervention | 5.23 | 5.31 | 5.16 | 5.32 | 5.08 | 5 | 7 |
Respondents’ attitudes to statements related to the greening of life through the use of smart home devices
| Statement | Average ratings |
Me | D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | F | M | KPN | NKPN | |||
| Smart devices used in homes contribute to environmental protection through reducing electricity and water consumption by households | 4.79 | 4.99 | 4.60 | 5.00 | 4.37 | 5 | 4 |
| Allow them to know exactly the consumption of energy and water (expenses, the consumed amount of water, heat, etc.) | 5.67 | 5.73 | 5.61 | 5.78 | 5.48 | 6 | 7 |
| Allow for saving resources (energy, water, etc.) | 5.49 | 5.61 | 5.38 | 5.63 | 5.23 | 6 | 7 |
| Allow for an ecological approach to life | 5.18 | 5.39 | 4.98 | 5.41 | 4.69 | 5 | 7 |
| Allow for cost-savings | 5.17 | 5.33 | 5.02 | 5.36 | 4.82 | 5 | 7 |