KOREASCHOLAR

This study explores determinants of purchase intentions for vegan fashion products based on the modified planned behavior model. Survey data from 434 university students were subjected to an analysis using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and structural equation modeling. The results showed that almost half of the consumers surveyed recognized vegan fashion products and a little more than a half of consumers surveyed had purchase experience for vegan fashion products. Clothing, bags, and shoes are the most frequently purchased vegan fashion product categories. From the results of the model test, purchase intentions on vegan fashion products were determined by attitude, subjective norms, ethical responsibility, and ethical identity of the consumers. When consumers have a more positive attitude, have higher subjective norms, stronger ethical responsibility, and stronger ethical identity regarding the purchase of vegan fashion products, they are likely to have a greater intention to purchase vegan fashion products. The findings contribute to the literature by adding test results for vegan fashion products among the ethical product categories, highlighting the importance of the consideration of product category, which can give somewhat different results when exploring ethical consumption. Based on these findings, marketers need to use special tags or signage highlighting the ethical values and meanings of vegan fashion products to better communicate with target consumers with a high level of ethical responsibility and to help increase consumers’ control over purchase behaviors through reducing barriers generated by insufficient product information.

Abstract
 I. Introduction
 Ⅱ. Literature Review
  1. Vegan fashion products
  2. Theoretical framework and research hypotheses
 Ⅲ. Methods
  1. Data collection
  2. Characteristics of respondents
 Ⅳ. Results and Discussion
  1. Vegan fashion brands
  2. Exploratory factor analysis of variables
  3. Result of hypotheses test
 Ⅴ. Conclusion
 References

• Eunah Yoh(Dept. of Fashion Marketing, Keimyung University, Korea) | 여은아 Corresponding autho