Postawy polskich konsumentów – od konsumpcjonizmu do zrównoważonej konsumpcji
Polish Consumers’ Attitudes – from Consumerism to Sustainable Consumption

Summary/Abstract: An aim of considerations is to identify Polish consumers’ attitudes: What is more proper for them: consumerism or rather they aspire to modern, responsible behaviours, i.e. aim at sustainable consumption? In her article, the author presented findings of the research on Polish consumers’ competencies. Consumers’ competencies mean theoretical knowledge and practical ability distinguishing a given person with an ease of efficient, effective, answering the quality expectations fulfilment of needs of the higher and lower rank while maintaining responsibility for the choices being made. The survey of the omnibus type was carried out on the representative 1000-person sample of adult Poles aged 15-74. The sample was of the random and quota nature. The main objective of the research was to identify consumers’ competencies and their importance for stimulating innovative behaviours and sustainable consumption. There is put the hypothesis that consumers’ competencies, both soft and hard, stimulate innovative behaviours and shape consumers’ attitudes in accordance with the concept of sustainable consumption. The research proved that Poles’ attitudes are diversified, though there prevail attitudes connected with the cult of possession. The obtained results are of the cognitive and applicative nature. The research findings may be useful for the economic policy and for social policy formation. The article is of the theoretical and research nature.

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