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1. Impressions of functional food consumers.

Author

Saher M, Arvola A, Lindeman M, and Lähteenmäki L

Subjects
Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Attitude to Health, Choice Behavior, Female, Finland, Food Industry, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Sex Factors, Food Preferences psychology, Food, Organic, Perception, Public Opinion
Abstract

Functional foods provide a new way of expressing healthiness in food choices. The objective of this study was to apply an indirect measure to explore what kind of impressions people form of users of functional foods. Respondents (n=350) received one of eight versions of a shopping list and rated the buyer of the foods on 66 bipolar attributes on 7-point scales. The shopping lists had either healthy or neutral background items, conventional or functional target items and the buyer was described either as a 40-year-old woman or man. The attribute ratings revealed three factors: disciplined, innovative and gentle. Buyers with healthy background items were perceived as more disciplined than those having neutral items on the list, users of functional foods were rated as more disciplined than users of conventional target items only when the background list consisted of neutral items. Buyers of functional foods were regarded as more innovative and less gentle, but gender affected the ratings on gentle dimension. The impressions of functional food users clearly differ from those formed of users of conventional foods with a healthy image. The shopping list method performed well as an indirect method, but further studies are required to test its feasibility in measuring other food-related impressions.

Published
2004
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2. Women'S Income and healthy eating perception

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Samoggia, Antonella, Bertazzoli, Aldo, Hendrixson, Vaiva, Glibetic, Maria, and Arvola, Anne

Subjects
Behavior, Income, Perception, Women, Consumer, Healthy food
Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of the chapter is to explore the relation between women's healthy eating intention and food attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and barriers with a focus on the effect of women's income differences. Methodology/approach - The research applies the Theory of Planned Behavior, including attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, perceived barriers, and ability opportunity resources. Close-ended survey responses of 704 women between ages 25 and 65 years, affluent and at-risk-of-poverty women in three EU-member countries were analyzed. Findings - Women are mostly positively inclined towards healthy eating, and income does not differentiate women's inclination. Influencing factors are perceived behavioral control, attitudes towards healthy eating, subjective norms, and level of knowledge regarding healthy food. Barriers, when present, are similar for lower or higher income women and relate to routinized family habits and food affordability and availability. Research limitations/implications - Future research should thoroughly investigate family network and structure features, with a focus on family food preferences and habits. Social and practical implications - Encouraging women's healthy behavior also impacts children and men, and vice-versa. There is need to target all family components with enjoyable, self-rewarding, emotionally gratifying, and pleasant tasting food. Originality/value - Income is an overestimated driver in healthy food choices. Women are strongly influenced by personal and environmental factors, mainly personal control, feelings, and family habits.

Published
2016
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3. Women's Income and healthy eating perception

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Anne Arvola, Vaiva Hendrixson, Antonella Samoggia, Aldo Bertazzoli, Maria Glibetic, Samoggia, Antonella, Bertazzoli, Aldo, Hendrixson, Vaiva, Glibetic, Maria, and Arvola, Anne

Subjects
0301 basic medicine, Value (ethics), Cultural Studies, media_common.quotation_subject, Control (management), Gender Studie, Developmental psychology, 03 medical and health sciences, 0404 agricultural biotechnology, Originality, Perception, Women, Healthy food, media_common, Behavior, 030109 nutrition & dietetics, Theory of planned behavior, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, Consumer, 040401 food science, Feeling, Cultural studies, Income, Wine tasting, Psychology, Social psychology
Abstract

Purpose The purpose of the chapter is to explore the relation between women’s healthy eating intention and food attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and barriers with a focus on the effect of women’s income differences. Methodology/approach The research applies the Theory of Planned Behavior, including attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, perceived barriers, and ability opportunity resources. Close-ended survey responses of 704 women between ages 25 and 65 years, affluent and at-risk-of-poverty women in three EU-member countries were analyzed. Findings Women are mostly positively inclined towards healthy eating, and income does not differentiate women’s inclination. Influencing factors are perceived behavioral control, attitudes towards healthy eating, subjective norms, and level of knowledge regarding healthy food. Barriers, when present, are similar for lower or higher income women and relate to routinized family habits and food affordability and availability. Research limitations/implications Future research should thoroughly investigate family network and structure features, with a focus on family food preferences and habits. Social and practical implications Encouraging women’s healthy behavior also impacts children and men, and vice-versa. There is need to target all family components with enjoyable, self-rewarding, emotionally gratifying, and pleasant tasting food. Originality/value Income is an overestimated driver in healthy food choices. Women are strongly influenced by personal and environmental factors, mainly personal control, feelings, and family habits.

Published
2016

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