Consumer attitudes and purchase intentions in relation to organic foods in Taiwan: Moderating effects of food-related personality traits

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1008-1021

  Chen, Mei Fang ^a  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Food choice motives; Food involvement; Food neophobia; Organic foods; Theory of planned behavior (TPB)

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347393559     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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