Predicting consumers' intention to consume ready-to-eat meals. The role of moral attitude

Appetite

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 534-539

  Olsen, Nina Veflen ^a   Sijtsema, Siet J ^b   Hall, Gunnar ^c  

^a NOFIMA   (Norway)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Moral attitude; Ready to eat meals; Theory of Planned Behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; MORALITY; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRE; READY TO EAT MEAL; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD PREFERENCES; GUILT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649443365     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.08.016     Document Type: Article

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