The influence of ethical values and food choice motivations on intentions to purchase sustainably sourced foods

Appetite

Volumn 69, Issue , 2013, Pages 137-144

  Dowd, Kylie ^a   Burke, Karena J ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Ethical values; Food choice; Food motivations; Sustainable food; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; ETHICS; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; ORGANIC FOOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUSTAINABLY SOURCED FOOD; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA; ETHICAL VALUES; FOOD CHOICE; FOOD MOTIVATIONS; SUSTAINABLE FOOD; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD, ORGANIC; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84879816215     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.05.024     Document Type: Article

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