Understanding organic food consumption: Attitude as a mediator

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 337-345

  Çabuk, Serap ^a   Tanrikulu, Ceyda ^b   Gelibolu, Levent ^c  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ADANA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitude towards organic foods; Environmental concern; Food safety; Health consciousness; Organic foods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904550400     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12094     Document Type: Article

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