Motives for consumer choice of traditional food and European food in mainland China

Appetite

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 143-151

  Wang, Ou ^a   De Steur, Hans ^a   Gellynck, Xavier ^a   Verbeke, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

China; Consumer; European food; Food choice motives; Path analysis; Traditional food

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THEORY; CHINA; CHINESE; CITY; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; EUROPEAN; EUROPEAN FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CHOICE MOTIVE MODEL; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKET; MONEY; MOOD; MOTIVATION; PATH ANALYSIS; SENSORY ANALYSIS; TIME; TRADITIONAL FOOD; AFFECT; AGED; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EUROPE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CHINA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DIET; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920998494     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.12.211     Document Type: Article

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