Social desirability does not underpin the eco-label effect on product judgments

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 50, Issue , 2016, Pages 82-87

  Sörqvist, Patrik ^a   Langeborg, Linda ^a   Marsh, John E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eco label effect; Impression management; Perceptual experience; Social desirability; Taste

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955561469     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2016.01.010     Document Type: Article

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