Consumer consciousness on meat and the environment - Exploring differences

Appetite

Volumn 101, Issue , 2016, Pages 37-45

  Pohjolainen, Pasi ^a   Tapio, Petri ^a   Vinnari, Markus ^b   Jokinen, Pekka ^b   Räsänen, Pekka ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Consciousness; Consumption; Environment; Meat

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSUMER; DIET; FINLAND; FINN (CITIZEN); HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTIMISM; SELF CONCEPT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960129629     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.02.012     Document Type: Article

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