scholarly journals Determining the food waste behaviour of consumers in Northwest Turkey: a crosssectional Analysis Özge Can NIYAZ, Nevin DEMIRBAŞ

New Medit ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Özge Can NIYAZ ◽  
Nevin DEMIRBAŞ
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Northwestern Part ◽  
Moral Norms ◽  
Moral Attitudes ◽  
Waste Food

The aim of this study was to determine attitudes of consumers in the northwestern part of Turkey towards food waste behaviour. A structural equation model was used to analyze the attitudes and behaviour of consumers to food waste within the framework of the Theory of Planned Behaviour. It was found that food-related planning routines had no effect on food waste behaviour, but that food-related shopping routines encouraged food waste behaviour. On the other hand, the intention not to waste acted to discourage food waste behaviour in consumers. Accordingly, the tendency for consumers to buy more food than they need when shopping leads to an increase in food waste in the household, while the intention not to waste food acts to reduce the amount of waste. Moral attitudes increased the effect of shopping routines while perceived behaviour control had the effect of decreasing it. Intention not to waste was reduced by moral norms and enhanced by subjective norms. Food waste is an ever-increasing problem, but it is preventable. It is recommended that these factors be taken into consideration when developing campaigns, public information notices and workshops about food waste reduction.

Household food waste reduction: Italian consumers’ analysis for improving food management

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (6) ◽  
pp. 1382-1397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giustina Pellegrini ◽  
Sandro Sillani ◽  
Mario Gregori ◽  
Alessia Spada
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Behavioral Determinants ◽  
Household Level

Purpose Every year 1.3bn tonnes of food are lost or wasted in production, manufacture, distribution and at household level. Consumers are the biggest contributors to the total volume of food waste generated over the world. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors affecting consumer’s food waste behavior at household level, providing more insights to existing literature, basing on a hypothesized model. Design/methodology/approach Data collection was carried from May 2016 to March 2017, by means of a face-to-face structured questionnaire distributed among 580 Italian consumers, with seven constructs. Data analysis included two main steps: exploratory factor analysis and structural equation model (SEM) implemented by means of STATA 14. Findings Results show that price consciousness, environmental concern and time management influence the attitude that in turn affect the behavior toward food waste minimization. These findings provide basic guidelines for developing policies and campaigns aimed to decrease food waste. Research limitations/implications This study point out the importance of the food waste behavioral determinants analysis at household level in Italy. Therefore, the research will include other constructs and further studies can be conducted in European countries to produce spatial SEM. Practical implications Waste prevention approaches should concentrate interests on avoiding losses, and releasing of information, best practices and education of consumers as well as strengthening the donation to social services. Social implications The present findings may be used by decision makers, municipality, stakeholders, involved in food waste reduction policies. Moreover, social marketing campaigns can advantage by these results, in order to avoid food-related habits in consumers’ everyday lives not respecting the issues of the food waste. In addition, this study is addressed to academics and scholars that are already working on the role of consumer’s behavior and its implication on food waste reduction. Originality/value Food waste in Italy has been analyzed by several authors, yet not involving national samples, using different methodologies and aiming at analyze different aspects. The present study aims at analyzing main determinants affecting food waste behavior at household level: providing more insights to existing literature.

scholarly journals Intention to Purchase Active and Intelligent Packaging to Reduce Household Food Waste: Evidence from Italian Consumers

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4486
Author(s):  
Antonella Cammarelle ◽  
Rosaria Viscecchia ◽  
Francesco Bimbo
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Intelligent Packaging ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Willingness To Purchase

Innovations in food packaging, such as active and intelligent ones, improve food safety and lower household food waste by extending product shelf life and providing information about food quality, respectively. The consumer adoption of such innovations could contribute to reaching one of the Sustainable Development Goals which calls for halving the per capita global food waste by 2030. Thus, this paper aims to investigate the consumers’ willingness to purchase active and intelligent packaging to reduce household food waste using a sample of 260 Italian consumers and a modified Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model. Using a structural equation model, findings show that respondents are more willing to purchase intelligent packaging rather than active packaging to reduce their wastes at home. Finally, attitudes, perceived behavioral control, awareness, and planning routines are the most important drivers of the intention to reduce household food waste.

scholarly journals Exploring the Drivers behind Self-Reported and Measured Food Wastage

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elimelech ◽  
Ert ◽  
Ayalon
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Meal Planning ◽  
Food Wastage

Understanding households’ food waste drivers is crucial for forming a coherent policy to meet the sustainable development goals. However, current studies have documented mixed evidence regarding food waste determinants. Most studies have relied on self-reports, assuming they reflect actual behaviors. This study applies a structural equation model that evaluates both self-reported and measured food wastage, and how they are affected by different households’ attributes, attitudes, and behaviors. As such, it also provides a test for the underlying logic that self-reports are a proxy for actual food waste. Results show that measured food wastage is, at best, weakly correlated with self-reports. Moreover, drivers affecting self-reported and measured food wastage are not necessarily the same. Household size affects only measured food wastage. Source separation behavior negatively affects self-reported and measured food wastage, while environmental attitudes have a negative effect only on self-reports. Meal planning, unplanned shopping, and food purchased have no impact on self-reported and measured food wastage. The relation between self-reported and actual food waste and their drivers are even less understood than we thought. The distinction between self-reports and actual waste is crucial for follow-up research on this subject as well as assessing policy measures.

scholarly journals Introduction of the nudging method in penitentiary facilities in Italy in view of food waste reduction: Preliminary data

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesna Milicevic ◽  
Rosa La Ginestra ◽  
Marta Castrica ◽  
Sabrina Ratti ◽  
Claudia M. Balzaretti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
The Third ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
The Social ◽  
Good Hygiene ◽  
Waste Food ◽  
Nudging Method

The aim of this study was to analyze different aspects of food waste in the specific context of prisons by introducing the nudging method, thanks to the collaboration of District House and Prison of Larino (Italy) involving staff and guests of the penitentiary structure, providing them with the knowledge of the topic and encouraging them to propose creative and effective solutions to prevent and reduce food waste. The study involved n. 50 participants out of total of about 200 prisoners. Data were collected using n.3 questionnaires related to the knowledge of food waste food, the second related to the origin of consumed and food waste and the third collected the participants’ proposals how to reduce food waste. The results show that effects of nudging has awakened the prisoners’ conscience about the social, ethical and economic importance of reducing food waste and a proactive attitude in providing proposals for the reduction of food waste. The most wasted food is bread (35%), pasta (27%) and fresh fruit (20%), provided by the administration because they are considered of inferior quality or prepared and cooked badly. The overwhelming majority (96%) of the participants showed sensitivity about the ethical and economic reasons behind the fight against food waste, making themselves available to contribute to its reduction and suggesting some initiatives. The data collected from the questionnaires related to the causes of waste indicate the need to implement actions aimed at the correct conservation of food and the promotion of good hygiene practices.

The moderating effect of religiosity on ethical behavioural intentions

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Kashif ◽  
Anna Zarkada ◽  
Ramayah Thurasamy
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Behavioural Control ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Moral Norms ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Behavioural Intentions ◽  
Perceived Behavioural Control

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate Pakistani bank front-line employees’ intentions to behave ethically by using the extended theory of planned behaviour (ETPB) into which religiosity (i.e. religious activity, devotion to rituals and belief in doctrine) is integrated as a moderating variable. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected 234 self-administered questionnaires and analysed them using SmartPLS 2.0, a second generation structural equation modelling technique. Findings This paper demonstrates that the ETPB can explain intentions to behave ethically. Moral norms (i.e. the rules of morality that people believe they ought to follow) and perceived behavioural control (i.e. people’s perceptions of their ability to perform a given behaviour) are the best predictors of ethical behavioural intentions. The effects of injunctive norms (i.e. perceptions of which behaviours are typically approved or disapproved in an organisation) and of perceived behavioural control on behavioural intent are moderated by religiosity. Practical implications Leading by example, providing ethics training, empowering employees and encouraging the expression of religiosity are proposed as ways to foster an ethical culture in the workplace. Originality/value Even though numerous empirical studies have utilised variants of the theory of planned behaviour to explain consumer behaviour, its applicability to ethical behaviour in the workplace has scarcely been explored. Moreover, its tests in non-western contexts are scant. This study demonstrates the applicability of the ETPB in a broader circumstantial and cultural context and enriches it with religiosity, a pertinent characteristic of billions of people around the world. Finally, this is one of the very few ethics studies focusing on banking, an industry fraught with allegations of moral breaches.

scholarly journals DONOR'S INTENTION ON THE CROWDFUNDINGAMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: AN EXTENSION OF THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 710-719
Author(s):  
Hadri Kusuma ◽  
Virsyadini Anafisati
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Past Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose of the study: The primary purpose of this study is to examine the antecedents of the intention to donate on the crowdfunding.  Methodology: The research design of this study is a quantitative technique. The data is primary data based on the survey to active university students in the City of Yogyakarta. The study examines 185 completed questionnaires and analyzes the relationship among variables by employing structural equation model.  Main Findings: Overall, the results support the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). When other variables are is integrated into the TPB, the variables of past behavior and religiosity, but not moral norm, improve the prediction on the intention to donate significantly.  Applications of this study: In addition to the extension of the TPB, this study suggests that individuals, owner projects or charitable organizations should include past behavior and religiosity components in understanding donor behaviors. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study expands the Theory of Planned Behaviour by integrating additional factors that are considered to improve the explanatory power of the model.

scholarly journals Antecedents of Consumer Food Waste Reduction Behavior: Psychological and Financial Concerns through the Lens of the Theory of Interpersonal Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12457
Author(s):  
Saman Attiq ◽  
Amanda Chu ◽  
Rauf Azam ◽  
Wing-Keung Wong ◽  
Sumia Mumtaz
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Financial Concern ◽  
The Impact

This study sought to investigate the role of consumers’ emotional, cognitive, and financial concerns in the development of food waste reduction, reuse, and recycling behavior among restaurant patrons. Food waste in restaurants is a major problem for the food service industry, and it is a growing source of concern in developing countries, where eating out is becoming increasingly popular. A large portion of restaurant food waste in these markets originates from the plates of customers, highlighting the importance of consumer behavior changes in reducing waste. The current study has used a quantitative approach to analyze the impact of anticipated negative emotion of guilt, awareness of consequences, habit, and financial concern on food waste reduction behaviors, i.e., reduce, reuse, and recycle. The study collected 492 responses and data is analyzed for hypotheses testing through Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling. The findings showed that anticipated negative emotions of guilt, awareness of consequences, habit, and financial concern have a significant impact on restaurants’ consumer food waste reduction behaviors. Managers, policymakers, and researchers interested in resolving the food waste problem will find the study useful. Other topics discussed include the implications and limitations as well as possible future research directions.

scholarly journals PENERIMAAN WAJIB PAJAK PADA AWAL IMPLEMENTASI E-FAKTUR PAJAK BERBASIS DESKTOP APPLICATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-135
Author(s):  
Adhetiya Safitra
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Online System ◽  
Desktop Application ◽  
Acceptance Model

Currently, the tax authorities in Indonesia are active in shifting tax services to an online system. One of these tax services is an e-Tax Invoice. The success of e-government projects such as e-Tax Invoices depends on the reliability of ICT and depends on the community (in this case PKP) as end-users. This study uses a structural equation model to identify the factors that influence the willingness of taxpayers to use online services with models based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and the technology acceptance model (TAM). This study indicates that only perceptions of usability indirectly affect taxpayers' encouragement to use the application.

scholarly journals “Stay at Home”: The Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Household Food Waste in Colombia

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Mejia ◽  
Manuel Diaz ◽  
Andres Charry ◽  
Karen Enciso ◽  
Oscar Ramírez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Relevant Variables ◽  
Situational Predictors ◽  
And Control ◽  
Waste Food ◽  
Perceived Behavior

Household food waste represents one of the main challenges for sustainable development as this directly affects the economy of food consumers, the loss of natural resources and generates additional greenhouse gas emissions. The COVID-19 pandemic and its mitigation strategies caused one of the most serious economic crises in recent decades and could become the worst economic crisis that Latin America has had in its history. The objective of this study is to analyze changes in food waste behavior during the COVID-19 lockdown in Colombia in 2020, applying the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). For this purpose, we conducted a survey with 581 Colombian food consumers, which examined the influence of intentions to not waste food, subjective norms, some situational predictors, questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the control of perceived behavior on food waste. The results suggest that the TPB can predict the intention to not waste food and, through it, the actual household food waste behavior, considering the lockdown in Colombia as an external shock. We observe that regarding the intention to not waste food, the most relevant variables are attitudes, subjective norms, control of the perceived behavior, and concerns regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. These variables increase the probability on average by a 0.8 Odds Ratio that the intention not to waste food increases, too. Regarding food waste behavior, whether it is considered ordinal or nominal, we see that the most relevant variables are intention, financial attitudes, and control of perceived behavior, doubling the probability that food waste behavior will improve. Based on the results, we provide recommendations for interested stakeholders that can help in the design of instruments for household food waste reduction.

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