Autores
Berta Schnettler, Cristian Adasme-Berríos, Klaus G Grunert, María Paulina Márquez, German Lobos, Natalia Salinas-Oñate, Ligia Orellana, José Sepúlveda
Fecha de publicación
2016/9/5
Revista
British Food Journal
Volumen
118
Número
9
Páginas
2234-2250
Editor
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Descripción
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to assess the effect of attitudes towards functional foods (AFF) on university students’ satisfaction with food-related life (SWFL) and to distinguish student typologies, considering that the AFF are not homogeneous among consumers.
Design/methodology/approach
A survey was applied to 372 university students (mean age=20.4 years, SD=2.4) in Southern Chile. The questionnaire included the AFF questionnaire and the SWFL scale, questions about consumption and knowledge about functional food (FF) and socio-demographic characteristics.
Findings
Using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling, it was found that AFF directly and significantly influence students’ SWFL. A cluster analysis applied to the Z-scores from the factors obtained by the CFA classified three typologies: positive towards FF (36.3 per cent), moderately positive towards FF (43.0 per …
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