Organic food and obesity: factors influencing actual purchase of organic food in COVID-19 pandemic with moderating role of organic food availability
British Food Journal
; 125(6):2190-2216, 2023.
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| CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-20240521
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
Organic food consumption decreases the risk of becoming obese or overweight. This study intends to see the influence of customer perceived value, COVID-19 fear, food neophobia, effort and natural content on the intention to purchase organic food (IPOF) that leads to the actual purchase of organic food (APOF). Moreover, organic food availability is a moderator between IPOF and APOF. Design/methodology/approach:
PLS-SEM is used for hypothesis testing. A purposive sampling technique was followed to gather data from organic food consumers in Lahore, Gujranwala and Islamabad and a total of 479 questionnaires were part of the analysis. Findings The outcomes show that customer perceived value, effort and natural content is positively related to IPOF. Despite this, COVID-19 fear and food neophobia are negatively associated with IPOF. IPOF and organic food availability are positively related to APOF. Finally, organic food availability significantly moderated between IPOF and APOF. Practical implications This study outcome reveals that companies of organic food can recognize customer perceived value, COVID-19 fear, food neophobia, effort, natural content and organic food availability in their decision-making if they determine the actual purchase of organic food. This study offers a valuable policy to companies of organic food to enhance customer's behavior in purchasing organic food in Pakistan. Besides, practitioners and academicians can benefit from this study finding. Originality/value This initial research integrates customer perceived value, COVID-19 fear, food neophobia, effort, natural content, IPOF and organic food availability to determine APOF in the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, consumption value theory is followed to develop the framework.
Social Psychology and Social Anthropology [UU485]; Nutrition related Disorders and Therapeutic Nutrition [VV130]; Prion; Viral; Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210]; organic foods; consumers; food preferences; purchasing habits; anthropometric dimensions; body mass index; obesity; overweight; food neophobia; food safety; risk factors; coronavirus disease 2019; man; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Islamabad; Pakistan; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Commonwealth of Nations; lower-middle income countries; medium Human Development Index countries; South Asia; Asia; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; diet preferences; taste preferences; anthropometric measurements; fatness; SARS-CoV-2
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Bases de datos de organismos internacionales
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Revista:
British Food Journal
Año:
2023
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