Nueva publicación CEPEC en Appetite (WoS)
Por cep-wadm
05Jun, 2013
Berta Schnettler, Gloria Crisóstomo, José Sepúlveda, Marcos Mora, Germán Lobos, Horacio Miranda, Klaus G. Grunert. (2013). Food neophobia, nanotechnology and satisfaction with life, Appetite.
Food neophobia, nanotechnology and satisfaction with life
Berta Schnettler, Gloria Crisóstomo, José Sepúlveda, Marcos Mora, · Germán Lobos, Horacio Miranda, Klaus G. Grunert
Abstract
This study investigates the relationship between food neophobia, satisfaction with life and food-related life, and acceptance of the use of nanotechnology in food production. Questionnaire data was collected from a sample of 400 supermarket shoppers in southern Chile. The questionnaire measured knowledge of nanotechnology and willingness to purchase food products involving nanotechnology, and included the SWLS (Satisfaction with Life Scale), SWFL (Satisfaction with Food-related Life) and FNS (Food Neophobia Scale) scales. Using cluster analysis, four consumer types were distinguished with significant differences in their scores on the SWLS, SWFL and FNS. The types differed in their knowledge of nanotechnology, willingness to purchase foods involving nanotechnology, age, socioeconomic level and lifestyle. The least food-neophobic type had the highest levels of satisfaction with life and with food-related life and also had the highest acceptance of packaging and foods produced with nanotechnology. The results suggest that the degree of food neophobia is associated with satisfaction with life and with food-related life, as well as with the acceptance of products with nanotechnological applications.
Keywords
Neophobia; Nanotechnology; Subjective well-being