..., and Emerging Interest segments showed the strongest interest in farmers markets, while the Convenience, Practical and Uninvolved segments showed less interest. In the regression, motivations, barriers, social norms and FRL segments were significant predictors of farmers market interest. Practical...

... 03 05 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Food waste Perceived policy effectiveness Perception-attitude-behavior Personal norms Quality of prevention communication Social norms Approximately one-third of the food...

...Simran Verma; Deepa Kapoor Purpose This study attempts to encapsulate how social norms and social media influencers, through their content, environmental concerns and engagement with their followers, encourage sustainable food choices (SFC). Additionally, it examines the role of consumers...

... Behavioral intentions Social norms Generating household food waste has become a global issue that not only leads to the degradation of the environment but also to financial loss (Thyberg and Tonjes, 2016). It can be attributed to several reasons, such as buying more than needed, improper storing...

...Sian Calvert; Robert Dempsey; Rachel Povey Purpose The Social Norms Approach (SNA) is a health behaviour intervention which promotes positive behaviour change by challenging and reducing misperceived social norms of peer behaviours and attitudes. This study reports a novel qualitative evaluation...

... effect. We identified different social mechanisms that explain variations in organic food purchase intentions: environmental attitudes and social norms shape these intentions among socioeconomically privileged consumers, whereas personal norms shape these intentions among less socially advantaged...

...Leonore Lewisch; Petra Riefler Purpose Individuals perceive multiple barriers to consuming cultured meat. This study empirically investigates whether different types of social norms enhance behavioural intentions towards this novel food technology. Specifically, it examines the impact of general...

...Shih-Tse Edward Wang; Yu-Ting Liao Purpose Although the association between social norms and alcohol dependence has been noted, how social norms cause alcohol dependence remains unclear. This study thus investigated how social norms affect the perceived benefits of drinking and alcohol identity...