... data from 568 undergraduates at the Bio-engineering Colleges within Jiangnan University and Tianjin Agricultural University, a structural equation modeling framework is employed. Social support is operationalized as three latent constructs – service support, caring support and group support – while...

... from established literature. The analysis was conducted using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and necessary condition analysis (NCA). Findings The findings of this study revealed that attitudes, green habits and food-related lifestyle characteristics positively...

... individuals recruited from different departments within Pakistan’s food supply chain businesses. Using STATA software, we calculated important variables’ direct and indirect effects on the scales taken from previous studies by applying structural equation modeling (SEM) and path analysis. Findings...

... to the field of sustainable food marketing by shedding light on these dynamics. Design/methodology/approach The research employed a quantitative survey method to gather data from consumers of indigenous chicken in Malaysia and analyzed it using structural equation modeling. Findings Health and price...

... The values-beliefs-norms theory grounded this study. An online survey was conducted with 600 valid respondents for analysis utilizing the structural equation modeling method. Findings It was found that the ecological worldview had the highest significance, and biospheric and egoistic values positively...

... are considered. Design/methodology/approach An altered version of the Social Cognitive Theory, including intention, socio-structural factors, outcome expectancies and self-efficacy with the addition of consumer emotions was analyzed using structural equation modeling. Data of 1,181 volunteers were collected...

... Quality dimensions Quality indicators Food quality Exploratory factor analysis Confirmatory factor analysis Structural equation modeling Female The majority of perceived quality research focuses on product performance, not expectations. In addition, they do not differentiate between male...

... transition. Structural equation modeling associated with principal component analysis was used to empirically test the theory of planned behavior constructs. Findings The results show that pressure from the public and the sheep industry, and the perceived controls of transition drive the intention...

... foods in Iran. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual model was derived and tested via the primary data gathered from 450 individuals recruited from ten districts of Tabriz, Iran. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was carried out to identify the relationship between related constructs...

... using structural equation modeling (SEM). Findings The results from 1,005 completed surveys showed that the accuracy of calorie estimations varied across food items. Most consumers could not estimate the calories of steak, hamburgers, chocolate chip cookies, and vanilla ice cream within...

... resulting in N = 678 valid responses and conducted structural equation modeling using IBM AMOS (Vers. 25). Findings The authors found that none of the five personality traits had a significant influence on the attitude toward OGS. However, subjective norm had strong influence on attitude...

... 403 respondents. Data were analyzed using structural equation modelling. Findings – The main results demonstrated that attitude and perceived difficulty are the antecedents of purchase intentions. Perceived risk had a negative relationship with attitude. With respect to lifestyle, novelty...

... – Samples are collected in Taiwan from April to May 2014 with a total of 252 returned effective questionnaires. The data are analyzed by structural equation modeling. Findings – The results show that food safety concern and subjective knowledge have a significantly positive impact on attitudes towards...

... – Data were collected using convenience sampling method. Initially exploratory factor analysis was performed to extract the key dimensions of service quality and then structural equation modeling was employed to verify the causal relationships between the dimensions of service quality and service quality...