Table 2.

Items and reliability of latent variables

Factor loadingsCRAVE
Please respond to the following questions considering your ‘local area’ as an area ranging within a 20–100 km radius from your place of residencePurchase intention (Bruner, 2009; Rodgers, 2004) Considering local food as a product that is produced, processed/transformed and distributed/retailed in your ‘local area,’ please rate the following statements on a scale from 1–7, where 1 indicates complete agreement with the statement on the left, and 7 indicates complete agreement with the statement on the right0.800.58
I’m likely to purchase local food (1) – I’m unlikely to purchase local food (7)0.76
I would like to have more information about local food (1) – I would not like to have more information about local food (7)0.66
I’m interested in local food (1) – I’m not interested in local food (7)0.85
Attitude toward eating local food (Skallerud and Wien, 2019)
Considering local food as a product that is produced, processed/transformed and distributed/retailed in your ‘local area,’ please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements0.720.870.63
It is wise to eat local food0.930.920.80
I feel very satisfied when I eat local food0.83
Local food gives me a pleasant feeling0.66
Local food tastes good
Local identity (Memery et al., 2015)0.920.80
Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with these statements0.83
I identify strongly with this local area0.93
I am very attached to this local area0.91
This local area means a lot to me
Attachment to tradition (Bruner, 2019a;Sharma, 2010)0.900.65
Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with these statements0.66
I am proud of my culture0.92
Respect for tradition is important to me0.83
I value a strong link to my past0.90
Traditional values are important to me0.70
I care a lot about my family history
Connectedness with nature (Bruner, 2019b;Hartmann et al., 2016)0.890.68
Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with these statements0.86
When I am in natural environments, I feel connected with nature0.75
It makes me sad to see natural environments destroyed0.95
Spending time in nature makes me feel happy0.72
I usually spend some of my time being in nature
Note(s):

n = 495

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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