Understanding food waste behavior: The role of morals, habits and knowledge

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dc.authoridAydin, Asli/0000-0002-9145-386X|YILDIRIM, PINAR/0000-0001-8338-9821
dc.contributor.authorAydin, Asli Elif
dc.contributor.authorYildirim, Pinar
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T20:42:45Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T20:42:45Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractFood waste has been receiving much scholarly attention from the academic domain, non-profit organizations and governments as the environmental damages and financial losses it causes increase each day, prompting the decision-makers to take preventive measures. Most of the food waste occurs at the household-level, so understanding the causes of consumer-generated food waste will be more useful for prevention. This study aims to investigate both direct and indirect effects of consumers' moral attitudes, knowledge of food conservation, eating habits, and shopping habits on food waste behavior. Structural equation modeling is employed to survey data gathered from 328 participants in Turkey. The results of the study reveal that moral attitudes have a direct effect on food waste behavior, eating habits, shopping habits, and knowledge of food conservation. Furthermore, shopping habits are shown to have a significant impact on food waste behavior. The analysis also provides evidence of indirect effects such that shopping habits mediate the relationship between moral attitudes and food waste behavior along with the relationship between knowledge of food conservation and food waste behavior. Moreover, the relationship between moral attitudes and shopping habits is mediated by knowledge of food conservation. The results demonstrate that moral attitudes and shopping habits are two important determinants of food waste. When individuals believe throwing away food is wrong and doesn't match with their self-image, the amount of food they waste decreases. Also, individuals who shop responsibly, and buy as much as they need, report less food waste. Efforts that aim to reduce food waste in households should focus on fostering strong moral attitudes against food waste and warning consumers about the negative consequences of excessive shopping. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124250
dc.identifier.issn0959-6526
dc.identifier.issn1879-1786
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85091953714en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124250
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/7412
dc.identifier.volume280en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000609017600017en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Sci Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Cleaner Productionen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectFood Waste Behavioren_US
dc.subjectMoral Attitudesen_US
dc.subjectShopping Habitsen_US
dc.subjectEating Habitsen_US
dc.subjectKnowledge Of Food Conservationen_US
dc.subjectConsumeren_US
dc.subjectAttitudesen_US
dc.subjectNormsen_US
dc.subjectDeterminantsen_US
dc.subjectBarriersen_US
dc.subjectReasonsen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding food waste behavior: The role of morals, habits and knowledgeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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