Changing Food Patterns during the Pandemic: Exploring the Role of Household Dynamics and Income Stabilization Strategies

Tao, Lian; Haq, Shamsheer ul; Shahbaz, Pomi; Zhao, Lei; Nadeem, Muhammad; Aziz, Babar

doi:10.3390/su15010123

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“…Several previous studies have examined the role of some sociodemographic characteristics as important predictors of food consumption [e.g., Winterstein and Habisch ( 28 ); Witzling and Shaw ( 29 )], as well as during the COVID-19 pandemic ( 30 , 31 ). In terms of perceived quality and price consciousness, past researchers have observed the influence of income, age, education, and gender.…”

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Psychosocial drivers influencing local food purchasing: beyond availability, the importance of trust in farmers

Carfora,

Catellani

2023

Front. Nutr.

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IntroductionAlthough consumers bought more local food during the changing context of pandemic COVID -19, this positive modification may not become a stable habit afterward.MethodsTo understand this change in drivers of consumers' intention to buy local food, we investigated the role of perceptions of various intrinsic and extrinsic attributes of local food, its perceived quality, price and availability, and consumers' trust in local food producers. We also investigated the role of sociodemographic variables as well as the moderating role of consumers' stage of change (i.e., absence, reduction, maintenance, and increase) in the purchase of local food.ResultsStructural equation modeling results on a representative sample of Italian consumers (N = 511) showed that local food availability is the main driver of purchase intention (β = 0.20; p = 0.001), especially among consumers who have changed their habits toward buying local food (reduction stage = β = 0.24; increase stage = 0.30; p = 0.001). In addition, trust in local food producers was found to be a key antecedent to consumers' perceptions of local food as environmentally friendly (β = 0.57; p = 0.001), healthy (β = 0.55; p = 0.001), authentic (β = 0.58; p = 0.001), tasty (β = 0.52; p = 0.001), socially sustainable (β = 0.59; p = 0.001), and as a product with a good appearance (β = 0.55; p = 0.001).DiscussionOverall, these results improve our understanding of which food attributes should be emphasized in communication to promote the purchase of local food.

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Psychosocial drivers influencing local food purchasing: beyond availability, the importance of trust in farmers

Carfora,

Catellani

2023

Front. Nutr.

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“…However, existing research on food waste generated from ordering food delivery services has mostly focused on college students [82][83][84]; there is almost no research on food waste generated from ordering food delivery services in households. In addition, COVID-19 has also had a significant impact on dietary habits [55,85].…”

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Policy Recommendations for Reducing Food Waste: An Analysis Based on a Survey of Urban and Rural Household Food Waste in Harbin, China

Liu

Wang

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Food waste has become a pressing global issue in recent years. In China, the issue of food waste has become increasingly severe. As a provincial capital city, Harbin is also a major agricultural city in China with distinct urban and rural features. This paper uses Harbin as a case study to evaluate different strategies for preventing and reducing food waste based on these urban–rural differences. This research is based on official data on household food waste in urban and rural areas of Harbin, as well as data collected from 333 telephone surveys through stratified random sampling. Independent t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the survey data, followed by a review of existing food waste policies and strategies. Our findings show that Harbin has had a positive response in adhering to national anti-food waste policies. However, its implementation has not been effective. There is a continuous increase in food waste generation. Moreover, gender, level of education, and household annual income have a significant impact on residents’ food waste habits and there are significant differences between urban and rural areas in terms of “eating out” and “ordering food ingredients”. The average daily amount of food waste generated by urban households is 3216.31 g, which is 2.4 times that of rural households. There are also differences in the causes of food waste between urban and rural residents due to different diets and eating habits. As a result, feasible and effective policy recommendations have been proposed to reduce food waste in response to these urban–rural differences.

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“…Since a family is a system, any environmental threat can affect the whole system and its parts 6 . Therefore, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a severe environmental threat to families worldwide, affecting family dynamics 7 and altering the diet-related behaviors of its members 8 .…”

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Relationship between family functioning and food consumption during a health and social crisis: A COVID-19 study in Chile

Gálvez Espinoza,

Iglesias Vejar,

Cuevas Essus

et al. 2023

Rev. chil. nutr.

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The COVID-19 pandemic and government measures have challenged family functioning (FF) and eating behaviors. In non-pandemic scenarios, FF has shown a protective role in diet quality. This study aimed to explore the role of FF in family members' food consumption during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile. We conducted a cross-sectional, non-probabilistic study. Chilean adults (n= 821) answered an online survey based on the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales (FACES) IV and a scale of food intake perceptions (non-processed and processed food). The survey also included an open space for comments (n= 147). Most participants had a medium or high FF category. Participants with higher FF had a lower risk of decreasing the consumption of non-processed foods (RR= 0.58 for fruits and RR= 0.45 for legumes) and lower risk of increasing processed foods (RR= 0.37 for sugar-sweetened beverages, RR= 0.46 for snacks, and RR= 0.64 for chocolates) when compared to lower FF participants and controlling for per-capita income. Participants commented on changes in FF: some had more conflicts and others were happy to be together during the pandemic. Most participants indicated that they maintained or increased non-processed and processed food consumption compared to the pre-pandemic period. They perceived having the opportunity of eating healthier during the pandemic. However, the stress they suffered produced them to eat unhealthily. Therefore, FF had a protective role in diet quality during the pandemic. Policymakers should consider FF when promoting healthy diets, especially in health crises.

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Changing Food Patterns during the Pandemic: Exploring the Role of Household Dynamics and Income Stabilization Strategies

Cited by 9 publications

References 75 publications

Psychosocial drivers influencing local food purchasing: beyond availability, the importance of trust in farmers

Psychosocial drivers influencing local food purchasing: beyond availability, the importance of trust in farmers

Policy Recommendations for Reducing Food Waste: An Analysis Based on a Survey of Urban and Rural Household Food Waste in Harbin, China

Relationship between family functioning and food consumption during a health and social crisis: A COVID-19 study in Chile

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