Do we all perceive food-related wellbeing in the same way? Results from an exploratory cross-cultural study

Ares, Gastón; Giménez, Ana; Vidal, Letícia; Zhou, Yanfeng; Krystallis, Athanasios; Tsalis, George; Symoneaux, Ronan; Cunha, Luís Miguel; Moura, Ana Pinto de; Claret, Anna; Guerrero, Luís; Cardello, Armand V.; Wright, Alan O.; Jefferies, Laura K.; Lloyd, Michelle A.; Oliveira, Denize; Deliza, Rosires

doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2016.03.014

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“…Consumer perceived wellbeing, evaluated using CATA questions composed of the expressions included in the scale developed by Ares et al (), provided complementary information to overall liking scores. Although average overall liking scores for milk and chocolate flavored milk were similar, the most frequently used wellbeing expressions markedly differed.…”

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“…Study 2 was conducted in Montevideo (Uruguay) and focused on samples of regular and nonfermented probiotic chocolate flavored milk differing in sugar content (6.8 vs. 8.5%) and the inclusion of nutritional information on the labels (with vs. without the traffic light system). In both studies, consumers rated their overall liking using 9‐point hedonic scales and completed a check‐all‐that‐apply (CATA) question composed of the 31 expressions of the wellbeing scale proposed by Ares et al ().…”

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“…For each sample, consumers had to look at the label and then taste the milk. They rated their overall liking using a 9‐point hedonic scale (1 = dislike very much, 9 = like very much) and answered a CATA question composed of the 31 expressions included in the wellbeing scale developed by Ares et al (). The expressions included in the CATA question, and their corresponding wellbeing dimension are shown in Table .…”

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“…Previous studies have correlated eating patterns with general measures of wellbeing (Chanfreau et al, ), and have used specific questionnaires to measure consumer satisfaction with their food related life (Grunert, Dean, Raats, Nielsen, & Lumbers, ) or perceived wellbeing related to food (Guillemin, Marrel, Arnould, Capuron, & Dupuy, ). Questionnaires to measure how consumers perceive the influence of specific food products on different aspects of wellbeing have also been developed (Ares et al, ; Boelsma, Brink, Stafleu, & Hendriks, ; King et al, ). These questionnaires enable the evaluation of how intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics of specific products influence consumer perceived wellbeing and could contribute to our understanding of whether this construct can provide actionable information to develop more successful products or marketing and communication strategies.…”

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Influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on consumer liking and wellbeing perception of two regular and probiotic milk products

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The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics of the regular and probiotic version of two milk products on consumer overall liking and perceived wellbeing. In Study 1, consumers evaluated milk samples with different label design. In Study 2, consumers evaluated samples of chocolate flavored milk differing in sugar content and nutrition information. In both studies, consumers rated their overall liking and completed a check‐all‐that‐apply question composed of expressions related to different dimensions of wellbeing. Overall liking scores were significantly affected by the sensory characteristics of samples but not by the characteristics of the labels. In Study 2, the highest average overall liking scores were found for samples with high sugar content (6.2 vs. 6.0). The frequency with which consumers used some of the wellbeing terms was influenced by both intrinsic and extrinsic variables. In Study 1, the term “It is nutritious” was significantly more used to described probiotic milk compared to regular milk. In Study 2, sugar content and the information included on the labels influenced the frequency of use of terms related to physical and psychological wellbeing, such as “It is good for wellbeing” and “It makes me feel guilty.” Practical applications Although hedonic aspects of food consumption are major determinants of consumer food choices, results from the present work showed that consumer perceived wellbeing enabled the discrimination of samples that did not significantly differ in their overall liking scores. This suggests that wellbeing measurements can provide complementary information about consumer perception of food products to overall liking scores.

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Influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on consumer liking and wellbeing perception of two regular and probiotic milk products

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“…Health policies have drawn attention to the fact that food is an aspect of life that influences subjective wellbeing. "The influence of foods on perceived wellbeing can be explained by its influence on different aspects of life, including body functioning and physical health, mood and emotions, as well as global life judgement and social relationships" [67] (p. 63).…”

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Who Cares? The Importance of Emotional Connections with Nature to Ensure Food Security and Wellbeing in Cities

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Abstract:To be "connected" is "to care", because how and what we care about is influenced, and influences, what we are connected with. Emotional connection predicts environmental concern and children exposed to green environments take this appreciation of nature with them into adulthood. However, the majority of the human population is now living within urban areas, where opportunities for people to interact and bond with nature are greatly diminished, thereby potentially threatening the liveability of cities into the future. Connection with nature has been shown repeatedly to benefit human wellbeing and predict pro-environmental behaviours. By definition "nature" includes urban agriculture, which is also an integral component of a city's foodscape, thereby providing opportunities to improve the wellbeing of city inhabitants as well as help ensure food security. This will only be attainable if the next generation has an emotional connection to nature, and the necessary life skills to help them enter adult life as informed food citizens who make healthy and sustainable decisions for themselves as well as others. This paper reviews existing literature on foodscape (or one's food environment) and biophilia (the love of life or living systems) to highlight the need for inter-disciplinary research that combines urban agriculture and food literacy to ensure future food security and wellbeing of urban inhabitants.

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Physico‐chemical and sensory properties of marmalades made from mixtures of fruits and under‐exploited Andean tubers

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Do we all perceive food-related wellbeing in the same way? Results from an exploratory cross-cultural study

Cited by 87 publications

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Influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on consumer liking and wellbeing perception of two regular and probiotic milk products

Influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on consumer liking and wellbeing perception of two regular and probiotic milk products

Who Cares? The Importance of Emotional Connections with Nature to Ensure Food Security and Wellbeing in Cities

Physico‐chemical and sensory properties of marmalades made from mixtures of fruits and under‐exploited Andean tubers

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