Food literacy and food choice – a survey-based psychometric profiling of consumer behaviour

Trieste, Leopoldo; Bazzani, Andrea; Amato, Alessia; Faraguna, Ugo; Turchetti, Giuseppe

doi:10.1108/bfj-09-2020-0845

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“…This could account for the current study's higher level of food literacy among women. Additionally, these findings corroborated data from a recent study showing that women paid more attention to nutritional properties than men and obtained higher food literacy scores (46).…”

Section: The Correlates Of Parental Food Literacysupporting

confidence: 88%

A cross-sectional exploratory study of food literacy among Saudi parents of adolescent children aged 10 to 19 years

Bookari

2023

Front. Nutr.

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IntroductionParental food literacy is fundamental in laying a solid foundation for healthy eating among their children. This study aimed to (1) evaluate the current state of food literacy among Saudi parents of 10-19 years old adolescent children, and (2) determine the correlates associated with parental food literacy.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted between April and June 2022, with a convenience sample of 1845 Saudi parents (mean age = 45.1 ± 11; mothers: 56%). A Short Food Literacy Questionnaire (SFLQ) was used to meet the study aims.ResultsFindings showed that around 46% of parents had poor food literacy. Fathers were 2.4 times more likely than mothers to be food illiterate (OR = 2.4, CI = 1.9–3.0, p < 0.001). Parents residing in Riyadh, Northern borders, Jawf, or Ha’il had a three times higher risk of being food illiterate than those residing in other provinces (OR = 3.2, CI = 2.6–3.9, p < 0.001). Parental overweight or obesity increased their risk of being food illiterate by 60% (OR = 1.6, CI = 1.3–2.1, p < 0.001). Healthy parents, in contrast to those having a chronic disease (s), had a 60% higher probability of food illiteracy (OR = 0.4, CI = 0.3–0.6, p < 0.001). Educated parents had a three times higher risk of being food illiterate (vs. uneducated parents, OR = 3.0, CI = 1.6–5.8, p = 0.001). Parents making less than 3000 Saudi Riyal (SR) per month (<798 USD/779 EUR) were 40% more likely to be food illiterate than those who reported 3000-25000 SR (798–6652 USD/779–6499 EUR) (OR = 0.6, CI = 0.4–0.9, p = 0.02), and 70% more likely to be food illiterate than those making more than 25000 SR (>6652 USD/6497 EUR) (OR = 0.3, CI = 0.2–0.6, p < 0.001). Parents who lived in crowded households were twice as likely to be food illiterate as those who did not (OR = 1.9, CI = 1.5–2.4, p < 0.001).ConclusionThe current study findings should be employed in future programming and policy-making approaches to reach Saudi parents for necessary food literacy interventions. These interventions could include bolstering their confidence while cooking, buying groceries, reading nutrition labels, and integrating them into nutrition education lessons with their children in school settings.

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Section: The Correlates Of Parental Food Literacysupporting

confidence: 88%

A cross-sectional exploratory study of food literacy among Saudi parents of adolescent children aged 10 to 19 years

Bookari

2023

Front. Nutr.

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“…The study conducted among Turkish adults showed that the score based on the SFLQ is moderately correlated with the TSOY-32 score and weakly correlated with the Newest Vital Sign test [ 21 ]. Other studies showed that the SFLQ score was significantly associated with purchasing behaviors among consumers [ 23 ] and with skills and confidence in preparing meals in young adults suffering from type 1 diabetes [ 24 ].…”

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“…The next study in a group of university students from Turkey revealed that the SFLQ score is significantly positively associated with general health perception and the habit of reading food labels [ 22 ]. The Italian version of the SFLQ was used by Trieste et al in the study conducted among Italian consumers [ 23 ]. Their analysis showed that the SFLQ score was significantly associated with purchasing behaviors, gender, and the place of residence.…”

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Validation of the Short Food Literacy Questionnaire in the Representative Sample of Polish Internet Users

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Duplaga

2022

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Analogous to health literacy, food literacy can be defined as a set of cognitive and social skills associated with the ability to acquire and understand information about food and nutrition to make appropriate nutritional decisions. In the literature, several terms such as food, nutrition, or nutritional literacy are used in parallel, differing in some aspects of their meaning. Food literacy is an important measure of the effectiveness of nutritional education interventions and appropriate instruments for its measurement should be available in every society. The aim of this study was the assessment of the validity and testing of a proposed model of the Short Food Literacy Questionnaire (SFLQ) culturally adapted into Polish. The analysis was performed on data from an online survey in a representative sample of 1286 adult internet users. Exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor (CFA) analyses were performed on two different subsets obtained through random splitting of the initial dataset. The Polish version of the SFLQ had good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α 0.841; Guttman split-half coefficient was 0.812). The EFA revealed that the tool had a three-factor latent structure. The distinguished dimensions were ‘information accessing’, ‘knowledge’, and ‘information appraisal’. The subscales also showed acceptable internal consistency based on the values of the Cronbach’s α coefficients (ranging from 0.768 to 0.845). The CFA confirmed a good fit of the three-factor model with at least five indexes achieving acceptable levels (CFI = 0.972, GFI = 0.963, AGFI = 0.940, NFI = 0.959, and RMSEA = 0.059). The validation of the Polish version of the SFLQ revealed, contrary to earlier reports, not a single but a three-factor structure of the instrument. The SFLQ will be an important tool for the assessment of the effectiveness of educational interventions and population studies analyzing the determinants of food literacy in Poland.

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“…They observed that participants associated healthy living with feeling comfortable and satisfied and found an equilibrium between being active and passive [ 37 ]. Dietary education is related to maximum scores for food knowledge in developed countries [ 38 ].…”

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Balanced diet and daily calorie consumption: Consumer attitude during the COVID-19 pandemic from an emerging economy

2022

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This article tries to explore consumer attitudes regarding a balanced diet and daily calorie intake monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. It has become vital to boost people’s immunity because of reoccurring diseases such as COVID-19, Ebola, and other chronic diseases such as diabetes, thyroid disease, etc. Healthy diets are important for supporting immune systems and keeping track of daily calorie consumption is an accompaniment to this. The research on attitudes toward a balanced diet is reviewed in this empirical study. Researchers employed a tri-component attitude model to assess consumer attitudes about a balanced diet and to track daily calorie consumption. A sample of 400 respondents was surveyed and data were collected with a structured questionnaire. The data were analysed using the structural equation modelling technique. The majority of respondents were found to lack declarative knowledge of both a balanced diet and daily calorie consumption. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer attitudes about a healthy diet and daily calorie intake were effectively evaluated using beliefs, affection, and intentions. The repercussions for the government and business community were discussed. This study also evaluates the usefulness of the tri-component attitude model in the Indian context.

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Food literacy and food choice – a survey-based psychometric profiling of consumer behaviour

Cited by 15 publications

References 71 publications

A cross-sectional exploratory study of food literacy among Saudi parents of adolescent children aged 10 to 19 years

A cross-sectional exploratory study of food literacy among Saudi parents of adolescent children aged 10 to 19 years

Validation of the Short Food Literacy Questionnaire in the Representative Sample of Polish Internet Users

Balanced diet and daily calorie consumption: Consumer attitude during the COVID-19 pandemic from an emerging economy

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