How the interplay between consumer motivations and values influences organic food identity and behavior
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This study tests an organic food identity model in which health, environmental, and social consciousness relate to organic food identity and intentional organic food behavior, with Schwartz personal values as moderators. In a weighted Danish survey of 1,176 consumers, health consciousness positively and social consciousness negatively predicted organic food identity, while identity-to-behavior mediation depended on personal values.
Key findings
- In the baseline SEM, health consciousness positively influenced organic food identity (β=0.58, p<0.01), social consciousness negatively influenced it (β=-0.28, p<0.01), and environmental consciousness was unrelated to organic food identity. Organic food identity was not related to intentional organic food behavior in the baseline model with controls.
- Control variables: organic food involvement was positively related to organic food identity (β=0.54, p<0.01) and intentional organic food behavior (β=0.53, p<0.01); social norm was positively related to behavior (β=0.16, p<0.01); perceived organic food price (β=-0.29, p<0.01) and age (β=-0.03, p=0.03) were negatively related to behavior; gender was negatively related to identity (β=-0.06, p=0.01), with females more likely to develop positive organic food identity.
- Health consciousness had a stronger positive effect on organic food identity at high versus low levels of conservation (β=0.66 vs 0.51), openness to change (β=0.61 vs 0.50), self-enhancement (β=0.63 vs 0.56), and self-transcendence (β=0.72 vs 0.45).
- Moderated mediation: organic food identity positively influenced intentional organic food behavior when openness to change was low (β=0.10, p=0.03) and when self-transcendence was low (β=0.12, p<0.01), but not when these values were high. Health consciousness had a significant indirect effect on behavior through identity when openness to change was low (95% CI [0.02,0.24]) and when self-transcendence was low (95% CI [0.01,0.28]), but not when those values were high.
Methods
- Data were collected by AudienceProject in March/April 2016 from an online Danish consumer panel; 1,176 respondents completed usable questionnaires. The sample was 45.2% women, mean age 57.4 years (range 15–86), and post-stratification survey weights were used for gender, age, income, and education because the sample differed from the Danish population (p<0.05); weighted results are reported.
- The model used latent variables for environmental, health, and social consciousness; organic food identity; intentional organic food behavior; four Schwartz higher-order values; and controls. Estimation used structural equation modeling with confirmatory factor analysis and a structural part in SPSS Amos 24 with maximum likelihood.
- Moderating effects were tested with multiple-group latent variable SEM and chi-square difference tests using median splits for personal values; moderated mediation was tested with bias-corrected bootstrapping. A segmentation analysis generated four segments.
Limitations
- Stated: the study focused on only three consumer motivations, so additional motivations such as animal welfare, lack of confidence in conventional foods, and nostalgia may further detail results.
- Stated: the study analyzed one society/culture, limiting generalizability; organic production guidelines and trust in certifying authorities vary across countries, and cultural characteristics such as uncertainty avoidance may matter.
- Stated: the study used an online survey of Danish consumers about intentions, not non-hypothetical market behavior, and used perceptive self-report measures that could generate biased responses. Evident from the text: the design is cross-sectional, and the authors note SEM does not provide definitive causal evidence.
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The final sample deviated from the Danish population aged 15-86 on gender, education, and income level (p<0.05).
“χ²-tests of differences between sample and population frequencies on each of these criteria produced p-values <0.05.”
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The measurement model fits the data reasonably well (RMSEA=0.057, CFI=0.92, NFI=0.90).
“The root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA=0.057),the comparative fit index (CFI=0.92)and the normed fit index (NFI=0.90)suggest that the measurement model fits the data reasonably well (Bagozzi and Yi, 1988).”
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The measurement model yields a chi-square of 3351.23 (d.f.=753 p<0.01).
“The measurement model yields a chi-square of 3351.23 (d.f.=753 p<0.01).”
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The Hoelter(0.05) estimate (n=264) suggests that the lack of absolute fit can be explained by sample size.
“However, the Hoelter(0.05)(Hoelter, 1983) estimate (n=264) suggests that the lack of absolute fit can be explained by sample size.”
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No moderated mediating effects could be investigated for conservation since organic food identity did not influence organic food behavior for any of the two levels of conservation.
“No moderated mediating effects could be investigated for conservation since organic food identity did not influence organic food behavior for any of the two levels of conservation.”
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Segments 2 and 3 tend to represent respondents with medium levels of the investigated variables.
“Segments 2 and 3 tend to represent respondents with medium levels of the investigated variables.”
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Social norm was positively related to intentional organic food behavior (β=0.16, p<0.01).
“Organic food involvement (β=0.53,p<0.01) and social norm (β=0.16,p<0.01) were both positively related to intentional organic food behavior, whereas perceived organic food price (β=-0.29,p<0.01) and age (β=-0.03,p=0.03) were both negatively related to intentional organic food behavior.”
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The baseline model fits the data reasonably well (χ2=2527.44, d.f.=405, p<0.01; CFI=0.93; NFI=0.92; RMSEA=0.070; Hoelter(0.05)=204).
“The baseline model fits the data reasonably well (χ²=2527.44,d.f.=405, p<0.01;CFI=0.93;NFI=0.92;RMSEA=0.070;Hoelter(0.05)=204).”
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Organic food involvement was positively related to intentional organic food behavior (β=0.53, p<0.01).
“Organic food involvement (β=0.53,p<0.01) and social norm (β=0.16,p<0.01) were both positively related to intentional organic food behavior, whereas perceived organic food price (β=-0.29,p<0.01) and age (β=-0.03,p=0.03) were both negatively related to intentional organic food behavior.”
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Gender was negatively related to organic food identity (β=-0.06, p=0.01).
“Of the control variables, organic food involvement (β=0.54,p<0.01) was positively and gender (β=-0.06,p=0.01) was negatively related to organic food identity.”
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A segmentation (cluster) analysis generated four segments.
“A segmentation (cluster) analysis generated four segments (see Appendix B for details) with segments 1 and 4 representing respondents with mostly low (segment 1) vs. high (segment 4) levels, respectively, of motivational variables, organic food identity, intentional organic food behavior, personal values, organic food involvement, and social norms.”
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Age was negatively related to intentional organic food behavior (β=-0.03, p=0.03).
“Organic food involvement (β=0.53,p<0.01) and social norm (β=0.16,p<0.01) were both positively related to intentional organic food behavior, whereas perceived organic food price (β=-0.29,p<0.01) and age (β=-0.03,p=0.03) were both negatively related to intentional organic food behavior.”
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Health consciousness had a positive influence on organic food identity (β=0.58, p<0.01).
“The results suggest that health consciousness had a positive influence on organic food identity (β=0.58,p<0.01), whereas social consciousness had a negative influence on organic food identity (β=-0.28,p<0.01).”
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Social consciousness had a negative influence on organic food identity (β=-0.28, p<0.01).
“The results suggest that health consciousness had a positive influence on organic food identity (β=0.58,p<0.01), whereas social consciousness had a negative influence on organic food identity (β=-0.28,p<0.01).”
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Perceived organic food price was negatively related to intentional organic food behavior (β=-0.29, p<0.01).
“Organic food involvement (β=0.53,p<0.01) and social norm (β=0.16,p<0.01) were both positively related to intentional organic food behavior, whereas perceived organic food price (β=-0.29,p<0.01) and age (β=-0.03,p=0.03) were both negatively related to intentional organic food behavior.”
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Organic food involvement was positively related to organic food identity (β=0.54, p<0.01).
“Of the control variables, organic food involvement (β=0.54,p<0.01) was positively and gender (β=-0.06,p=0.01) was negatively related to organic food identity.”
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Males were more negatively related to organic food identity with higher levels of openness to change.
“In addition, males were more negatively related to organic food identity with higher levels of openness to change, whereas age was more negatively related to organic food identity with lower levels of openness to change and higher levels of selftranscendence.”
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Income was more negatively related to organic food identity with higher levels of self-transcendence.
“Income was more negatively related to organic food identity with higher levels of self-transcendence.”
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Age was more negatively related to organic food identity with lower levels of openness to change and higher levels of self-transcendence.
“In addition, males were more negatively related to organic food identity with higher levels of openness to change, whereas age was more negatively related to organic food identity with lower levels of openness to change and higher levels of selftranscendence.”
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Social norm had a higher positive effect on intentional organic food behavior with lower levels of conservation and with higher levels of openness to change and self-enhancement.
“Furthermore, social norm had a higher positive effect on intentional organic food behavior with lower levels of conservation and with higher levels of openness to change and self-enhancement.”
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Organic food involvement was more positively related to intentional organic food behavior with higher levels of conservation and lower levels of openness to change, self-enhancement, and self-transcendence.
“Organic food involvement was more positively related to intentional organic food behavior with higher levels of conservation and lower levels of openness to change, self-enhancement, and self-transcendence.”
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Education was more positively related to organic food identity with higher levels of conservation and lower levels of self-enhancement.
“Education was more positively related to organic food identity with higher levels of conservation and lower levels of self-enhancement.”
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Health consciousness (an egoistic motive) positively drives consumers' organic food identity.
“consumers' organic food identity is positively driven by health consciousness (an egoistic motive)”
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Social consciousness (a mixture of egoistic and altruistic motives) negatively drives consumers' organic food identity.
“negatively driven by social consciousness (a mixture of egoistic and altruistic motives)”
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In competing model 1, social consciousness was negatively related to intentional organic food behavior (β=-0.31, p<0.01).
“In the competing model, social consciousness was negatively related to intentional organic food behavior (β=-0.31,p<0.01).”
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None of the personal values significantly influenced intentional organic food behavior (p-values ranged from 0.10 to 0.83) in competing model 2.
“While competing model 2 showed an improvement in the Hoelter(0.05)estimate (χ²=1276.37,d.f.=342, p<0.01;CFI=0.91;NFI=0.89;RMSEA=0.056;Hoelter(0.05)=269),none of the personal values significantly influenced intentional organic food behavior (p-values ranged from 0.10 to 0.83).”
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The reverse relationship between organic food involvement and organic food identity (β=0.19, p<0.01) was not an improvement to the relationship (β=0.54, p<0.01) proposed in the organic food identity model.
“While the overall model fit statistics was similar to that of the baseline model (χ²=2527.44,d.f.=405, p<0.01;CFI=0.93;NFI=0.92;RMSEA=0.070;Hoelter(0.05)=204),the reverse relationship between organic food involvement and organic food identity (β=0.19,p<0.01) was not an improvement to the relationship (β=0.54,p<0.01) proposed in the organic food identity model (Table 4).”
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Age was more negatively related to intentional organic food behavior with lower levels of conservation and self-enhancement and with higher levels of openness to change and self-transcendence.
“Finally, age was more negatively related to intentional organic food behavior with lower levels of conservation and selfenhancement and with higher levels of openness to change and self-transcendence.”
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We did not find compelling evidence suggesting that any of the four competing models were superior to the proposed organic food identity model.
“To conclude, we did not find compelling evidence suggesting that any of the four competing models were superior to the proposed organic food identity model.”
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Environmental consciousness (an altruistic motive) is unrelated to consumers' organic food identity.
“environmental consciousness (an altruistic motive) was unrelated to organic food identity”
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Price does not significantly reduce consumers' willingness to develop an organic food identity.
“the results also indicated that price does not significantly reduce consumers' willingness to develop an organic food identity”
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Age negatively influences intentional organic food behavior.
“Also, age negatively influenced intentional organic food behavior.”
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Organic food identity was not related to intentional organic food behavior in the baseline model.
“Organic food identity was not related to intentional organic food behavior in the baseline model.”
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Self-enhancement negatively moderates the relationship between social consciousness and organic food behavior.
“Our finding that selfenhancement negatively moderates the relationship between social consciousness and organic food behavior”
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Organic food identity has a positive influence on intentional organic food behavior at low levels of self-transcendence.
“(a) Organic food identity had a positive influence on intentional organic food behavior with low levels of openness to change and self-transcendence, respectively.”
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The higher price of organic food products acts as a behavioral barrier for purchasing organic food products.
“we found that the higher price of organic food products may still act as a behavioral barrier for purchasing organic food products”
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Segment 2 respondents show high levels of personal values but only low or moderate levels of motivational variables, organic food identity, intentional organic food behavior, organic food involvement, and social norms.
“The conducted segmentation analysis (see Appendix B) suggests that promoting consumers' health consciousness may in particular be relevant for segment 2 as these respondents show high levels of personal values but only low or moderate levels of motivational variables, organic food identity, intentional organic food behavior, organic food involvement, and social norms.”
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Consumers who strongly adhere to openness to change and self-transcendence are more likely to transmit their health consciousness into organic food identity.
“the finding that consumers who strongly adhere to openness to change and self-transcendence are more likely to transmit their health consciousness into organic food identity is consistent with previous research”
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Organic food involvement is positively related to intentional organic food behavior.
“we found that organic food involvement was positively related to both organic food identity and intentional organic food behavior”
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Females are more likely to develop a positive organic food identity than males.
“females were more likely to develop a positive organic food identity than males”
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At low levels of self-transcendence, health consciousness has a positive effect on intentional organic food behavior through organic food identity.
“(c) When self-transcendence was on a low level, health consciousness had a positive effect on intentional organic food behavior, through organic food identity.”
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At low levels of openness to change, health consciousness has a positive effect on intentional organic food behavior through organic food identity.
“(b) When openness to change was on a low level, health consciousness had a positive effect on intentional organic food behavior, through organic food identity”
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Low levels of organic food involvement are especially found in segments 1 and 2.
“low levels of organic food involvement are especially found in segments 1 and 2”
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Social norm significantly influences intentional organic food behavior.
“The significant influence of social norm on intentional organic food behavior indicates that consumers' purchase of organic food is also affected by which food types are preferred in consumers' social surroundings.”
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“Fourth, it was also found that social norms were positively related to intentional organic food behavior.”
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Organic food identity has a positive influence on intentional organic food behavior at low levels of openness to change.
“(a) Organic food identity had a positive influence on intentional organic food behavior with low levels of openness to change and self-transcendence, respectively.”
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Health consciousness has a higher positive influence on organic food identity at higher levels of all four investigated personal values.
“Perhaps surprisingly, we found that health consciousness had a higher positive influence on organic food identity with higher levels of all the four investigated personal values.”
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Organic food involvement is positively related to organic food identity.
“we found that organic food involvement was positively related to both organic food identity and intentional organic food behavior”
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Consumers generally prefer consumption that is congruent with their perceived identity.
“This view is also consistent with established consumer behavior paradigms (e.g., Warshaw, 1980;Ajzen and Fishbein, 1973), suggesting that identity can be seen as an intervening variable between consumer psychographics and behavior (Arnocky et al., 2007) and with research suggesting that consumers generally prefer consumption that is congruent with their perceived identity (Belk, 1988).”
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Identity can be seen as an intervening variable between consumer psychographics and behavior.
“This view is also consistent with established consumer behavior paradigms (e.g., Warshaw, 1980;Ajzen and Fishbein, 1973), suggesting that identity can be seen as an intervening variable between consumer psychographics and behavior (Arnocky et al., 2007) and with research suggesting that consumers generally prefer consumption that is congruent with their perceived identity (Belk, 1988).”
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Several studies point to the high importance of health as a motivator for organic food consumers.
“Even though there is an ongoing debate concerning whether organic food is more nutritious than conventional food (Hasselbach and Roosen, 2015), several studies point to the high importance of health as a motivator for organic food consumers (e.g., Kriwy and Mecking, 2012;Tarkiainen and Sundqvist, 2009).”
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Environmental consciousness has been identified as one of the most important drivers of consumer organic food behavior.
“Environmental consciousness has been identified as one of the most important drivers of consumer organic food behavior (D'Amico et al., 2016).”
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The question of why people buy or do not buy organic food is still not fully understood.
“However, the question of why people buy or do not buy organic food is still not fully understood (Hasselbach and Roosen, 2015;Kareklas et al., 2014).”
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Consumer identities mediate the link between consumer motivations and behavior.
“Consumer identities are often acknowledged to mediate the link between consumer motivations and behavior (De Pelsmacker et al., 2016), which also can be expressed as a hierarchical motivationalidentity-behavior perspective (Jayawardhena, 2004).”
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Consumers' intentional behavior is believed to more clearly transmit values, motivations, and identity than actual (past) behavior since the latter may more likely have been affected by market factors such as organic food availability and distance to market.
“This is because consumers' intentional behavior is believed to more clearly transmit values, motivations, and identity than actual (past) behavior since the latter may more likely have been affected by market factors such as organic food availability and distance to market (e.g., Rise et al., 2010).”
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For socially conscious consumers, organic marketplace behaviors offer a viable and meaningful way to connect their private concerns with concerns for their social surroundings.
“For socially conscious consumers, organic marketplace behaviors offer a viable and meaningful way to connect their private concerns (e.g., concern for one's own health) with concerns for their social surroundings (e.g., concerns for the health of one's family) (Atkinson, 2012;Magnusson et al., 2003;De Maya et al., 2011).”
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LOV does not contain certain values, especially self-transcendence, which previous research has found relevant as motivational goals for consumer 'free-of' behaviors.
“However, LOV does not contain certain values, especially self-transcendence, which previous research has found relevant as motivational goals for consumer 'free-of' behaviors (e.g., Hansen et al., 2012).”
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Organic food products are typically higher priced.
“The fact that organic food products are typically higher priced (McFadden and Huffman, 2017;Müller and Gaus, 2015) may cause some consumers to hesitate from considering them as part of their food identity and/or from planning to purchase organic products.”
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People with a high openness to change are more likely to be hedonistic and sensation-seeking.
“People with a high openness to change are more likely to be hedonistic and sensation-seeking (De Pelsmacker et al., 2016).”
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Schwartz' value system is the most suitable for the present research since it offers a representation of values (including self-transcendence) that are often linked to organic food behavior.
“Instead, we found Schwartz' value system to be the most suitable for the present research since it offers a representation of values (including self-transcendence) that are often linked to organic food behavior (Padel et al., 2009).”
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The relatively high correlation between health consciousness and organic food identity should not be regarded as a serious violation of discriminant validity.
“Also, as a path from health consciousness to organic food identity is expected in the conceptual model, the relatively high correlation should not be regarded as a serious violation of discriminant validity.”
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The fit of the unconstrained model did not differ from that of the constrained model (Δχ2=49.96, Δd.f.=41, p=0.16) suggesting that the results are robust with respect to common method variance.
“The fit of the unconstrained model did not differ from that of the constrained model (Δχ²=49.96,Δd.f.=41, p=0.16) suggesting that the results are robust with respect to common method variance.”
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Organic food identity did not act as a mediating variable in the relationship between personal motivations and organic food behavior.
“The two other paths specified in the baseline model were non-significant meaning that organic food identity did not act as a mediating variable in the relationship between personal motivations and organic food behavior.”
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The mediating effect of health consciousness on organic food behavior through organic food identity is moderated by openness to change.
“Hence, our results suggest that the mediating effect of health consciousness on organic food behavior through organic food identity is moderated by openness to change.”
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The mediating effect of health consciousness on intentional organic food behavior through organic food identity is moderated by self-transcendence.
“Hence, our results suggest that the mediating effect of health consciousness on intentional organic food behavior through organic food identity is moderated by self-transcendence.”
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Since organic food identity was not related to intentional organic food behavior in the baseline model (i.e., with the control variables), the proposed control variables should indeed be taken into account when seeking a more nuanced understanding of how consumers' organic food identity may transmit into intentional organic food behavior.
“However, since organic food identity was not related to intentional organic food behavior in the baseline model (i.e., with the control variables), it also emphasizes that the proposed control variables should indeed be taken into account when seeking a more nuanced understanding of how consumers' organic food identity may transmit into intentional organic food behavior.”
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The chi-square test is highly sensitive to sample size.
“Thus, since the chi-square test is highly sensitive to sample size other fit measures are given greater prominence in evaluating model fit (e.g., Ye et al., 2007).”
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Egoistic motives dominate over altruistic motives in forming consumers' organic food identity.
“Hence, our results suggest the dominance of egoistic motives over altruistic motives in forming consumers' organic food identity.”
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Personal values significantly moderate the mediating effect of organic food identity in the relationship between motives and intentional organic food behavior.
“Hence, we found evidence that personal values significantly moderate the potential mediating effect of organic food identity in the relationship between motives and intentional organic food behavior.”
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A comparison of the results with and without the teenage respondents (aged 15-19) revealed no substantial differences.
“A comparison of the results with and without these respondents revealed no substantial differences.”
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Mondelaers et al. (2009) found that individuals attach higher importance to health (egoistic motive) than to sustainability (altruistic motive) when making organic food choices.
“the study by Mondelaers et al. (2009) indicates that individuals attach higher importance to health (egoistic motive) than to sustainability (altruistic motive) when making organic food choices”
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Because the study analyzed the consumer population of one society/culture, the results may suffer from a lack of generalizability when other countries are considered.
“this could mean that the results may suffer from a lack of generalizability when other countries are considered”
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Past research does not yield a clear picture on whether egoistic or altruistic motives are dominant as drivers of consumers' green attitude and behavior.
“the results do not yield a clear picture on whether egoistic or altruistic motives are dominant”
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Consumers have more trust in information from authorities that promote individuals' wellbeing and healthiness, such as government institutions.
“Evidence suggests that consumers have more trust in information from authorities that promote individuals' wellbeing and healthiness (Montserrat et al., 2008) such as government institutions.”
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Social learning theory posits that social norms, which include shared perceptions of reasonable food behavior, can be altered over time.
“Social learning theory (Bandura, 1977) posits that social norms, which include shared perceptions of reasonable food behavior, can be altered over time.”
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Organic foods are credence goods.
“These are especially important for organic foods since they are credence goods (Darby and Karni, 1973).”
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Younger people are more likely to show a positive attitude towards organic food behavior.
“females (Ureña et al., 2008) and younger people (Grebitus et al., 2015) are more likely to show a positive attitude towards organic food behavior”
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Females are more likely to show a positive attitude towards organic food behavior.
“females (Ureña et al., 2008) and younger people (Grebitus et al., 2015) are more likely to show a positive attitude towards organic food behavior”
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Findingown dataMen were overrepresented and income and educational level were both above average when compared to the population.
“Specifically, men were overrepresented and income and educational level were both above average when compared to the population.”
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Findingown dataWhen openness to change is on a low level, health consciousness had a significant indirect effect on organic food behavior through organic food identity (95% CI = [0.02,0.24]), whereas the indirect effect was non-significant when openness to change is on a high level (95% CI = [-0.18,0.08]).
“When openness to change is on a low level, the results indicated that health consciousness had a significant indirect effect on organic food behavior through organic food identity (95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.02,0.24]), whereas the indirect effect was non-significant when openness to change is on a high level (95% confidence interval [CI] = [-0.18,0.08]).”
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Findingown dataSegments 1 and 4 represent respondents with mostly low vs. high levels, respectively, of motivational variables, organic food identity, intentional organic food behavior, personal values, organic food involvement, and social norms.
“A segmentation (cluster) analysis generated four segments (see Appendix B for details) with segments 1 and 4 representing respondents with mostly low (segment 1) vs. high (segment 4) levels, respectively, of motivational variables, organic food identity, intentional organic food behavior, personal values, organic food involvement, and social norms.”
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Findingown dataSegment 4 comprises more females, with higher educational level and lower perceived price level, than segment 1 respondents.
“In addition, segment 4 comprises more females, with higher educational level and lower perceived price level, than segment 1 respondents.”
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Findingown dataWhen self-transcendence is on a low level, the indirect effect of health consciousness on organic food behavior, through organic food identity, was significant (95% CI = [0.01,0.28]), whereas the indirect effect was non-significant when self-transcendence is on a high level (95% CI = [-0.28,0.07]).
“When selftranscendence is on a low level, the results indicated that the indirect effect of health consciousness on organic food behavior, through organic food identity, was significant (95% confidence interval [Cl] = [0.01,0.28]), whereas the indirect effect was non-significant when self-transcendence is on a high level (95% confidence interval [Cl] = [-0.28,0.07]).”
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Findingnone givenPerceived organic food price was more negatively related to intentional organic food behavior with higher levels of openness to change, self-enhancement, and self-transcendence, respectively, and with lower levels of conservation.
“Also, perceived organic food price was more negatively related to intentional organic food behavior with higher levels of openness to change, self-enhancement, and selftranscendence, respectively, and with lower levels of conservation.”
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Findingown dataThe indirect effect of social consciousness on intentional organic food behavior, through organic food identity, was negative and significant when openness to change was on a low level (95% CI = [-0.35,-0.03]), whereas the indirect effect was non-significant when openness to change was on a high level (95% CI = [-0.11,0.04]).
“Also suggesting moderated mediation, we found that the indirect effect of social consciousness on intentional organic food behavior, through organic food identity, was negative and significant when openness to change was on a low level (95% confidence interval [Cl] = [-0.35,-0.03]), whereas the indirect effect was non-significant when openness to change was on a high level (95% confidence interval”
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Findingnone givenOrganic food involvement had a higher positive effect on organic food identity with higher levels of conservation and self-enhancement, respectively, and with lower levels of self-transcendence.
“Organic food involvement had a higher positive effect on organic food identity with higher levels of conservation and self-enhancement, respectively, and with lower levels of self-transcendence.”
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Findingown dataCompeting model 4 suggested a strong relationship between organic food identity and intentional organic food behavior (β=0.94, p<0.01) indicating that a positive bivariate relationship between organic food identity and intentional organic food behavior does exist.
“This competing model suggested a strong relationship between organic food identity and intentional organic food behavior (β=0.94,p<0.01) indicating that a positive bivariate relationship between organic food identity and intentional organic food behavior does exist.”
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Findingown dataAt low levels of openness to change, social consciousness has a negative effect on intentional organic food behavior through organic food identity.
“social consciousness had a negative effect on intentional organic food behavior through food identity”
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Findingown dataA review of the percentage change on the agglomeration coefficient suggested a four-cluster/segment solution.
“A review of the percentage change on the agglomeration coefficient suggested a four-cluster/segment solution.”
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PremisecitationValues are trans-situational goals that serve the interest of individuals or groups and act as principles that guide people in their lives and in their behavioral considerations.
“Values are trans-situational goals that serve the interest of individuals or groups and act as principles that guide people in their lives and in their behavioral considerations (Schwartz and Sagiv, 1995).”
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PremisecitationHealth consciousness can be regarded as a more egoistic motive, social consciousness as a mixture of egoistic/altruistic motives, while consideration for the environment is more altruistic.
“Health, environmental, and social consciousness differ in the sense that health consciousness can be regarded as a more egoistic motive (benefits the individual), social consciousness as a mixture of egoistic/altruistic motives (benefits her/his family) while consideration for the environment is more altruistic (benefits the environment rather than the individual) (Magnusson et al., 2003).”
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PremisecitationConsumer values are central to consumer decision-making and can be described as broad psychological constructs that could affect consumers' attitudes, interests, and behavior.
“Consumer values are central to consumer decision-making and can be described as broad psychological constructs that could affect consumers' attitudes, interests, and behavior (Grebitus et al., 2015).”
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PremisecitationPast research indicates that females (vs. males), younger people, and people with higher education are more likely to show organic and sustainable food behavior.
“Also, past research indicates that females (vs.males) (McFadden and Huffman, 2017), younger people (Grebitus et al., 2015), and people with higher education (Paul and Rana, 2012) are more likely to show organic and sustainable food behavior.”
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PremisecitationConsumers who are highly involved with organic food issues are likely to make a significant effort to process organic food information and may be more inclined to maintain organic food identity and behavior.
“Consumers who are highly involved with organic food issues are likely to make a significant effort to process organic food information and may be more inclined to maintain organic food identity and behavior (Tarkiainen and Sundqvist, 2009).”
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PremisecitationConsumers may use their perceptions of peer norms as a standard against which to compare their own beliefs and intentions, which in turn may influence their identity and future decision-making.
“According to social comparison theory, consumers may use their perceptions of peer norms as a standard against which to compare their own beliefs and intentions (e.g., O'Fallon and Butterfield, 2012), which in turn may influence their identity and future decision-making (e.g., Krupka and Weber, 2009).”
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Study design and conductown dataA comparison of the results with and without the weights revealed no substantial differences; all model relationships that were significant/non-significant with the weights remained significant/non-significant without the weights.
“A comparison of the results with and without the weights revealed no substantial differences; all model relationships that were significant/non-significant with the weights remained significant/non-significant without the weights.”
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Study design and conductcitationExtracted variance was greater than 0.50 for the majority of the latent constructs, which satisfies the threshold value recommended by Fornell and Larcker (1981).
“Finally, extracted variance was greater than 0.50 for the majority of the latent constructs, which satisfies the threshold value recommended by Fornell and Larcker (1981).”
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Study design and conductown dataThe extracted variance for each of the constructs exceeds the squared correlation except for 'health consciousness' with respect to its correlation with 'organic food identity' (variance, health consciousness=0.45 < squared correlation health consciousness-organic food identity=0.67), although the latter is below the suggested threshold of 0.85.
“When disregarding the control variables (i.e., these were included in the study because of their anticipated high correlations with model constructs) an examination of Table 3 shows that the extracted variance for each of the constructs exceeds the squared correlation except for 'health conscioussness' with respect to its correlation with 'organic food identity' (variance, health consciousness=0.4”
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Study design and conductreasoningPost-stratification survey weights were utilized to avoid possible bias of estimates.
“Hence, in order to avoid possible bias of our estimates post-stratification survey weights were utilized (Holt and Smith, 1979).”
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Study design and conductcitationComposite reliabilities were all greater than 0.70 with the exception of two instances, which were above 0.60, indicating a reasonable reliability of measured constructs.
“Composite reliabilities were all greater than 0.70 with the exception of two instances, which were above 0.60, indicating a reasonable reliability of measured constructs (Bagozzi and Yi, 1988).”
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PremisereasoningSEM is particularly suited for estimating the organic food identity model since this method can handle a large number of relationships between latent variables while at the same time taking into account measurement error and control variables.
“SEM is particularly suited for estimating the organic food identity model since this method can handle a large number of relationships between latent variables while at the same time taking into account measurement error and control variables.”
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PremisecitationThe extracted variance for each individual construct should be greater than the squared correlation between constructs.
“According to this method, the extracted variance for each individual construct should be greater than the squared correlation (i.e., shared variance) between constructs.”
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PremisecitationCommon method variance is a known limitation in surveys using self-reported measures.
“Common method variance is a known limitation in surveys using selfreported measures and refers to the amount of spurious covariance shared among variables because of the common method used in collecting data (Buckley et al., 1990).”
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InterpretationcitationWe do not provide evidence of definitive causal relationships.
“However, a number of pitfalls still exist within SEM methods (see, for example, MacCallum and Austin (2000) and Kline (2016)), so we do not provide evidence of definitive causal relationships.”
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PremisecitationClark et al. (2003) found that pro-environmental behavior is most highly motivated by biocentrism, followed by altruism, then egoism.
“results obtained by Clark et al. (2003) suggest that pro-environmental behavior is most highly motivated by biocentrism, followed by altruism, then egoism”
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Study design and conductnone givenThe use of perceptive measures from the survey could have generated biased responses.
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PremisecitationHartmann and Apaolaza-Ibáñez (2012) concluded that environmental (altruistic) motives influenced consumers' attitude toward green energy brands, whereas self-expressive (egoistic) motives did not.
“Hartmann and Apaolaza-Ibáñez (2012) concluded that environmental (altruistic) motives influenced consumers' attitude toward green energy brands, whereas selfexpressive (egoistic) motives did not.”
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PremisecitationStern et al. (1993) found that motives for consumers' willingness to engage in pro-environmental behavior are based on a combination of egoistic, social-altruistic, and biocentric factors, whereas only egoism predicts intentions to pay taxes for environmental protection.
“Stern et al. (1993) found that motives for consumers' willingness to engage in pro-environmental behavior are based on a combination of egoistic, social-altruistic, and biocentric factors, whereas only awareness of consequences for one-self (egoism) predicts intentions to pay taxes for environmental protection.”
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Interpretationnone givenConsumers may behave differently when engaged in market activities in a food-related, non-hypothetical setting than in the online intention survey used.
“Consumers may behave differently when engaged in market activities in a food-related, non-hypothetical setting.”
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PremisecitationConsumers are willing to pay premiums for organic food products.
“Although consumers are willing to pay premiums for organic food products (Hasselbach and Roosen, 2015;D'Amico et al., 2016)”
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PremisecitationFood producers normally know whether or not their products adhere to organic standards, while consumers are not usually capable of verifying this.
“Food producers normally know whether or not their products adhere to organic standards, while consumers are not usually capable of verifying this (Müller and Gaus, 2015).”
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PremisecitationInvolvement in health and sustainability is a key trigger for increasing healthy and sustainable eating.
“involvement in health and sustainability is a key trigger for increasing healthy and sustainable eating (Van Loo et al., 2017)”
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Health consciousness positively impacts self-identity regarding healthy eating.
“Health consciousness is crucial in shaping consumers’ self-identity as health-conscious individuals [42,43,51,81].”
From Psychological Determinants of Healthy Food Purchase Intention: An Integrative Model Based on Health Consciousness (2025) · cites this paper as [51]
The Discussion (page not available in our copy) reports a positive influence of health consciousness on organic food identity. Section 2.1 defines that identity as identifying with the role of an organic food consumer, not as a health-conscious individual or healthy eater generally. The citing sentence extends the finding beyond the identity studied. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe psychological mechanisms through which health consciousness influences purchase intentions remain understudied.
“the interplay between various psychological factors and their collective influence on purchase intentions remain understudied [43,51,52,53,54]”
From Psychological Determinants of Healthy Food Purchase Intention: An Integrative Model Based on Health Consciousness (2025) · cites this paper as [51]
Moral norms positively impact healthy food purchase intention.
“Moral norms, grounded in individual ethical values and principles, have been identified as significant drivers of healthy food consumption decisions, operating independently of external social pressures [36,51,105,106].”
From Psychological Determinants of Healthy Food Purchase Intention: An Integrative Model Based on Health Consciousness (2025) · cites this paper as [51]
The Discussion and Policy implications report that social norms are positively related to intended organic-food behavior, while §2.2 discusses personal values. Our copy does not report a finding about moral norms increasing healthy-food purchase intention independently of social pressures (searched: moral norms, moral obligation, ethical values, and purchase intention). (LLM, conf=0.75)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredUsing domain-specific values is more appropriate for understanding whether and how values are related to specific food behavior.
“Thus, several studies find that using domain-specific values is more appropriate for understanding whether and how values are related to specific (food) behavior (e.g., Hansen, Sørensen, & Eriksen, 2018).”
From Relationships between functional food consumption and individual traits and values: A segmentation approach (2021) · cites this paper as Hansen et al., 2018
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Not all item scales used agree-disagree anchors
MinorThe measurement-model notes say all items used strongly disagree and strongly agree as endpoints. Appendix A instead specifies different endpoints for some items, including not at all important and extremely important.
“Averaged scale means are reported; all items were measured on 7-point Likert scales (1=strongly disagree; 7=strongly agree).”
“b Scale ranging from 1(=not at all important) to 7(=extremely important).c Scale ranging from 1(=strongly disagree) to 7(=strongly agree).d Scale ranging from 1(=definitely not) to 7(=definitely).e Scale ranging from 1(=not at all likely) to 7(=very likely).”
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- Authors
- Hansen, T., Sørensen, M. I., & Eriksen, M.-L. R.
- Affiliations
- Copenhagen Business School (DK)
- Corresponding author
- Hansen, Torben
- ORCID
- Hansen, Torben
- Venue
- Food Policy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-01
- Volume
- 74
- Pages
- 39-52
- ISSN
- 0306-9192 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2769020739
- Semantic Scholar
- 4f0182c2e732ff86109c368a704513ff2d28d563
- Cited by
- 311
- References
- 79
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 43 · 2022: 55 · 2021: 48 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 9
- FWCI
- 16.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Food Policy (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- CBS Research Portal (Copenhagen Business School) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Organic Food and Agriculture
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Consumer behavior in food and health
- Keywords
- organic food, consumer motivation, personal values, health consciousness, public awareness, environmental awareness, self-transcendence, openness to change, self-enhancement, conservation, market segmentation, moderating effect
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