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Sustainable food choice motives: The development and cross-country validation of the Sustainable Food Choice Questionnaire (SUS-FCQ)

Journal

FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE
Volume 93, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104267

Keywords

Sustainable Food Choice Questionnaire; SUS-FCQ; Sustainability; Food Choice Motives; Validation

Funding

  1. European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme [633692]
  2. Wageningen Economic Research
  3. H2020 Societal Challenges Programme [633692] Funding Source: H2020 Societal Challenges Programme

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This study developed the Sustainable Food Choice Questionnaire covering the full concept of sustainability and validated its reliability and validity in five countries. The results revealed a two-factor solution of 'general sustainability' and 'local & seasonal' dimensions, providing a valuable tool for research on sustainability motives in consumers' food choices.
In view of all kinds of sustainability concerns related to our current diet, it is essential to gain a good understanding of the sustainability motives consumers have for selecting their food. A comprehensive and validated scale to measure sustainability motives within the full range of food choice motives could contribute to this understanding, especially as sustainability is a multi-faceted concept in which the different aspects can sometimes be conflicting. The current paper aims to 1) develop the Sustainable Food Choice Questionnaire (SUS-FCQ) that covers the full concept of sustainability, 2) test which dimensions of sustainable food choice motives can be distinguished and 3) validate the scale as part of the Food Choice Questionnaire in multiple countries. An online survey was completed by 5,116 respondents from five European countries (The Netherlands, Denmark, Czech Republic, France and Italy). The scale was developed with a Dutch sub-sample and validated in all included countries. Exploratory factor analysis followed by confirmatory factor analyses resulted in a two-factor solution. A 'general sustainability' dimension (6 items, covering environmental, ethical and animal welfare aspects) and a 'local & seasonal' dimension (3 items) were identified. The Sustainable Food Choice Questionnaire shows to be reliable and valid in the five included countries and can be used as an addition to the Food Choice Questionnaire developed by Steptoe and colleagues (1995). The scale is suitable to gain a better understanding of the position of sustainability motives against other motives in consumers food choices and can be used for country comparisons.

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