Journal
FOODS
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods11030348
Keywords
emotion; wellness; herbal drink; product discrimination; questionnaire designs
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- Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University [0213]
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The emotion and wellness profiles of herbal drinks were assessed using different questionnaire designs. The results showed that different measuring methods produced similar outcomes, but each method has its own advantages and limitations.
The emotion and wellness profiles of herbal drinks were assessed using six different questionnaire designs. The questionnaire designs were constructed from two formats of questionnaire items, including words and sentences, and three types of measuring scales, including a rating scale (5-point intensity; 1 = 'not at all', 5 = 'extremely'), a checklist scale (check-all-that-apply, CATA), and a combination of CATA and rating scales (rate-all-that-apply, RATA; 5-point intensity; 1 = 'slightly', 5 = 'extremely'). The 39 emotional terms of the EsSense Profile(R) and the 45 wellness terms of the WellSense Profile(TM) were translated into Thai, then screened for relevance to herbal drinks. The seven positive emotional terms (active, energetic, good, happy, polite, satisfied, and warm), three negative emotional terms (bored, disgusted, and worried), and five wellness terms (comforted, healthy, invigorated, relaxed, and refreshed) were selected and included in the questionnaire. A central location test was performed to determine the emotion and wellness profiles of five herbal drinks: roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) drink, chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat) drink, ginger (Zingiber officinale) drink, Jubliang (a mixture of eight herbs) drink, and Krachai Dam (Kaempferia parviflora) drink. For herbal drinks, measuring emotion and wellness with a questionnaire using full sentences did not show increased benefit over questionnaires using words alone. All three measuring methods-a rating scale, CATA, and RATA-produced similar emotion and wellness profiles. However, each method has different advantages and limitations, which researchers should carefully consider.
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