Understanding the motives behind the consumption of organic products in North Portugal: a focus group study
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Resumo: | IntroductionThe soil is a non-renewable and essential resource for life on our planet. Considering the widespread fast pace of soil degradation and erosion, it is urgent to protect it by enacting pro-environmental behaviors. Consumers' massive purchase and consumption of organic products is a powerful way to encourage farmers to apply sustainable soil practices. Unfortunately, there is a lack of studies in Portugal explaining the increased interest but low consumption of organic products.MethodsHere, the relationship between (a) intrinsic motivations, extrinsic motivations, knowledge, and self-perception of control regarding pro-environmental behaviors, and (b) consumption of organic products and other related pro-environmental behaviors was explored. To do so, two semi-structured interview focus groups (n = 15 participants) were conducted.ResultsOrganic product purchase and consumption seem to be driven by intrinsic motivations such as health or environmental concerns. External aspects such as labels and price as well, as personal, and psychological elements like knowledge and self-control, may be attenuating or strengthening the behavior. These findings should be validated in quantitative studies. |
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Understanding the motives behind the consumption of organic products in North Portugal: a focus group studypro-environmental behaviorconsumer behaviorhealthy soilsorganic foodperceived controlmotivationenvironmental concernsIntroductionThe soil is a non-renewable and essential resource for life on our planet. Considering the widespread fast pace of soil degradation and erosion, it is urgent to protect it by enacting pro-environmental behaviors. Consumers' massive purchase and consumption of organic products is a powerful way to encourage farmers to apply sustainable soil practices. Unfortunately, there is a lack of studies in Portugal explaining the increased interest but low consumption of organic products.MethodsHere, the relationship between (a) intrinsic motivations, extrinsic motivations, knowledge, and self-perception of control regarding pro-environmental behaviors, and (b) consumption of organic products and other related pro-environmental behaviors was explored. To do so, two semi-structured interview focus groups (n = 15 participants) were conducted.ResultsOrganic product purchase and consumption seem to be driven by intrinsic motivations such as health or environmental concerns. External aspects such as labels and price as well, as personal, and psychological elements like knowledge and self-control, may be attenuating or strengthening the behavior. These findings should be validated in quantitative studies.FRONTIERS MEDIA SA20232023-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10216/157524eng2571-581X10.3389/fsufs.2023.1316634Penalba-Sánchez, LDi-Gregorio, EClaro, RPinto, MPinto, EOliveira-Silva, Pinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-08T01:19:35Zoai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/157524Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:13:50.852374Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Understanding the motives behind the consumption of organic products in North Portugal: a focus group study |
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Understanding the motives behind the consumption of organic products in North Portugal: a focus group study |
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Understanding the motives behind the consumption of organic products in North Portugal: a focus group study Penalba-Sánchez, L pro-environmental behavior consumer behavior healthy soils organic food perceived control motivation environmental concerns |
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Understanding the motives behind the consumption of organic products in North Portugal: a focus group study |
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Understanding the motives behind the consumption of organic products in North Portugal: a focus group study |
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Understanding the motives behind the consumption of organic products in North Portugal: a focus group study |
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Understanding the motives behind the consumption of organic products in North Portugal: a focus group study |
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Understanding the motives behind the consumption of organic products in North Portugal: a focus group study |
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Penalba-Sánchez, L |
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Penalba-Sánchez, L Di-Gregorio, E Claro, R Pinto, M Pinto, E Oliveira-Silva, P |
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Di-Gregorio, E Claro, R Pinto, M Pinto, E Oliveira-Silva, P |
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Penalba-Sánchez, L Di-Gregorio, E Claro, R Pinto, M Pinto, E Oliveira-Silva, P |
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pro-environmental behavior consumer behavior healthy soils organic food perceived control motivation environmental concerns |
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pro-environmental behavior consumer behavior healthy soils organic food perceived control motivation environmental concerns |
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IntroductionThe soil is a non-renewable and essential resource for life on our planet. Considering the widespread fast pace of soil degradation and erosion, it is urgent to protect it by enacting pro-environmental behaviors. Consumers' massive purchase and consumption of organic products is a powerful way to encourage farmers to apply sustainable soil practices. Unfortunately, there is a lack of studies in Portugal explaining the increased interest but low consumption of organic products.MethodsHere, the relationship between (a) intrinsic motivations, extrinsic motivations, knowledge, and self-perception of control regarding pro-environmental behaviors, and (b) consumption of organic products and other related pro-environmental behaviors was explored. To do so, two semi-structured interview focus groups (n = 15 participants) were conducted.ResultsOrganic product purchase and consumption seem to be driven by intrinsic motivations such as health or environmental concerns. External aspects such as labels and price as well, as personal, and psychological elements like knowledge and self-control, may be attenuating or strengthening the behavior. These findings should be validated in quantitative studies. |
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