Article
Environmental Sciences
Joan Ureta, Marzieh Motallebi, Michael Vassalos, Mustapha Alhassan, J. Carl Ureta
Summary: This study estimated the monetary value of ecosystem services provided by wet detention ponds using stated-preference data from South Carolina residents. The findings indicate that residents are willing to pay higher fees for improvements in ponds' environmental benefits, providing valuable information for stormwater managers in designing management programs.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Aron Torok, Matthew Gorton, Ching-Hua Yeh, Peter Czine, Peter Balogh
Summary: The value of Geographical Indications (GIs) to consumers is compared to leading manufacturer's brands in a study of sausages in Hungary, with results showing that GIs can generate higher consumer value. However, consumers' taste preferences may not align with GI specifications. The study also identifies two consumer segments, with the majority valuing the GI label and a minority being brand conscious.
Article
Transportation Science & Technology
Alex Berke, Geoffrey Ding, Christopher Chin, Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Kent Larson, Hamsa Balakrishnan, Max Z. Li
Summary: Drone delivery services introduce new consumer privacy risks, but these risks can be reduced by offering privacy enhancements. This study measures the importance of privacy risks to delivery service customers, their willingness to pay for privacy, and how this differs across consumer groups and product types. The results show that privacy enhancements significantly increase the likelihood of consumers choosing drone delivery, with males and frequent e-commerce users more likely to prefer drone regardless of privacy.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART C-EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Ruopin Qu, Jing Chen, Wenjing Li, Shan Jin, Glyn D. Jones, Lynn J. Frewer
Summary: Various food safety and environmental problems in China have raised consumer awareness of food safety issues and negative environmental impacts. This research assessed consumer preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for food safety and ecosystem delivery attributes associated with apples, demonstrated through the application of different traceability systems. The results indicated significant consumer preferences for traceability information, including in relation to lower pesticide usage and application of organic fertilizer during primary production. The models demonstrated heterogeneous preferences among participants, dividing them into three classes: non-price-sensitive (53.5%), pesticide-sensitive (21.7%), and price-sensitive (24.8%).
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Roberta Capitello, Lara Agnoli, Steve Charters, Diego Begalli
Summary: This study explores the impact of a carbon reduction claim in conjunction with terroir cues on consumer choice in the wine industry, identifying seven consumer segments with varying attitudes towards these claims. The findings provide valuable insights for wineries to tailor their marketing strategies according to different consumer preferences, as an increasing number of producers are focusing on sustainability and packaging aesthetics in wine production.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Kristin Juerkenbeck, Theresa Haarhoff, Achim Spiller, Maureen Schulze
Summary: Reducing sugar content in food is an important goal to combat obesity and unhealthy eating. Allulose, with its typical sugar taste, has a high likelihood of appealing to consumers as a sweetener.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Erpeng Wang, Zhifeng Gao, Yan Heng
Summary: Consumers' perception of food safety is crucial in their decision-making process. This study investigates the impact of extrinsic indicators, such as Green Food certification, purchase venue, and brand, on consumers' food safety perception using a non-price choice experiment. Results suggest that brand has a relatively weak connection with food safety, and trust in Green Food certification plays a significant role in food safety communication.
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Jennifer Y. Kee, Michelle S. Segovia, Marco A. Palma
Summary: Anthropomorphic food labels, such as Thin cookie or Fat burger, have been found to influence consumers' food choices, particularly among vulnerable populations like those with overweight and obesity. This study conducted a natural field experiment in a restaurant to explore how these labels affect the food choices of individuals with different weight statuses. The study found that individuals with overweight/obesity were more likely to choose small portion items when they were labeled as Regular/Plus Size compared to when labeled as Slim/Regular. These findings have implications for marketing and policy regarding food labeling and their impact on vulnerable populations' food consumption.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Matthew Langholtz, Brian H. Davison, Henriette Jager, Laurence Eaton, Latha M. Baskaran, Maggie Davis, Craig C. Brandt
Summary: This study quantified the effects of increased nitrogen-use efficiency on national agricultural economy and regional water quality. Results showed that improving NUE can reduce nitrogen requirements, increase farmer profits, and decrease nitrate loadings in freshwater bodies, leading to cost savings in water treatment.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chang-Min Kim, Ju-Hee Kim, Seung-Hoon Yoo
Summary: Bird deaths caused by collisions with artificial structures, such as glass windows, continue to occur in South Korea. The government is using specially designed tapes to prevent bird collisions. This study estimates the economic benefits of collision prevention and provides important information for policy implementation through a choice experiment survey.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Environmental Studies
Christina Potter, Anastasios Bastounis, Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Cristina Stewart, Kerstin Frie, Kate Tudor, Filippo Bianchi, Emma Cartwright, Brian Cook, Mike Rayner, Susan A. Jebb
Summary: This review assessed the impact of environmental labels on consumers' demand for more sustainable food products. The study found that using a variety of messages and formats of ecolabels is associated with the selection and purchase of more sustainable food products.
ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sandra Notaro, Elisabetta Lovera, Alessandro Paletto
Summary: Consumers are willing to pay more for products made of bioplastics, particularly those that are 100% wood-based, biodegradable in less than six months, and provide information on climate protection. Purchase intentions, subjective norm, control on perceived costs, climate impact, as well as demographic factors like gender, age, income, and education, influence consumer behavior towards bioplastic products.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Amar Doshi, Sean Pascoe, Louisa Coglan, Thomas J. Rainey
Summary: The sustainability of biofuels as substitutes for petrol and diesel is questionable due to economic and environmental issues in their production lifecycle. This study estimates the value of externalities associated with different types of biofuel feedstock using a sample of Australian fuel consumers. The results suggest that newer biofuel feedstock, like microalgae, can generate high consumer values compared to agricultural-based predecessors. Consumers are willing to pay more for biofuels that avoid a 10% increase in food prices and have low lifecycle emissions. Existing biofuel policies and higher incomes have contradictory associations with consumer values. The findings should inform biofuel policies to encourage the development of a more diversified range of feedstock and related technologies for more sustainable fuel alternatives.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2023)
Article
Business
Peter E. Earl
Summary: This article proposes a unified behavioral research program that integrates old, new, and evolutionary behavioral approaches as an alternative to the dominant rational choice theory and Walrasian view in economics. It can also serve as a framework for interdisciplinary research on consumer behavior. The key idea is that evolution in the economy and human systems involves the creation, adoption, and abandonment of rules for addressing infinite regress problems and cognitive challenges. Researchers need to develop knowledge of these rules to anticipate behavior.
JOURNAL OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Stephen Hynes, Wenting Chen, Kofi Vondolia, Claire Armstrong, Eamonn O'Connor
Summary: Habitat loss and degradation are major causes of species decline and extinction in marine ecosystems. Restoring Norwegian kelp forests has been shown to have positive societal welfare impacts, with enhanced biodiversity being highly valued by the public and restoration area size being prioritized by active marine environment users. Failure to incorporate these non-market values into marine policy decisions may not be in the best interest of society.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Frans Folkvord, Niki Bergmans, Sara Pabian
Summary: Results from an experimental study examining the effects of Nutri-Score label on snack bars showed that it did not have an impact on consumers' attitudes, taste perception, and purchase intentions. This suggests that integrating Nutri-Score label on food packaging may not lead to changes in consumers' cognitive responses towards the products, indicating that changing consumption behaviors is challenging and requires further empirical and theoretical understanding.
FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nadine E. van der Waal, Frans Folkvord, Rachid Azrout, Corine S. Meppelink
Summary: Given the current environmental threats, sustainable dietary choices are increasingly important. However, consumers often struggle to assess the sustainability of products and make better choices. This pilot study examines the impact of explanatory product information on sustainable purchases in an online supermarket, and whether additional health information increases message effectiveness. The results suggest that an explanatory sustainability claim reduces sustainable purchases for individuals with low environmental attitudes, but the addition of a health claim has no effect.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Damia Valero-Bover, Pedro Gonzalez, Gerard Carot-Sans, Isaac Cano, Pilar Saura, Pilar Otermin, Celia Garcia, Maria Galvez, Francisco Lupianez-Villanueva, Jordi Piera-Jimenez
Summary: A predictive model was developed to reduce non-attendance to hospital outpatient appointments, showing a significant reduction with selective interventions like phone call reminders. Patient stratification based on non-attendance risk estimation allows prioritizing effective interventions and decreasing non-attendance rates.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Frans Folkvord, Freek Snelting, Doeschka Anschutz, Tilo Hartmann, Alexandra Theben, Laura Gunderson, Ivar Vermeulen, Francisco Lupianez-Villanueva
Summary: This study experimentally examined the effects of information about the source and a protective warning message on users' critical evaluation of news items and the perception of accuracy. The results showed that source information had a significant effect on critical evaluation, while including a protective message did not significantly affect critical evaluation. Furthermore, there was no interaction between type of source and protective message on critical evaluation.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Janina Steinert, Henrike Sternberg, Hannah Prince, Barbara Fasolo, Matteo M. Galizzi, Tim Buethe, Giuseppe A. Veltri
Summary: There is heterogeneity in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy across eight European countries. Different messages have varying effects on reducing vaccine hesitancy, indicating the need to avoid one-size-fits-all campaigns.
Article
Psychology, Social
Sara Pabian, Gaelle Ouvrein, Kathleen van Royen, Frans Folkvord, Karolien Poels, Heidi Vandebosch, Charlotte De Backer
Summary: This study examined the attitudes of meat eaters, veg*ns, and occasional meat eaters towards each other. The results showed that veg*ns had significantly more negative attitudes towards meat eaters, but both groups' attitudes were lower than neutral. Additionally, a content analysis of tweets found that a minority of tweets contained signs of negative attitudes towards meat eating or veg*nism.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mauro Martinelli, Giuseppe Alessandro Veltri
Summary: The research identified three groups in a sample of Italian citizens with different articulation of predictors of vaccine hesitancy, indicating different understandings of vaccine uptake. The study also found that cognitive segmentation was related to different levels of perceived risk, confidence, and support for vaccination.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Serge P. J. M. Horbach, Lex M. Bouter, George Gaskell, Maura Hiney, Panagiotis Kavouras, Niels Mejlgaard, Nick Allum, Noemie Aubert Bonn, Anna-Kathrine Bendtsen, Costas A. Charitidis, Nik Claesen, Kris Dierickx, Anna Domaradzka, Andrea Reyes Elizondo, Nicole Foger, Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner, Teodora Konach, Krishma Labib, Ana Marusic, Daniel Pizzolato, Tine Ravn, Rea Roje, Mads P. Sorensen, Borana Taraj, Giuseppe A. Veltri, Joeri K. Tijdink
Summary: Research integrity is a key concern for stakeholders in science, and research funders play a crucial role in fostering it. To promote research integrity, we recommend that funders develop and implement a Research Integrity Promotion Plan (RIPP).
Article
Biology
Janina Steinert, Henrike Sternberg, Giuseppe A. Veltri, Tim Buthe
Summary: A study in six European countries found that respondents prioritize vaccinating individuals with higher mortality and infection risks, regardless of their nationality. Respondents in Italy, France, Spain, and Sweden were more likely to prioritize candidates from low-income countries, while German respondents showed a preference for candidates from their own country. Women, younger individuals, and those with higher education were more supportive of equitable vaccine distribution.
Letter
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Abu Bakkar Siddique, Lilian Golzarri-Arroyo, Yasaman Jamshidi-Naeini, Colby J. Vorland, Frans Folkvord, Doeschka Anschutz, Marieke Geurts, David B. Allison
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mauro Martinelli, Giuseppe A. Veltri
Summary: Following the COVID-19 outbreak, scientists developed vaccines to combat the pandemic, but vaccine hesitancy poses a major threat. Previous research showed that perceived risk and confidence are key determinants of vaccine acceptance, but findings on COVID-19 are inconclusive and lack longitudinal data. This article examines the relationship between risk perception, confidence, and vaccine acceptance across countries and time-points, finding cross-sectional associations but no significant associations over time within countries.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Frans Folkvord, Lutz Peschke, Yasemin Gumus Agca, Karlijn van Houten, Giacomo Stazi, Francisco Lupianez-Villanueva
Summary: This study investigated individuals' preferences in the willingness to download a health app and found that data protection and gaming elements are factors that influence the willingness to download a COVID-19 contact tracing app. It is important to ensure that the app meets ethical standards and consider integrating gaming elements to enhance the willingness to download.
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Communication
Frans Folkvord, Lutz Peschke, Yasemin Guemues Agca, Karlijn van Houten, Giacomo Stazi, Ana Roca-Umbert, Seldag Guenes Peschke, Seyedehshahrzad Seyfafjehi, Alba Gallego, Eugenio Gaeta, Giuseppe Fico, Anni Karinsalo, Francisco Lupianez Villanueva
Summary: This study investigated individuals' preferences in downloading a COVID-19 tracing app in the Netherlands and Turkey, and found that data protection is one of the most important factors influencing the intention to adopt the app. The manufacturer, reward, and gaming elements had less impact on the probability of downloading the app. These findings highlight the importance of considering privacy, equality, and fairness when developing and launching tracing apps.
FRONTIERS IN COMMUNICATION
(2022)
