Mäkiniemi Jaana-Piia, Vainio Annukka
Department of Social Research, P.O. Box 54, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Kalevantie 4, FI-33014 University of Tampere, Finland.
Appetite. 2014 Mar;74:12-9. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.11.016. Epub 2013 Nov 27.
The aim of the study was to examine how young adults in Finland perceive barriers to climate-friendly food choices and how these barriers are associated with their choices. The participants were 350 university students of the social and behavioral sciences who completed a questionnaire during class. The study found that the barriers the participants perceived as being the most relevant were different from those that were associated with the omission of climate-friendly food choices. High prices were perceived as the most relevant barrier, but were only weakly associated with the participants' food choices. Instead, habit and disbelief in the effects of food consumption on the climate were found to be the barriers that had the greatest association with climate-friendly choices. Moreover, women considered high prices and poor supply more important compared to men, whereas men considered disbelief and habit more important. In addition, vegetarians perceived fewer barriers than those who followed other diets. The findings increase our understanding of young adults' perceptions of barriers to climate-friendly food choices, as well as their effects.
该研究的目的是考察芬兰的年轻人如何看待气候友好型食品选择的障碍，以及这些障碍与他们的选择之间有何关联。参与者是350名社会和行为科学专业的大学生，他们在课堂上完成了一份问卷。研究发现，参与者认为最相关的障碍与那些与不选择气候友好型食品相关的障碍不同。高价格被视为最相关的障碍，但与参与者的食品选择关联较弱。相反，习惯以及对食品消费对气候影响的怀疑被发现是与气候友好型选择关联最大的障碍。此外，与男性相比，女性认为高价格和供应不足更为重要，而男性则认为怀疑和习惯更为重要。此外，素食者比遵循其他饮食方式的人察觉到的障碍更少。这些发现增进了我们对年轻人对气候友好型食品选择障碍的认知以及这些障碍的影响的理解。
