Fanelli Rosa Maria
Department of Economics, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.
Foods. 2021 Jan 15;10(1):169. doi: 10.3390/foods10010169.
The principal aim of this study is to explore the effects of the first lockdown of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on changes in food consumption and food-related behaviour on a diverse sample of Italian consumers aged ≥18 years. To achieve this aim, the research path starts with an investigation of some of the first few studies conducted on Italian consumers. It then reports the findings of a pilot survey carried out on a small sample of Italian consumes who live in Molise. The studies chosen for investigation were published as articles or research reports. In total, six relevant studies were chosen, each involving a different sized sample of Italian consumers. The average number of respondents is 2142, with a standard deviation of 1260.56. A distinction is made between the results of the articles, the research reports, and the pilot survey. The latter was conducted to develop and validate the components of a new questionnaire and, furthermore, to assess changes in the eating habits of individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results suggest that the effects of the pandemic on consumer behaviour can, above all, be grouped into changes related to shopping for food, eating habits, and food-related behaviour. This article can serve as the basis for future research in this area as it identifies and highlights key changes, in addition to comparing the earliest evidence available, using a critical approach.
本研究的主要目的是探讨2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行首次封锁对18岁及以上意大利消费者多样化样本的食品消费变化和与食品相关行为的影响。为实现这一目标，研究路径始于对一些针对意大利消费者开展的早期研究的调查。随后报告了对居住在莫利塞的一小部分意大利消费者进行的试点调查结果。选定进行调查的研究以文章或研究报告形式发表。总共选择了六项相关研究，每项研究涉及不同规模的意大利消费者样本。受访者的平均人数为2142人，标准差为1260.56。文章、研究报告和试点调查的结果有所不同。开展试点调查是为了开发和验证一份新问卷的组成部分，此外，还旨在评估COVID-19大流行期间个人饮食习惯的变化。结果表明，大流行对消费者行为的影响首先可归纳为与食品购买、饮食习惯和与食品相关行为有关的变化。本文除了使用批判性方法比较现有最早证据外，还识别并突出了关键变化，可作为该领域未来研究的基础。
