A method for describing food beliefs which may predict personal food choice

Managing values in personal food systems

“…Means-end chain theory (Gutman, 1982;Olson & Reynolds, 1983;Pieters et al, 1995) demonstrates the linkages between peoples' values and attributes of objects they are selecting. Bell et al (1981) proposed that people used value-like criteria to inform their food categorization. Evaluative classification of objects coincides with the categorization strategy we found people using in their personal food systems to classify foods along value continuums in an attempt to simplify their daily food choices.…”

Food choice motives of different ethnics and the foodies segment in Kuala Lumpur

“…There have been multidisciplinary attempts to measure the motives for food selection incorporating aspects such as environment, social factors and sustainability choices (e.g. Bell et al, 1981;Cong et al, 2013;De Boer et al, 2007). Sobal and Bisogni (2009) argue that the underpinning theories of food behaviour are not confined to only one and that multiple perspectives are crucial due to the dynamism in food choice decisions.…”

Pleasure, Pursuit of Health or Negotiation of Identity? Personality Correlates of Food Choice Motives Among Young and Middle-aged Women

“…Bell et al, 1981;Contento et al, 1995;Furst et al, 1996;Letarte et al, 1997;Parraga, 1990;Rozin, 1990;Steptoe et al, 1995;Wardle, 1993). These studies have shown that food choice determinants range in scope from practical (e.g.…”