The Impact of Globalization on the Food Behaviour of Consumers – Literature and Research Review

Hanus, Gabriela

doi:10.12955/cbup.v6.1151

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“…Both Poland and Italy are classified as individualistic cultures based on Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory (Poland with a score of 60 and Italy with a score of 76 [ 57 ]. In addition, the effect of globalization on eating behaviors [ 58 ] and on the increased health burden associated with eating disorders pathology [ 59 ] seems to be similar in these Western countries, especially among young people.…”

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Orthorexia Nervosa and Disordered Eating Attitudes, Self-Esteem and Physical Activity among Young Adults

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A relation between Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) and increased frequency of physical activity has been put in evidence by recent studies. It is well known that intense physical exercises are typically related to eating disorders, but its relationship with ON is still a subject of debate. Other transdiagnostic features could be necessary to conceptualize and understand ON; in this way, low self-esteem is related to eating behavior but is not still extensively investigated in ON, and, to date, data are so heterogeneous that they do not allow us to understand if this is a psychological feature somehow associated with ON. The current study aimed to assess whether disordered eating attitudes, self-esteem, and physical activity are associated with ON in young adults from Poland and Italy. Moreover, we investigated the differences by comparing lower and higher ON levels related to disordered eating attitudes, self-esteem, and physical activity. Our results indicated that a great concern about dieting significantly predicted problems associated with healthy eating, knowledge about healthy eating, and feeling positive about healthy eating. In addition, young adults with a high level of ON demonstrated higher levels of disordered eating attitudes and vigorous-intensity physical activity than young adults with a low level of ON. Future studies are needed to assess the direct effect of physical activity and self-esteem on ON.

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“…Furthermore, the globalization of both food markets and supply chains has been of major importance in changing people's habits, causing a shift in consumer demand from domestic to global goods. Global population growth and the resulting increase in food demand, as well as overfishing of several key marine stocks, have affected both the supply of and demand for food and fish (FAO 2020;Hanus 2018).…”

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Drivers of fish choice: an exploratory analysis in Mediterranean countries

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Fish is an important source of healthy proteins and an important economic sector in Mediterranean countries. Despite the wealth of knowledge acquired in Western countries, a gap has been found in studies in developing countries, as in the Mediterranean southern shore. Therefore, we aimed to investigate consumers’ perceptions of finfish attributes, with qualitative tools as focus groups, given the exploratory nature of the research. The focus groups have been held in Italy, Lebanon, Spain, and Tunisia; in each country, one was held in seaside areas and one in inland areas, in order to control for the availability of fish that shapes consumers’ evaluations and expectations. The focus groups have been analysed through content and semantic analyses. Results of the study yielded main themes recurring in the discussions that have been categorized along such dimensions: (1) definition of fish products; (2) context; (3) search attributes; (4) experience attributes; and (5) credence attributes. Among attributes, the ones mostly guiding consumers’ choices seem to be freshness and fish species, which are used as proxies for quality and sensory attributes. Most of the respondents preferred delicate white fish, while some exceptions were found in Tunisian respondents preferring blue fish and they also were the only ones who were not looking for convenient and already cleaned products. Trust also represented a critical element in guiding the decisions of consumers: with a lack of trust, consumers deviate from preferring local products, as noticeable especially in Lebanese respondents’ opinions. Credence attributes such as animal welfare and sustainability received a minor attention from all the respondents.

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“…In a recent study, it has been noted that globalization expressions can contribute to the modeling of FP and consumption through easier mobility, technological progress and the expansion of international retail chains (Hanus, 2018). Researchers have reported similar effects regarding the growing motivations on the global food production, for example, by organic methods (Willer and Lernoud 2018; Kushwah et al , 2019c) and the consumption of organic food by facilitating buying behavior (Kushwah et al , 2019a, b; Tandon et al , 2021).…”

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Effects of globalization on food production in five European countries

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Ricciardi

Cavallo

et al. 2021

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of globalization convergence (GC) and its components (social, economic, political, technological and ecological) on food production (FP).Design/methodology/approachThe methodological approach adopted is based on a quantitative approach, using a static panel data analysis with relevant data from five European countries within five time intervals (2013–2017).FindingsThe results indicated that three components of globalization (social, technological and ecological) could significantly contribute to the food industry, while two other components of globalization (economic and political) are negatively correlated with FP.Research limitations/implicationsThis study contributes to the theoretical recognition of the role of globalization in influencing FP in multidisciplinary interactions. Meanwhile, this study's main limitation lies in the statistical method of panel data analysis, since temporal and spatial changes have not been investigated.Originality/valueDespite the literature on globalization's effect on FP, each globalization component's effect has not been investigated appropriately within cross-countries studies. Hence, the present study addresses a gap in the extant literature by examining the globalization effects on the food industry to promote globalized food security, opportunities and solutions in the study areas.

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The Impact of Globalization on the Food Behaviour of Consumers – Literature and Research Review

Cited by 16 publications

References 8 publications

Orthorexia Nervosa and Disordered Eating Attitudes, Self-Esteem and Physical Activity among Young Adults

Orthorexia Nervosa and Disordered Eating Attitudes, Self-Esteem and Physical Activity among Young Adults

Drivers of fish choice: an exploratory analysis in Mediterranean countries

Effects of globalization on food production in five European countries

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