Food Waste Unveiled: Exploring Consumer Attitudes, Habits, and the Path to Sustainable Food Consumption

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.23762/FSO_VOL13_NO1_4" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.23762/FSO_VOL13_NO1_4</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.23762/FSO_VOL13_NO1_4" target="_blank" >10.23762/FSO_VOL13_NO1_4</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Food Waste Unveiled: Exploring Consumer Attitudes, Habits, and the Path to Sustainable Food Consumption

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This study enriches the current state of knowledge presented in the literature review by investigating how the propensity to waste food is influenced by people's views on food waste, frequency of food purchases, and individual habits related to environmentally sustainable household practices. Binary logistic regression modelling in hierarchical form was developed from 672 completed questionnaires representing the population of the Czech Republic aged 15 and over. The research shows that the propensity to waste food is higher among individuals who are aware of their food waste and concerned about its cost, which can be explained by cognitive dissonance. The phenomenon of forgetting to consume food before it spoils is identified as an important economic reason for food waste, attributed to time inconsistency and imperfect information processing. The frequency of food purchases is found to have a nonlinear relationship with food waste, suggesting an optimal purchase frequency at which individuals can effectively manage their food stocks. Individuals who frequently bring their own bags to the supermarket and regularly sort their waste have lower levels of food waste, driven by pro-environmental behaviour, mindfulness, and adherence to social norms. The study provides practical insights such as educating the public about the environmental impact of food waste, tailoring communication strategies to address cognitive dissonance, developing community programmes that emphasise the social and moral aspects of reducing food waste and fostering a collective sense of responsibility, and implementing economic incentives or penalties to align economic behaviours with environmental and moral values regarding food waste.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Food Waste Unveiled: Exploring Consumer Attitudes, Habits, and the Path to Sustainable Food Consumption

Popis výsledku anglicky

This study enriches the current state of knowledge presented in the literature review by investigating how the propensity to waste food is influenced by people's views on food waste, frequency of food purchases, and individual habits related to environmentally sustainable household practices. Binary logistic regression modelling in hierarchical form was developed from 672 completed questionnaires representing the population of the Czech Republic aged 15 and over. The research shows that the propensity to waste food is higher among individuals who are aware of their food waste and concerned about its cost, which can be explained by cognitive dissonance. The phenomenon of forgetting to consume food before it spoils is identified as an important economic reason for food waste, attributed to time inconsistency and imperfect information processing. The frequency of food purchases is found to have a nonlinear relationship with food waste, suggesting an optimal purchase frequency at which individuals can effectively manage their food stocks. Individuals who frequently bring their own bags to the supermarket and regularly sort their waste have lower levels of food waste, driven by pro-environmental behaviour, mindfulness, and adherence to social norms. The study provides practical insights such as educating the public about the environmental impact of food waste, tailoring communication strategies to address cognitive dissonance, developing community programmes that emphasise the social and moral aspects of reducing food waste and fostering a collective sense of responsibility, and implementing economic incentives or penalties to align economic behaviours with environmental and moral values regarding food waste.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50204 - Business and management

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Forum Scientiae Oeconomia

ISSN

2300-5947

e-ISSN

2300-5947

Svazek periodika

13

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

PL - Polská republika

Počet stran výsledku

26

Strana od-do

53-78

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105002081371