Sustainable vs. Unsustainable Food Consumption Behaviour: A Study among Students from Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Material and Method
3. Research Findings
3.1. Descriptive Statistics
3.2. Inferential Statistics
4. Discussions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Gender | Age | Total | ||||||||
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Male | Female | 18–19 Years Old | 20–21 Years Old | 22–23 Years Old | 24–25 Years Old | 26 Years Old+ | Don’t Know/ No Opinion | |||
What kind of diet do you usually have? | Mixed | 93.2% | 87.5% | 92.7% | 89.3% | 90.3% | 83.6% | 82.9% | 86.2% | 89.3% |
Semi-vegetarian | 2.7% | 7.1% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 8.6% | 10.3% | 0.0% | 5.7% | |
Ovo-lacto-vegetarian | 1.4% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 5.6% | 4.3% | 13.8% | 2.9% | |
Lacto-vegetarian | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | |
Vegetarian | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.3% | |
Don’t know/ No opinion | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 14% | |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Model | Unstandardised Coefficients | Standardised Coefficients | t | Sig. | |
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Butter | 0.192 | 0.086 | 0.060 | 2.232 | 0.026 |
Margarine | −0.169 | 0.075 | −0.060 | −2.248 | 0.025 |
Pork meat | 0.237 | 0.093 | 0.073 | 2.564 | 0.010 |
Canned meat | 0.291 | 0.095 | 0.087 | 3.055 | 0.002 |
Canned pâtés | −0.234 | 0.088 | −0.074 | −2.660 | 0.008 |
Sunflower oil | 0.244 | 0.087 | 0.075 | 2.794 | 0.005 |
Industrially obtained sweets | −0.232 | 0.110 | −0.063 | −2.111 | 0.035 |
Semi−prepared foods | −0.215 | 0.095 | −0.066 | −2.266 | 0.024 |
Wine | 0.324 | 0.095 | 0.107 | 3.420 | 0.001 |
Energy drinks | −0.234 | 0.078 | −0.083 | −3.003 | 0.003 |
Coffee | 0.208 | 0.054 | 0.096 | 3.879 | 0.000 |
Model | Unstandardised Coefficients | Standardised Coefficients | t | Sig. | |
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I eat alone | −0.136 | 0.069 | −0.045 | −1.962 | 0.050 |
I skip certain meals in order to prevent gaining weight | 0.116 | 0.059 | 0.050 | 1.972 | 0.049 |
I eat while talking on the phone/sending SMS/emails | −0.201 | 0.055 | −0.088 | −3.664 | 0.000 |
I do not eat in order to save money | −0.319 | 0.066 | −0.119 | −4.805 | 0.000 |
I eat while standing | 0.282 | 0.062 | 0.110 | 4.534 | 0.000 |
I have the last meal of the day after 23:00 | −0.225 | 0.062 | −0.089 | −3.599 | 0.000 |
Model | Unstandardised Coefficients | Standardised Coefficients | t | Sig. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
I do not have breakfast | 0.909 | 0.240 | 0.095 | 3.784 | 0.000 |
I do not eat because I feel stressed | −1.897 | 0.246 | −0.182 | −7.696 | 0.000 |
I skip certain meals in order to prevent gaining weight | 0.998 | 0.244 | 0.103 | 4.082 | 0.000 |
I eat while talking on the phone/sending SMS/emails | −1.406 | 0.226 | −0.149 | −6.218 | 0.000 |
I eat while standing | 1.058 | 0.257 | 0.099 | 4.114 | 0.000 |
I have snacks between meals | −0.868 | 0.316 | −0.068 | −2.746 | 0.006 |
I have the last meal of the day after 23:00 | 0.715 | 0.258 | 0.068 | 2.768 | 0.006 |
Levene’s Test for Equality of Variances | t-test for Equality of Means | |||||||||
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F | Sig. | t | df | Sig. (2-tailed) | Mean Difference | Std. Error Difference | 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference | |||
Lower | Upper | |||||||||
Industrially obtained sweets | Equal variances assumed | 0.388 | 0.533 | −2.609 | 2349 | 0.009 | −0.106 | 0.041 | −0.186 | −0.026 |
Equal variances not assumed | −2.659 | 1478.000 | 0.008 | −0.106 | 0.040 | −0.185 | −0.028 | |||
Semi−prepared foods | Equal variances assumed | 1.680 | 0.195 | 2.888 | 2341 | 0.004 | 0.133 | 0.046 | 0.043 | 0.223 |
Equal variances not assumed | 2.965 | 1484.929 | 0.003 | 0.133 | 0.045 | 0.045 | 0.221 | |||
Beer | Equal variances assumed | 0.359 | 0.549 | 19.936 | 2330 | 0.000 | 1.009 | 0.051 | 0.910 | 1.108 |
Equal variances not assumed | 19.466 | 1320.280 | 0.000 | 1.009 | 0.052 | 0.907 | 1.111 | |||
Frizzy drinks | Equal variances assumed | 0.981 | 0.322 | 10.047 | 2349 | 0.000 | 0.542 | 0.054 | 0.436 | 0.648 |
Equal variances not assumed | 10.325 | 1511.803 | 0.000 | 0.542 | 0.053 | 0.439 | 0.645 | |||
Coffee | Equal variances assumed | 1.188 | 0.276 | −2.691 | 2348 | 0.007 | −0.185 | 0.069 | −0.321 | −0.050 |
Equal variances not assumed | −2.687 | 1397.216 | 0.007 | −0.185 | 0.069 | −0.321 | −0.050 |
Levene’s Test for Equality of Variances | t-test for Equality of Means | |||||||||
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F | Sig. | t | df | Sig. (2-tailed) | Mean Difference | Std. Error Difference | 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference | |||
Lower | Upper | |||||||||
I do not eat because I feel stressed | Equal variances assumed | 0.708 | 0.400 | −4.891 | 2336 | 0.000 | −0.281 | 0.057 | −0.393 | −0.168 |
Equal variances not assumed | −4.853 | 1354.720 | 0.000 | −0.281 | 0.058 | −0.394 | −0.167 | |||
I eat while standing | Equal variances assumed | 1.042 | 0.307 | 2.050 | 2343 | 0.041 | 0.116 | 0.057 | 0.005 | 0.228 |
Equal variances not assumed | 2.035 | 1372.007 | 0.042 | 0.116 | 0.057 | 0.004 | 0.229 | |||
I have snacks between meals | Equal variances assumed | 0.963 | 0.327 | −3.457 | 2333 | 0.001 | −0.167 | 0.048 | −0.262 | −0.072 |
Equal variances not assumed | −3.461 | 1396.776 | 0.001 | −0.167 | 0.048 | −0.261 | −0.072 | |||
I have the last meal of the day after 11 pm | Equal variances assumed | 3.786 | 0.052 | 9.525 | 2354 | 0.000 | 0.532 | 0.056 | 0.423 | 0.642 |
Equal variances not assumed | 9.625 | 1433.008 | 0.000 | 0.532 | 0.055 | 0.424 | 0.641 | |||
I consume alcoholic beverages | Equal variances assumed | 2.874 | 0.090 | 12.612 | 2350 | 0.000 | 0.643 | 0.051 | 0.543 | 0.743 |
Equal variances not assumed | 12.322 | 1324.868 | 0.000 | 0.643 | 0.052 | 0.541 | 0.745 |
Levene’s Test for Equality of Variances | t-test for Equality of Means | |||||||||
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F | Sig. | t | df | Sig. (2-tailed) | Mean Difference | Std. Error Difference | 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference | |||
Lower | Upper | |||||||||
Butter | Equal variances assumed | 3.690 | 0.055 | 2.957 | 2331 | 0.003 | 0.139 | 0.047 | 0.047 | 0.230 |
Equal variances not assumed | 2.994 | 1494.901 | 0.003 | 0.139 | 0.046 | 0.048 | 0.229 | |||
Margarine | Equal variances assumed | 3.429 | 0.064 | −3.381 | 2301 | 0.001 | −0.177 | 0.052 | −0.280 | −0.074 |
Equal variances not assumed | −3.363 | 1413.745 | 0.001 | −0.177 | 0.053 | −0.281 | −0.074 | |||
Canned pâtés | Equal variances assumed | 1.693 | 0.193 | −4.937 | 2299 | 0.000 | −0.234 | 0.047 | −0.327 | −0.141 |
Equal variances not assumed | −4.958 | 1448.441 | 0.000 | −0.234 | 0.047 | −0.327 | −0.142 |
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Pocol, C.B.; Marinescu, V.; Amuza, A.; Cadar, R.-L.; Rodideal, A.A. Sustainable vs. Unsustainable Food Consumption Behaviour: A Study among Students from Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4699. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114699
Pocol CB, Marinescu V, Amuza A, Cadar R-L, Rodideal AA. Sustainable vs. Unsustainable Food Consumption Behaviour: A Study among Students from Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova. Sustainability. 2020; 12(11):4699. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114699
Chicago/Turabian StylePocol, Cristina Bianca, Valentina Marinescu, Antonio Amuza, Roxana-Larisa Cadar, and Anda Anca Rodideal. 2020. "Sustainable vs. Unsustainable Food Consumption Behaviour: A Study among Students from Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova" Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4699. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114699
APA StylePocol, C. B., Marinescu, V., Amuza, A., Cadar, R.-L., & Rodideal, A. A. (2020). Sustainable vs. Unsustainable Food Consumption Behaviour: A Study among Students from Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova. Sustainability, 12(11), 4699. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114699