The Effect of Trust Benefit and Risk Perception of GM Foods on Behavior Intention: A Study on University Students

Erkan ARI; Veysel YILMAZ; Murat OLGUN

doi:https://doi.org/10.26650/JECS2021-930755

Makale detayları

The Effect of Trust Benefit and Risk Perception of GM Foods on Behavior Intention: A Study on University Students

Yazarlar:

Erkan ARI | Veysel YILMAZ | Murat OLGUN

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ekonomi ve Maliye

Dergi:

Journal of Economy Culture and Society 2021 Issue 64, pp.297-312

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000499575

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2645-8772

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26650/JECS2021-930755

Özet:

 

The  aim  of  this  study  is  to  examine  the  attitudes  and  behaviors  of  university   students   towards   “foods   containing   Genetically   Modified   Organisms”   (GMO).   For   this   purpose,   firstly,   a   research   model   was   proposed to describe the relationships between attitudes and behaviors towards  GMO  by  making  use  of  the  literature  review,  and  then  various  hypotheses  were  formed  to  test  the  relationships  between  the  factors  in  the  model.  The  factors  in  the  proposed  research  model  are  “Attitude  (ATT),”“Attitude   towards   Knowledge   and   Technology   (KNOW),”   “Trust   (TRUST),”  “Perceived  Benefit  (BEN),”  “Perceived  Risk  (RISK)”  and  “Behavior  (BEH)”.  In  the  study,  the  proposed  research  model  was  analyzed  using  Structural  Equation  Modeling  (SEM),  and  the  suitability  of  the  proposed  model  was  evaluated  according  to  various  fit  criteria.  As  a  result  of  the  analysis,  it  was  determined  that  a  one-unit  increase  in  the  perceived  benefit  and  perceived  risk  for  GMO  will  cause  an  increase  of  0.89  units  and  a  decrease  of  0.19  units,  respectively,  in  the  attitude  towards  GMO.  In  addition,  it  was  determined  that  as  trust  in  scientific  research  results,  media,  labeling  system  and  inspection  systems  increase,  the  perception  that GMO can be beneficial will also increase.

Makale detayları

The Effect of Trust Benefit and Risk Perception of GM Foods on Behavior Intention: A Study on University Students

Yazarlar: Erkan ARI | Veysel YILMAZ | Murat OLGUN

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Ekonomi ve Maliye

Dergi: Journal of Economy Culture and Society 2021 Issue 64, pp.297-312

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2021

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000499575

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2645-8772

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26650/JECS2021-930755

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Erkan ARI | Veysel YILMAZ | Murat OLGUN

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ekonomi ve Maliye

Dergi:

Journal of Economy Culture and Society 2021 Issue 64, pp.297-312

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000499575

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2645-8772

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26650/JECS2021-930755