The Effect of Trust Benefit and Risk Perception of GM Foods on Behavior Intention: A Study on University Students
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 attitu...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-be7dd4f50f304cd788e766e6a7b7e3722025-02-04T10:15:48ZengIstanbul University PressJournal of Economy Culture and Society2645-87722021-12-016429731210.26650/JECS2021-9307554The Effect of Trust Benefit and Risk Perception of GM Foods on Behavior Intention: A Study on University StudentsMurat Olgun0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-4545Erkan Arı1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6012-0619Veysel Yılmaz2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5147-5047ESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİKÜTAHYA DUMLUPINAR ÜNİVERSİTESİESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİThe 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.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1743672gmo (genetically modified organisms)attitudetrustperceived benefitperceived riskstructural equation modelling |
| spellingShingle | Murat Olgun Erkan Arı Veysel Yılmaz The Effect of Trust Benefit and Risk Perception of GM Foods on Behavior Intention: A Study on University Students Journal of Economy Culture and Society gmo (genetically modified organisms) attitude trust perceived benefit perceived risk structural equation modelling |
| title | The Effect of Trust Benefit and Risk Perception of GM Foods on Behavior Intention: A Study on University Students |
| title_full | The Effect of Trust Benefit and Risk Perception of GM Foods on Behavior Intention: A Study on University Students |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Trust Benefit and Risk Perception of GM Foods on Behavior Intention: A Study on University Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Trust Benefit and Risk Perception of GM Foods on Behavior Intention: A Study on University Students |
| title_short | The Effect of Trust Benefit and Risk Perception of GM Foods on Behavior Intention: A Study on University Students |
| title_sort | effect of trust benefit and risk perception of gm foods on behavior intention a study on university students |
| topic | gmo (genetically modified organisms) attitude trust perceived benefit perceived risk structural equation modelling |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1743672 |
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