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A Study on the Causal Relationships among Eco-friendly Consumption Value, Dietary Attitude, Nutrient Intake Behavior, Health Behavior and Quality of Life

친환경 소비가치와 식태도, 영양섭취행동, 건강행동 및 삶의 질 간의 영향관계 분석

  • Lee, Yeon-Jung (Dept. of Food Service Management and Culinary, Gyeongju University)
  • Received : 2017.10.13
  • Accepted : 2017.10.19
  • Published : 2017.10.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships among variables focusing on what kinds of characteristics of eco-friendly consumption value affect dietary attitude, nutrient intake behavior, health behavior and quality of life, and establish a relationship model. The subjects of this study were 238 eco-friendly consumers. SPSS 23.0 and LISREL 8.50 were adopted to examine measurement model by using analysis method. The results were as followings; First, eco-friendly consumption value has a positive impact on dietary attitude and health behavior. Second, dietary attitude affects nutrient intake behavior positively. Third, the impact of nutrient intake behavior on health behavior is significant. From the results of this investigation, it was found that eco-friendly consumption value affects dietary attitude, health behavior and that the health behavior was positively influential on quality of life. It was also verified that eco-friendly consumption value affects dietary attitude, nutrient intake behavior, and health behavior. Moreover, it was also confirmed that the higher eco-friendly consumption value is, the higher dietary attitude, trust, health behavior and quality of life will be, thereby improving the good healthy life provided.

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