RT Journal Article
T1 A perceptive-emotional model of behavioural intention to consume food grown with nutrients recovered from wastewater
A1 Vila Tojo, Sergio
A1 Sabucedo Cameselle, José Manuel
A1 Andrade Fernández, Elena
A1 Gómez Román, Cristina
K1 Wastewater reuse
K1 Public acceptance
K1 Trust
K1 Health risks perception
K1 Costs–benefits perception
K1 Positive and negative emotions
AB Global food production is threatened by a scarcity of phosphorus, an essential component in most fertilisers. Recovering phosphorus from wastewater may be a potential solution. However, there may be social resistance to consuming food grown with these fertilisers. In this study, we propose a predictive perceptive-emotional model (PEM) that identifies the psychological factors that influence favourable behavioural intention towards the consumption of this kind of food. A total of 1,003 participants in Spain (n = 387), Sweden (n = 378) and the Netherlands (n = 238) answered an online survey. The results show that positive emotions are the main predictor of behavioural intention. Generating these emotions depends on trust in scientists, a low health risks perception and a high benefit perception. Managing these factors is key for governments and international institutions so that they are aware of how public acceptance is generated and can launch programmes to encourage the consumption of such food products.
PB Elsevier
SN 0921-3449
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/33125
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/33125
LA eng
NO Resources, Conservation and Recycling Volume 202, March 2024, 107386
NO This research has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (No. 730285) and from the Galician Department of Education, University, and Professional Training (grant number ED431B 2019/07). The authors belong to the Galician Competitive Research Group COSOYPA (GPC2019 GI-1456), and to the Cross-Disciplinary Research Center in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS) (AGRUP2015/02). These programmes are supported by the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union (ERDF).
DS Minerva
RD 30 abr 2026