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Young Consumers' Attitudes and Behaviour Towards Sustainable and Healthy Eating

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Sustainable Healthy Eating Behaviour
Interventions
Behavioral: Consumer reactions to tailored messages sent via app
Registration Number
NCT02776410
Lead Sponsor
Zuzanna Pieniak
Brief Summary

The purpose is to investigate young consumers' attitudes and behaviour towards sustainable and healthy eating by applying a multidisciplinary approach, taking into account economical, marketing, public health and environmental related issues. In order to achieve this goal, consumers' reactions on interactive tailored informational messages about sustainable from social, environmental and economical point of view, as well as healthy eating behaviour in a group of Polish young adults will be investigated. Main research questions that will be addressed: What is consumer's current behaviour and perception of sustainable healthy eating? What are factors determining consumers' reactions to messages about sustainable healthy eating? What are consumers' reactions on interactive tailored communication about sustainable and healthy eating behaviour? About 200 Polish consumers will take part in this randomized controlled trial. A stratified design will be used to recruit 18-30 years old adults using smart phones. The sample will be represented for gender and region. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a study or a control group. They will complete a baseline and follow-up survey. An application for smart phones will be developed by a professional IT company in order to deliver personalised messages to the participants. Intervention will take one month. Messages developed following the theory-linked definitions of behaviour change techniques will be sent to the participants every 2-3 days. The six principles of sustainable and healthy behaviour introduced in the campaign "Livewell 2020" will be used as a base to communicate to consumers.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
201
Inclusion Criteria
  • user of a smart phone
  • Internet user
Exclusion Criteria
  • user of an older version of a mobile phone

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention groupConsumer reactions to tailored messages sent via appGroup receiving tailored messages promoting sustainable and healthy eating through an mobile-application together with six principles of sustainable healthy eating that will be included in the mobile application,
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
change in sustainable healthy eating behaviour measured by a Sustainable Healthy Eating indexbaseline and follow up 2 months later
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
consumer attitudes towards sustainable healthy eatingbaseline and follow up 2 months later

consumer attitudes towards sustainable healthy eating by means of quantitative questionnaire at the baseline survey prior to intervention and follow up survey after the intervention

consumer knowledge about sustainable healthy eatingbaseline and follow up 2 months later

consumer subjective and objective knowledge about sustainable healthy eating by means of scales as a part of the quantitative questionnaire at the baseline survey prior to intervention and follow up survey after the intervention

Intention towards sustainable healthy eatingbaseline and follow up 2 months later

Intention towards sustainable healthy eating by means of a scale as a part of the quantitative questionnaire at the baseline survey prior to intervention and follow up survey after the intervention

Behavioural determinants of sustainable healthy eating based on the Integrative Modelbaseline and follow up 2 months later

Other behavioural determinants of sustainable healthy eating by means of quantitative questionnaire at the baseline survey prior to intervention and follow up survey after the intervention

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