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Abstract This study aimed to understand the perception of young adults and middle-aged adults about functional foods and to relate it to socioeconomic, health, and consumption factors. The study participants, both male and female adults (n = 522), completed two questionnaires. The first questionnaire addressed socioeconomic and health aspects, which were designed by the researchers. The second questionnaire focused on attitudes related to the consumption of functional foods, evaluating consumers' perceived needs, benefits, confidence, and safety. The results demonstrated that adults hold a positive perception of functional foods, acknowledging their benefits and the need for consumption. However, there is some skepticism regarding the credibility of functional food claims. Income and education level appear to be factors that influence adults' perception of functional food consumption. Middle-aged adults (45 to 65 years) tend to perceive functional foods as medications, while young adults (18 to 44 years) who consider nutritional quality important when choosing food for consumption tend to have a better perception of functional foods. The recognition of the benefits and the need for functional foods indicates that this market remains promising. However, measures to instill greater consumer confidence should be adopted.

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Although there is societal pressure to accept diversity, negative attitudes towards minority groups such as gay men and lesbian women, especially in Brazil, remain widespread. The objective of this study was to examine whether gender, religiosity, and homonegative attitudes are associated with evaluations of homoaffective advertisements, brand, and purchase intentions. A survey with 456 university students from southern Brazil was carried out. The results demonstrate that women have more positive attitudes towards homoaffective advertisements, brands, and purchase intention. Religiosity also interferes with the attitude towards the ads and the attitude towards the brand. When analyzing religiosity and homonegativity by gender in attitudes towards the advertisement, brand, and purchase intention, it is observed that, for men, religion does not interfere in the attitude towards the brand and in the purchase intention. Limitations of the current study, and directions for future research are outlined.

The objective of this study was to verify the dimensions that influence the positive attitude of the consumer towards advertising. For this, a descriptive and causal study was carried out using a quantitative method. The data collection was carried out using a questionnaire involving dimensions that represent determinants of the consumer's attitude in a sample composed of 512 respondents. Data analysis was performed using structural equations modeling. The main results indicate that the credibility dimension did not show a significant influence on the attitude towards advertising, whereas the dimensions of informative power, hedonism and good for economy can awaken a positive attitude of the consumer in relation to this advertising action. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The translation of knowledge into clinical practice and behavior change is a slow process that involves the involvement of all stakeholders in the process. Knowledge Transfer (CT) is a complex process and encompasses more than the dissemination or communication of research results. Inherent in the pandemic context, our experience reveals some constraints on multidisciplinary and interinstitutional work, but the use of digital platforms can promote communication between academia and practice. Digital technologies pose several challenges to teachers, health professionals and researchers for an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and allows us to infer that CT is influenced by the virtual world. We aim to reflect the role of teachers, researchers, and clinicians in knowledge transfer in the virtual world, analyze challenges and debate strategies that ensure knowledge transfer. Throughout the chapter, divided into six sections, the introductory conceptual issue will be addressed, followed by a section with examples of practical cases already applied in various contexts, allowing for a reflection on the applicability of the tools for a more efficient EBP. The penultimate section lists the limitations and simultaneous challenges of the digital experience. Teaching EBP in school curricula at various levels of education and involving students in projects can be a challenge to the learning process of critical thinking in clinical practice and to the use of online models and techniques, due to the ease of use of technological resources by generations younger. In the Final Considerations, we emphasize the need for a collaborative approach between researchers, clinicians, and clients where each takes an active role. The new technologies applied to health and the demands of consumers, force the change of practices and models of organization of services, as well as the need for institutional partnerships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The influence of the perceived quality of shopping sites, purchase attitude, and satisfaction on purchase intention in e-commerce was analyzed through a survey with 350 consumers using the PLS-SEM technique. Satisfaction has had a positive effect on purchase intention, and it is impossible to corroborate the direct relationship between the perceived quality of purchase sites and purchase intention in e-commerce. This result points the new possibilities for studies involving a possible mediation of the satisfaction construct in the relationship between perceived quality and purchase intention in e-commerce. Perceived quality had a positive effect on purchase attitude and consumer satisfaction in e-commerce. It was also noted that the purchase attitude had a positive effect on consumer satisfaction in e-commerce. The research contributes because of the possibility of a better understanding of why consumers in smaller cities buy and how they respond to market stimuli. Methodologically, this study contributes by using an approach little used in the proposition of models that involve the antecedents of e-commerce. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The main purpose of this study is to analyze the characteristics of changing the consumption structure of urban residents and the impact of education in times of economic crisis. As a research method, the questionnaire method is used, which allows us to effectively identify the peculiarities of the ideas of urban residents about the change in the degree of satisfaction of different groups of needs during the period of self-isolation. Based on the results acquired, the article describes the impact of change in the structure of consumption on the health and social well-being of the population in the modern economic crisis. It is revealed that the economy in food products occurs mainly due to the optimization of the consumer basket and the change to cheaper analogues. It is shown that the crisis did not affect both alcohol consumption and food consumption.

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The aim of the present investigation was to analyze the predictive relationship of service quality and price perception on the satisfaction and positive behavior of fitness center clients in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. The sample consisted of 385 individuals who identified themselves as clients of a fitness center. The instrument used was an adapted, multidimensional questionnaire, consisting of a total of thirty-six items, applied face-to-face in the fitness center. The data were analyzed through a two-step structural equation modeling in AMOS 24.0. The analysis of the measurement model, after a refinement process, indicated a good adjustment to the data. In the structural model, services had a positive impact on both satisfaction and positive behavior, while price perception had a negative impact on behavior. Therefore, it is concluded that providing a service quality is an essential aspect in the acquisition of satisfied customers, who consequently will behave in a positive way when recommending, renewing the enrollment, and buying new products from the fitness center. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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To improve certain social injustices and environmental problems it is necessary to modify the current consumption system, promoting socially responsible consumption. The design of effective awareness campaigns requires knowledge about current attitudes and behaviours of consumers towards this type of consumption. The objective of this study is to understand the attitudes and behaviour of consumers towards socially responsible consumption. To this end, a survey of 415 Spanish consumers was conducted. The results show that there is a high level of concern for social and environmental problems, as well as a high perceived efficiency of the consumer. However, the level of personal benefit perception is still quite low. In addition, the study indicates that socially responsible consumption actions can be grouped into five factors, although consumers do not currently carry out all of them with the same intensity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: The distinction of the Mediterranean Diet as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO has made it possible to intensify the research and communication of this cultural model, highlighting the interest in using it in several areas. Objectives: To identify perceptions about the Mediterranean Diet concept use, potential misuse and to list prospects to explore. Methodology: Thirteen semi-structured questionnaires were applied to personalities representative of the Mediterranean Diet, from Algarve-Portugal. The interview audio was recorded, transcribed, thematically coded and analyzed. Results: Interviewees consider using the concept, especially in the areas: Agriculture/agronomy, Environment, Food, Conviviality, Culture, Economy, Pharmaceuticals, Politics, Health and Tourism. They identified as potential undue uses situations in areas such as food, gastronomy, food industry and food advertising. As prospects for future exploration, it was necessary to invest in agronomy and sustainability; food, health and economic policies; certification and regulation of the use of the concept; culture and tourism and education and communication of the concept. Conclusions: It will be important to promote a global reflection and a standardization of language for a more effective communication of the Mediterranean Diet; promote measures aimed at minimizing the current misuse of the concept, which impedes quality communication; promote its best use so that it can be promoted and safeguarded. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The production of meals involves a set of tools that guarantee quality and safety, and aims to promote, maintain or even recover the individual and collective health of the users that benefit from the food served (CAVALLI, 2007). There are initiatives and concerns of these services in informing the nutritional quality of meals. On the other hand, consumers have been more demanding in the search for more complete, truthful and enlightening information on food products (FERREIRA, 2012). The allergic population before consuming certain foods, seeks to consult the service desk to check the risks of allergen traces present in the products, this when it does not have the information seek the people who are directly related to the preparation of meals, in the case the food handlers . The importance of the right to this information is even more evident in the reference group, since as a form of treatment, allergens should be excluded from their diet, which depends on the possibility of recognizing clear and accurate information about these components in the labels and / or next to the channels of service to the consumer (CHADDAD, 2014). Given this context, due to the constant importance to access to this information, the present research has as fundamental point to evaluate the knowledge of food handlers, in relation to the presence of allergens in commercial meals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present research sought to understand the Ecological Consciousness and the Attitude of the Generation Y Consumers in relation to their sustainable products Purchase Intention, more specifically products of personal hygiene, perfumery and cosmetics. The results obtained by means the application of a quantitative research, survey-type, with 230 respondents, with the data analyzed using the Structural Equation Modeling technique, showed that, in general, 65.3% of the Purchase Intention from consumers regarding sustainable products of personal hygiene, perfumery and cosmetics can be explained by their antecedent constructs, Ecological Consciousness and Consumer Attitude. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The indoor rock climbing (IRC) can be performed in fitness centers, hence it's important to know the people's interest in this modality. Thus, the goal of the present study was to investigate the profile of people who workout in fitness centers (PWFC) in Ipatinga city and their interest in practice IRC. Therefore, we recruited 120 volunteers at four fitness center A (n = 30; age = 24 ± 5.7 years old), B (n = 30; 30 ± 10.8 years old), C (n = 30; 33 ± 9.7 years old) and D (n = 30; 32 ± 12.9 years old) and requested them to answer two questionnaires. A descriptive analysis of these data was performed. The results indicated that 60% of PWFC were male, 66% were between 18 and 30 years old, 52% were college graduates, 55% were enrolled in the gym for less than one year, 83% have practiced only bodybuilding, 60% have not been engaged in outdoor activities, and 54% would like to practice IRC. We conclude that the PWFC are young, male, college-educated, gym beginners and that most of them would like to practice IRC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study of leisure constraints seeks to understand the impact of leisure constraints on consumers. This study investigates the way in which people classified as low income use strategies to reduce the restrictions on leisure they face. Through semi-structured interviews, it is observed that: 1) there is a dose of pleasure in staying home or nearby, representative of leisure for this group, 2) that the aspects that restricts the respondent's leisure is not limited solely to the lack of money, 3) that their own perception of what is a typical leisure in Rio may not correspond to their particular desired leisure, so that the consumer does not feel yourself restricted and 4) that his main complaint was directed to the restrictions associated with travel. The respondents work in the city of Rio de Janeiro, live far from the main leisure areas of the city and take over an hour on their daily commuting. It was not identified characteristics of trading restrictions leisure (as a negotiation), as proposed in the literature, giving evidence that the respondents perceived the available leisure as positive and satisfactory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The field of Consumer Behavior is based on an economic-cognitive perspective with a strong managerial orientation, assuming the individual as a predictable entity that is liable to influence. The 1980s brought an alternative view to this thinking: Consumer Culture Theory (CCT). This perspective assumes a different epistemological orientation from that of the predominant one, based on interpretivism and qualitative research, treating consumption as a cultural phenomenon. The increasing international spread of CCT prompted the study described in this article, to examine whether CCT is consolidated in Brazil. For this, desk research was carried out, using a corpus based on papers published in the area of marketing over the past ten years, by the Marketing Division of the Meeting of the National Association of Postgraduate and Research Programs in Business Administration (EnANPAD) and the ANPAD Marketing Meeting (EMA). The results point to a growing development of studies and research centers related to CCT, revealing that this perspective is currently in the process of being established in Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This document aims to present the main studies on consumer behavior, especially on the construction of preferences and consumption habits and their relation to current scientific theories and, configuring itself as an epistemological analysis on initial studies of consumer behavior. It is characterized as exploratory / descriptive theory with documentary research and literature. For theoretical studies on consumer behavior, construction of preferences and consumption habits were chosen texts used in the discipline of Consumer Behavior Course Doctorate in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, Harvard University. For the basis of studies of epistemology of science and administration, we used the texts of the discipline of Epistemology of Organizational Studies Doctoral Course at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. The analysis was performed comparing the texts on consumer behavior and epistemology. In addition, we used texts and essays about the concept of habitus, understanding that it is the prerequisite for the specific consumption habit. The texts of Bourdieu, Durkeim, Aristotle and some researchers from the fields of philosophy, epistemology, psychology and anthropology who discussed these ideas were also used. The analyzes presented studies of consumer behavior as belonging to complexity theory, covering the history along with the dominant paradigm in recent years and given the other epistemological views. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study aims to analyze the environmental beliefs, the ecological and ecological consumption among women of different generations, in Santa Maria (Rio Grande do Sul), Brazil. The model was to Pikett- Baker and Ozaki (2008). We performed a Confirmatory Factor Analysis and through the structural equations were tested six hypotheses. The results indicate that beliefs are related to the behavior and consumption, the generation is a moderating factor in the relationship between beliefs and behavior, beliefs and consumption, and consumption behavior. It was confirmed that the behavior has a positive relationship with consumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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O objetivo deste artigo é evidenciar a estrutura cognitiva de valores de consumidores em relação a marcas regionais de café nas regiões do Triângulo Mineiro e Sul de Minas Gerais. Buscou-se identificar atributos, consequências, valores e conexões entre estes elementos, por meio de um mapa hierárquico de valor (MHV). A técnica laddering orientou a coleta, análise e interpretação dos dados da pesquisa. Foram realizadas 34 entrevistas em profundidade, em 7 pontos de varejo, nas cidades de Lavras e Uberlândia no ano de 2008. Os resultados mostram que o aspecto regional da marca é um determinante de compra. O MHV mostra que valores pessoais, como bem-estar próprio e auto-realização, podem ser alcançados por meio de atributos percebidos nestas marcas. Tal percepção se dá, principalmente, nas cadeias iniciadas pelos atributos "é da região", "características sensoriais", "pureza do alimento" e "preço mais baixo". Essas cadeias fornecem orientações significativas para o desenvolvimento de ações mercadológicas neste setor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo comparar a influência dos diferentes estilos musicais no comportamento e na atitude dos clientes. Foi realizado um experimento em uma loja varejista na cidade de Uberaba (MG). Neste experimento, foram testados três estilos musicais (sertanejo, axé e pop rock) e a ausência de música, como grupo controle. Os dados foram coletados por meio de um questionário estruturado com questões que procuraram medir a atitude do cliente através dos três componentes (afetivo, cognitivo e conativo). Os resultados indicaram que o estilo musical sertanejo possui influência mais positiva na atitude do cliente que os demais estilos (axé e pop rock). Adicionalmente, verificou-se que a atitude destes clientes foi menos positiva no cenário em que não havia música ambiente na loja, atestando que a música influencia positivamente a atitude independentemente do estilo musical. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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According to the literature, the experience of music is very effective in drawing consumers' attention, and it can have an important effect on the consumer's mood. The general objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different music genres on consumer behavior in a popular clothing store in Northeastern Brazil. The research described here is qualitative and descriptive, according to Gunther (2006). It was conducted in two stages: in the fi rst stage (exploratory), an attempt was made to identify the consumers' mood during the shopping experience, comparing periods when different music genres were played; in the second stage (descriptive), a survey was conducted using the adapted scale of Fisher (1974), modifi ed according to Belizzi et al. (1983), based on the PAD model of Mehrabian and Russel (1974). It was followed by a descriptive statistical analysis of the results, using the SPSS program (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). A correlation test was performed on the relevant variables. Variables that showed higher correlation were submitted to multiple linear regression (with time as the defendant variable), in order to verify the real infl uence of the independent variables on the perception of time. Signifi cant differences were found on the effects of sound stimuli on men as compared to women. The latter were more sensitive to changes in music genre. Within the constraints of the experiment, the music genre known as 'forró', an upbeat style of dance music, presented the best results in terms of time perception and the likelihood of both sexes returning to the store. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents propositions about the behavior of consumers at the base of the pyramid, a group that has become important for marketing in recent years due to the increase of their income. In this context, investment in leisure activities can improve the quality of life of these consumers. In parallel, studies on constraints to leisure seek to understand how such restrictions affect leisure choices. This work examines how consumers at the base of the pyramid deal with restrictions on their leisure and what types of adaptive strategies are used to reduce the impacts of the restrictions they face. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The present research aims to analyze, within the specific context of internet shopping, what is the relationship between personal traits and purchase intention, seeking to understand what is the role of attitude toward online purchase and the consumer familiarity with online shopping in that relationship. A survey was conducted in order to understand the effect of four personal traits: self-efficacy, inherent novelty seeking, need for interaction, and need for touch in the familiarity, in the attitude and in the online purchase intention. Based on the literature review, a model was built and tested, using Confirmatory Factor Analysis to evaluate the measurement model and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to test the hypotheses of this work. A total of 233 graduate students answered to the survey. The results demonstrated that there is a significant relationship between personal traits, familiarity and attitude toward online purchase. The need for social interaction was the most relevant personal trait having a direct impact on the familiarity and attitude, being a key feature in the online buying process. Furthermore, as a result, it was confirmed that familiarity mediates the relationship between personal traits and attitude toward online shopping. The latter plays a central role shaping the purchasing behavior, being strongly influenced by familiarity, and affecting directly the purchase intention. The theoretical implication of this study is to investigate the still largely unexplored field of knowledge of online consumer behavior, such as the role of attitude and personal traits in the online purchase intention. As a managerial implication, this study gives practitioners a better understanding of the factors that influence online shopping. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

On the basis of the "Urbano" strips, this article discusses the collections of "useless" objects in a context of heritage and social memory. In the various collections of "useless things", the memories evoked by the objects - many of them biographical - are mirror specular and subjective relations to the re-ordered world of "Urbano". They are transformed into possibilities of power and experience of a renewed life for himself and for the group around him. Travelling to places through postcards; sharing with the living statue on the square the songs from his collection of music boxes, etc. are ways of narrowing, of affirmation of an identity and of "a peaceful impression of continuity". This impression is reinforced by the "company of the things that become old together with us", according to Bosi (2009, p. 441), since the collection has the power to represent the individual, making the object to be perpetuated as a link between the individual and the world around him. Under the informational perspective, these representations provide ways of reading within a larger picture of the Brazilian society, viz. the retired elderly. Why should we not see the collectionist practice of "Urbano" as a metaphor of resistance to disposal, as a criticism of consumer attitudes, of the death of things? If old age and retired people are social categories, why should we not relate "Urbano's" objects, subject to disposal, with some representations of old age and of retired people as unproductive? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article proposes the specifi cation of a theoretical model whose antecedents explain the attitude of consumers' commitment to information provided by public companies - in this case Inmetro - aimed at reducing perceived risk during the buying process. The model submitted to validation has a latent variable commitment affected by two mediator variables, perceived value and trust, which, in turn, are infl uenced by the antecedents: tangible attributes, intangible attributes, reputation, and prior satisfaction. A pretest was carried out to enable a choice between two confi gurations, called 'original' and 'alternative', both with identical relationships between constructs, the items of which were respecifi ed. After comparing the gains in internal consistency, the 'alternative' confi guration is adopted, which was partially validated by a model of structural equations. At the end of the work, it is concluded that both the trust in Inmetro and the perceived value of the information were important for explaining consumer commitment to searching for and using information provided by public sources, as cognitive reinforcement in the buying process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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