Profiles of older adults according to their life and food-related life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic: the importance of the social environment

IntroductionOlder adults are a highly heterogeneous population, as individuals of the same age can show considerable variations in personal characteristics and living conditions. Risk and protective factors for older adults' subjective wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic can be explored by examining how life satisfaction, food-related life satisfaction, and associated variables coexist among these individuals. On this basis, this study aimed to identify older adult profiles based on their levels of life and food-related life satisfaction; to characterize these profiles by diet quality, social support, financial wellbeing, and sociodemographic characteristics; and to identify variables associated with higher life and food-related life satisfaction.MethodsThe sample included 1,371 institutionalized and non-institutionalized individuals over the age of 60, from four cities in Chile. Participants answered a survey, either online or face to face, with questions about life and food-related life satisfaction, perceived social support from family, friends, and others, food quality, financial wellbeing/distress, sociodemographic characteristics, and prior COVID-19 infection.ResultsUsing a latent profile analysis, we identified three profiles of older adults: Profile 1: Unsatisfied with their life, somewhat satisfied with their food-related life (5.40%); Profile 2: Somewhat satisfied with their life, satisfied with their food-related life (65.06%); Profile 3: Extremely satisfied with their life and food-related life (29.54%). Profiles differed by residence (institutionalized vs. independent), age, marital status, social support, financial wellbeing, COVID-19 infection, and city of residence.DiscussionThe patterns of association between life and food-related satisfaction and related variables indicate conditions of vulnerability and protection related to living conditions, the social dimensions of food consumption, and social support. These results underscore the need for identifying groups of older adults based on diverse characteristics and conditions outside of chronological age

Acceptance of transgenic vegetable oil from different countries of origin in the Araucanía Region, Chile

Considerando el rechazo de los consumidores hacia alimentos genéticamente modificados y que el país de origen es usado como indicador de calidad, se estudió la importancia relativa de la existencia de modificación genética (MG), origen y precio en la compra de aceite de girasol en Temuco, Chile, junto con la identificación y la caracterización de diferentes segmentos de mercado, mediante una encuesta a 400 personas. Utilizando análisis conjunto se determinó que la existencia de MG (36,0%) fue levemente más importante que el origen (33,3%) y el precio (30,7%) en la muestra total, con preferencia hacia el producto sin MG, de origen chileno y al menor precio. Mediante análisis de conglomerados jerárquicos se diferenciaron tres segmentos: el mayoritario (45,5%) dio elevada importancia a la existencia de MG y presentó un alto rechazo hacia el aceite transgénico; el segundo grupo (29,7%) asignó mayor relevancia al precio y acepta aceite argentino; el grupo minoritario (24,8%) otorgó mayor importancia al origen y acepta aceite español. Independientemente de lo anterior, los grupos mostraron mayor preferencia por el aceite chileno. La ausencia de MG en aceite es una condición deseable para una importante proporción de consumidores (45,5%), pero el resto se muestra relativamente indiferente hacia la existencia o ausencia de manipulación genética en este producto.Considering the rejection by consumers of genetically modified foods, and that the country of origin is used as an indicator of quality, a study was done of the relative importance of the existence of genetic modification (GM), the origin and the price in the purchase of sunflower oil in Temuco through a survey of 400 people; at the same time different market segments were identified and characterized. It was determined by conjoint analysis that the existence of GM (36.0%) was slightly more important than country of origin (33.3%) and price (30.7%) in the total sample, with a preference for product with no GM, of Chilean origin and at a lower price. Three segments were distinguished by analysis of hierarchical conglomerates. The majority segment (45.5%) attributed great importance to the existence of GM and presented high rejection of transgenic vegetable oil. The second group (29.7%) assigned greater importance to the price and accepted Argentinean oil. The minority group (24.8%) attributed greater importance to country of origin and accepted Spanish oil. Regardless of the above distinctions, all groups expressed a greater preference for Chilean oil. The absence of GM in vegetable oil is a desirable condition for a large proportion of consumers (45.5%), but the rest were relatively indifferent to the existence or absence of genetic manipulation in this product.Fil: Schnettler, Berta. Universidad de La Frontera (Chile). Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales. Departamento de Producción Agropecuaria.Fil: Miranda, Horacio. Universidad de La Frontera (Chile). Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales. Departamento de Producción Agropecuaria.Fil: Sepúlveda, José. Universidad de La Frontera (Chile). Facultad de Educación, Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. Departamento de Psicología.Fil: Denegri, Marianela. Universidad de La Frontera (Chile). Facultad de Educación, Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. Departamento de Psicología.Fil: Mora, Marcos. Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas. Departamento de Economía Agraria

Caracterización del proceso de decisión de compra de leche en la Región de La Araucanía, Chile

Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de ChileConjoint analysis, Fluid milk, Purchase behavior., Consumer/Household Economics, Marketing,

Conocimiento y aceptación de leche genéticamente modificada en consumidores de la Región del Maule, Chile

Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chilegenetically modified foods, conjoint analysis, cluster analysis, fluid milk., Consumer/Household Economics, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety,

Conocimiento sobre riesgos y benefi cios del consumo de distintos tipos de carne en la Región de La Araucanía, Chile

Published by Asociación de Economistas Agrarios de Chilemeat consumption, nutritional awareness, hierarchical clustering, Chile., Consumer/Household Economics, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety,

Measurement invariance of the comprehensive feeding practices questionnaire in dual-earner parents with adolescent children in Chile

The Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ) has been evaluated in international studies, but the evaluation of its psychometric properties in Spanish, and in particular for parents of adolescents is still limited, and the invariance of measurement according to gender has not been evaluated. Therefore, the objectives of this study were: (1) To adapt the five-factor model of the CFPQ instrument to Spanish; (2) To examine the psychometric properties of this adaptation; and (3) To evaluate the measurement invariance of the model to verify the equivalence of measurement of the perceptions of food parenting practices between mothers and fathers belonging to nuclear, dual-earner families with adolescent children. Participants were 946 mothers and fathers from Southern Chile. Results showed that the conceptual equivalence for the CFPQ was achieved. An exploratory factor analysis was performed for a five-factor model: Monitoring, Child control, Restriction for weight control, Modeling and Environment. Horn’s parallel analysis identified four factors, while factor loading analysis determined the removal of the environment factor. Confirmatory factor analysis presented good reliability values. Convergent and discriminant validity was confirmed, and medium-to-high levels of goodness of fit were obtained, eliminating two items. Results supported a final model of four factors and 19 items. Multigroup analysis of the measurement model verified the configural and metric invariance between fathers and mothers, while the scalar and strict partial invariance was verified. These findings are a relevant guide to measure factorial scores in the four-factor model of the CFPQ, establishing a characterization of feeding practices of parents and adolescents.© 2023 Del Valle, Miranda, Orellana, Grunert and Schnettler. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.fi=vertaisarvioitu|en=peerReviewed

Aceptación de una hortaliza con denominación de origen en dos ciudades del sur de Chile

Considering that the regional origin of foods can increase consumer acceptance, the relative importance of the designation of origin (DO) in the decision to purchase tomatoes in Temuco and Puerto Montt, Chile was evaluated, consumer segments were distinguished according to their preferences by administering a survey to 400 people. A conjoint analysis was used to determine that the variety of tomato (41.8%) was more important than DO (19.5%) and price (17.0%). Presentation and size were the least important attributes. Consumers preferred long-life tomatoes and in bunch, with Angol DO at the lowest price. A hierarchical cluster analysis distinguished three segments. The first (52.5%) was sensitive to variety. The second (13.0%) was also sensitive to variety, but they preferred to pay the highest price. The third (34.5%) was sensitive to price. All three segments preferred the tomato with Angol DO. The segments differed significantly according to gender, size of family group and level of satisfaction with their food-related life. The results indicate a good acceptance of tomatoes with Angol DO; however, particular relevance must be given to the variety of tomato produced.Considerando que la región de origen de los alimentos puede aumentar la aceptación de los consumidores, se evaluó la importancia relativa de la información referida a la denominación de origen (DO) en la decisión de compra de tomates en Temuco y Puerto Montt, Chile, y se diferenciaron segmentos de consumidores según sus preferencias, mediante una encuesta a 400 personas. Utilizando análisis conjunto se determinó que la variedad de tomate (41,8%) fue más importante que la DO (19,5%) y el precio (17,0%). La presentación y el tamaño fueron atributos poco importantes. Los consumidores prefirieron tomate larga vida y en racimo, con DO de Angol, al menor precio. Mediante análisis de conglomerados jerárquicos se diferenciaron tres segmentos. El primero (52,5%) fue sensible a la variedad. El segundo (13,0%) también fue sensible a la variedad, pero prefirieron pagar el precio más elevado. El tercero (34,5%) fue sensible al precio. Los tres segmentos prefirieron el tomate con DO de Angol. Los segmentos se diferenciaron significativamente según género, tamaño del grupo familiar y nivel de satisfacción con su alimentación. Los resultados indican buena aceptación hacia tomates con DO de Angol, sin embargo, se debe dar especial relevancia a la variedad de tomate a producir.Fil: Schnettler, Berta. Universidad de La Frontera (Chile). Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales. Departamento de Producción Agropecuaria.Fil: Pihán, Rodolfo. Universidad de La Frontera (Chile). Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales. Departamento de Producción Agropecuaria.Fil: Valdevenito, Ana. Universidad de La Frontera (Chile). Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales. Departamento de Producción Agropecuaria.Fil: Miranda, Horacio. Universidad de La Frontera (Chile). Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales. Departamento de Producción Agropecuaria.Fil: Lobos, Germán. Universidad de Talca (Chile)Fil: Grunert, Klaus G.. Universidad de Aarhus (Dinamarca

El rol del género sobre el efecto moderador de una etiqueta de inocuidad alimentaria entre la calidad y riesgo percibido en vegetales frescos

The role of food safety label in fresh vegetables has received little attention in developing economies and less attention from the perspective of gender. In this context, a conceptual model was developed to explain the effect of food safety label as a moderator variable of risk perception and quality perceived for fresh vegetables from the perspective of gender. A structural equation model was developed in central and south central Chile, using a convenience sample (n = 1114) of vegetables buyers. The main finding of the study was that for females, the food safety label moderated the effect of risk perception on perceived quality; while for males this effect was not significant. However, given that females are primarily responsible for purchasing food, food safety labels are a tool for consumers to recognize unsafe vegetables; at the same time, it can influence the purchase decision of those consumers worried by certain risks associated with fresh vegetables.El rol de la etiqueta de inocuidad alimentaria en hortalizas frescas ha recibido poca atención en economías en desarrollo y menos atención desde la perspectiva del género. En este contexto, se desarrolló un modelo conceptual para explicar el efecto de la etiqueta de inocuidad alimentaria como una variable moderadora de la percepción de riesgo y la calidad percibida para hortalizas frescas desde la perspectiva del género. Se desarrolló un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales en el centro y sur de Chile central, utilizando una muestra por conveniencia (n = 1114) de compradores de hortalizas. El principal hallazgo del estudio fue que para las mujeres la etiqueta de inocuidad alimentaria moderó el efecto de la percepción de riesgo sobre la calidad percibida; mientras que para los hombres este efecto no fue significativo. Sin embargo, dado que las mujeres son las principales responsables de la compra de alimentos, las etiquetas de inocuidad alimentaria son una herramienta para que estos consumidores reconozcan las hortalizas riesgosas; al mismo tiempo, puede influir en la decisión de compra de aquellos consumidores preocupados por ciertos riesgos asociados con las hortalizas frescas.Fil: Adasme-Berríos, Cristian. Universidad Católica del Maule (Talca, Chile)Fil: Sánchez, Mercedes. Universidad Pública de Navarra (Pamplona, España)Fil: Mora, Marcos. Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas.Fil: Díaz, José. Universidad de TalcaFil: Schnettler, Berta. Universidad de La Frontera (Chile)Fil: Lobos, Germán. Universidad de Talc