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Social representation of the PFASs contamination in the Veneto Region (Italy): a quantitative textual analysis of online media risk communication
No full textConsuming traditional food products of one's province: A test of planned behavior theory
No full textIn this paper we tested the predictive power of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), when the target behavior is consuming traditional foods of one's province (Trentino, Italy). Meat-based products were considered, and students attending senior high schools were surveyed. TPB and TPB + past behavior were tested, using structural equation models. We found that consumption intentions were predicted by attitude, subjective norms and past behavior; behavior was in turn predicted by intentions, perceived control, and past behavior. Both TPB and TPB + past behavior explained a large amount of variance in intentions, and a moderate amount in behavior. We also examined the relationship between TPB constructs and behavioral beliefs and identification (with the province). Findings demonstrate the predictive power of TPB; they also suggest strategies that can be followed to orient consumption in directions beneficial to health
Il concetto di “benessere animale” per i consumatori italiani: risultati di una indagine nazionale.
No full textIntroduction
Consumers are paying more attention to industrial farming practices, which are often associated with food quality. This study aims at showing the main results of a survey carried out in order to investigate opinions and perceptions of Italian consumers about "farm animal welfare" in industrial supply chains.
Materials and methods
A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to a sample of Italian consumers using the CAWI (Computer Assisted Web Interviewing) method between April and May 2019.
Results
A total of 1,004 questionnaires were collected. According to consumers’ opinions, the concept of “farm animal welfare” includes several elements: physical-spatial (adequate spaces, good nutrition), emotional (absence of suff ering), natural (possibility to express natural behaviours). Most respondents agree that 1) high quality food can derive only from free-range animals (81.4%) and 2) that their food choices can contribute to improving farm animal welfare (77.3%).
Conclusions
Results off er important indications for the implementation of communication strategies aimed at informing the citizen about the methods of industrial farming and at promoting informed choices to consumers
Risk communication by health professionals:an analysis of press releasesdrafted by Italian veterinarians
No full textThe aim of this study is to analyse and evaluate the knowledge concerning risk communication
acquired by veterinarians during a national training course. The study analyses 694 press
releases written during the training course. Textual variables and indexes were considered to
identify the linguistic structures used by veterinarians. At first, the analysis of press releases
focused on the descriptive demographic variables, then stylistic and editorial variables were
considered, and finally a lexicographic analysis was performed on the textual variables.The texts were found to have a moderate level of readability due to the use of scientificand technical terms. This study shows the need to improve training activities to develop effective risk communication, especially in terms of the language used, in order to facilitate interactions among veterinarians, mass media, and citizens
‘Don’t Worry, Honey: It’s Cooked’: Addressing Food Risk during Pregnancy on Facebook Italian Posts
No full textDuring pregnancy, women exposed to microbiological risks are more susceptible to contracting specific pathogens, which can lead to serious diseases both in the mother and the foetus. Food-borne diseases can be avoided to a large extent by following good practices of food manipulation and cooking. Safe eating behaviours are influenced by knowledge and perception of food risks and are constructed, among others, online. Pregnant women often use Web 2.0 to obtain and share pregnancy-related information as a strategy of collective coping with emotions through conversations. This paper explores how knowledge and perceptions of food risks during pregnancy are shared among users on Italian Facebook pages and groups. The corpus, including 648,399 items (i.e., posts), was analysed: (a) first, by means of the Reinert method, to verify to what extent issues concerning food risks are debated; and (b) second, through a manual content analysis, to observe how food risks are addressed in terms of contents and social sharing of emotions. The main results show that food risk is not among the most discussed topics, and the least known and debated food risks are the most widespread (e.g., campylobacteriosis). Sometimes, food risks, when addressed, were minimised or denied, and the belief to be ‘less at risk’ than peers for such risk (i.e., optimistic bias) was observed. The results underline the importance, for health institutions, of building a tailored communication strategy on food risks during pregnancy to promote correct food behaviours by exploiting social networks
Evaluating the Effects of a Message on Attitude and Intention To Eat Raw Meat: Salmonellosis Prevention
No full textSalmonellosis is one of the most common foodborne human diseases. The risk of infection can be reduced by communication campaigns. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the efficacy of a food safety message that underlines that eating well-cooked meat is an effective strategy for preventing salmonellosis. The target audience was young adults (university students). They were presented with one of two messages, a prevention message or a control message. The prevention message proved to be very effective. First, it changed the attitude toward raw or rare meat, which after having read the prevention message was evaluated less positively and more negatively. Second, intentions to eat raw or rare meat were weaker in those who read the prevention message compared with those who read the control message. Third, after the message, participants in the experimental condition, but not in the control condition, associated the self-image more with well-done meat than with raw or rare meat
Purchasing Habits, Sustainability Perceptions, and Welfare Concerns of Italian Consumers Regarding Rabbit Meat
No full textSeveral factors drive consumer behavior in buying meat, particularly rabbit meat. The consumption of rabbits has decreased in Europe, and the main causes of this trend are an increasing association with the perception of rabbits as pets, consumers’ changes in lifestyle, and eating habits. Additionally, increasing attention is paid to ethical issues regarding animal welfare. Investigating consumers’ knowledge, perceptions, and concerns about rabbit meat production and consumption are crucial for improving market strategies. This study investigated consumers’ perspectives of rabbit meat to provide useful information to producers for promoting this sector to consumers. A mixed-methods research design was applied. Qualitative data were collected through four focus group discussions involving 32 consumers and quantitative data through a semi-structured questionnaire administered nationally and completed by 1001 consumers. The limited use of antibiotics in inbreeding and the absence of animal suffering are factors that most influence consumers’ willingness to purchase rabbit meat. Rural/domestic farms were recognized as places where animal welfare measures can be applied and have a positive influence not only on organoleptic quality but also on ethical value and food safety. The cage was perceived as unsuitable for rabbit growth and was oriented to a process of fattening based on industrial feed and antibiotics. Respondents sought information on rabbit farming during purchase, and the label was the most used tool. The rabbit meat production sector should consider these results to meet consumers’ demands and raise awareness among operators on the use of animal welfare-based farming systems, helping to build a more positive image of the rabbit meat industry
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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