The demographics of neophobia in a large commercial US sample

Neophobia was measured with two large ( n = 1567 and n = 6843) commercial samples of US consumers on a 5-point Food Neophobia Scale. Results were compared with demographic data collected in other samples in the US and in other countries. Gender effects remain unclear; while neophobia appears to incr...

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Published in:Food quality and preference 2010-10, Vol.21 (7), p.893-897
Main Authors: Meiselman, H.L., King, S.C., Gillette, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Biological and medical sciences
Demographics
Education
Exposure
Food industries
Food neophobia
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender
General aspects
Income
Methods of analysis, processing and quality control, regulation, standards
Rural
Urban
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Summary:Neophobia was measured with two large ( n = 1567 and n = 6843) commercial samples of US consumers on a 5-point Food Neophobia Scale. Results were compared with demographic data collected in other samples in the US and in other countries. Gender effects remain unclear; while neophobia appears to increase with age, while decreasing with increasing education and with increasing income. Results are explained by an increased exposure to foods with increasing income and education.
ISSN:0950-3293
1873-6343
DOI:10.1016/j.foodqual.2010.05.009