Economic hardship, ontological insecurity, and household food waste

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dc.contributor.authorGhafoorifard, Neda
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Dhillon School of Business
dc.contributor.supervisorMesler, Rhiannon
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-22T18:19:50Z
dc.date.available2021-11-22T18:19:50Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThe experience of downward changes in one’s financial situation is common so that most consumers will experience it during their lifetime such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Limited research, however, has examined the impact of economic hardship on consumers’ food-related behavior. Using a sample of Canadians and Americans (n = 519; Mage = 38.4; SDage = 13.6; 46.2% female; 85% lived alone) I identify that economic hardship significantly and negatively predicts consumer food waste behavior, so economic hardship leads consumers to waste less food. I also find a positive indirect effect wherein economic hardship positively predicts ontological insecurity, the aversive feeling of being overwhelmed and out of control, which in turn positively predicts over-consumption and in turn higher food waste. This preliminary work opens the door to future research exploring a potentially rich avenue of research on the implications of adverse economic events on consumer food choice, consumption, and disposal.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6092
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0338en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dhillon School of Business
dc.publisher.facultyDhillon School of Businessen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Dhillon School of Business)
dc.subjectfood wasteen_US
dc.subjectover-consumption
dc.subjectscarcity
dc.subject.lcshFood waste
dc.subject.lcshConsumption (Economics)
dc.subject.lcshFood consumption -- Economics
dc.subject.lcshScarcity
dc.subject.lcshConsumer behavior
dc.subject.lcshAnxiety
dc.subject.lcshEconomic security
dc.subject.lcshWaste (Economics)
dc.subject.lcshFinance, Personal
dc.subject.lcshHouseholds -- Economic aspects
dc.subject.lcshIncome
dc.subject.lcshJob security
dc.subject.lcshWell-being -- Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcshWell-being -- Economic aspects
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleEconomic hardship, ontological insecurity, and household food wasteen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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