Acceptance of insect-based food in Chile: Evidence from a survey using the entomophagy attitude questionnaire (EAQ) |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Political Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy;2. MAPP Centre, Department of Management, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;3. School of Marketing and Communication, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland;4. Universidad de La Frontera, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales, Temuco, Chile;5. Universidad de La Frontera, Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus (BIOREN-UFRO), Temuco, Chile;6. Universidad de La Frontera, Centro de Excelencia en Psicología, Económica y del Consumo, Núcleo de Ciencias Sociales, Temuco, Chile;7. Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador;1. Department of Political Science, University of Naples Federico II, Italy;2. Department of Management and Director of the MAPP Centre, Aarhus University, Denmark;1. School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, United Kingdom;2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Surrey, United Kingdom;3. New Foods Ltd, United Kingdom;1. Department of Agriculture, University of Napoli Federico II, via Università 96, 80055, Portici, NA, Italy;2. Department of Political Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II, via Rodinò 22, 80138, Napoli, NA, Italy;3. Department of Management, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 10, building 1328, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark;1. University of Copenhagen, Department of Food Science, Design and Consumer Behavior, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;2. University of Göttingen, Faculty of Business and Economics, Sustainable Food Systems, Heinrich-Düker-Weg 12, 37073 Göttingen, Germany;3. University of Copenhagen, Department Mathematical Sciences, Data Science Lab, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | Research interest in the acceptability of insects as food has dramatically grown in recent years. Investigators have studied the antecedents of people willingness to eat whole insects, processed (non-visible) insects, and insect-fed animals as well. Another important topic is the difference between intention to try insect-based foods once, and readiness to adopt these foods in everyday diet. In 2020, the Entomophagy Attitude Questionnaire has been developed as a tool for researchers in this area. It is the only one self-report questionnaire specific to entomophagy, multi-dimensional, and cross-validated in diverse contexts and languages. The current study contributes to further validate this instrument in Spanish, in a novel context such as Chile, and to expand its nomological validity to intention to eat processed insects. In addition, results show that the three components of the EAQ significantly predict participants’ intention to try insect-based foods and, to a lesser extent, intention to add insect-based food in one own’s diet. Limitations of the study, as well as direction for further research are discussed in the paper. |
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| Keywords: | Insects Directentomophagy Indirect entomophagy Confirmatory factor analysis SEM |
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