Determinants of Consumption Intention of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable: The Extended Theory of Planned Behavior | ||
| Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology | ||
| Article 4, Volume 28, Issue 3, May and June 2026, Pages 505-519 PDF (598.53 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||
| DOI: 10.48311/jast.2026.16875 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Afsaneh Nikoukar* 1; Milad Aminizadeh2 | ||
| 1Department of Agriculture, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. | ||
| 2Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of Iranian consumers’ intention to consume fresh fruit and vegetable. This study investigated the relationship among attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, health involvement, subjective health, and Iranian consumption intention by using the Theory of Planned Behavior. The Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling was applied to estimate the model. The results revealed that subjective health (β= 0.463; P< 0.001) as a self-rating of overall health was an important predictor of Iranian consumers’ intention to eat fresh fruit and vegetable. Consumers’ health involvement (β= 0.198; P< 0.001) that shows the importance of health issues for individuals, had significant effect on consumption intention. Other variables such as subjective norms (β= 0.175; P< 0.001), positive attitude towards fresh fruit and vegetable consumption (β= 0.125; P< 0.01), and perceived behavioral control (β= 0.110; P< 0.001) were significant predictors of consumption intention, respectively. The results provide useful and important information about the main determinants of consumption intention for policy-makers to create effective and well-functioning public health policies aimed at increasing the consumption of fresh fruit and vegetable. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Fresh fruit and vegetable; Health involvement; Subjective health; Theory of planned behavior | ||
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