title: Moral intensity and climate-friendly food choices.
abstract: By changing individual food consumption patterns, it might be possible to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with climate change. The aim of the current study was to examine how perceptions of the moral intensity of climate change are related to climate friendly-food choices. The participants were 350 Finnish university students in the social and behavioral sciences who completed a questionnaire during class. The results indicated that moral perceptions mainly affected the moral evaluation and intentions to make climate-friendly food choices. We suggest that the results can be used to promote climate-friendly food choices, for example, by increasing the recognition of climate change as a moral imperative and by combining environmental motives with other relevant food choice motives.
authors: Department of Social Research, Social Psychology, University of Helsinki, Unioninkatu 37, P.O. Box 54, 00014 Helsinki, Finland. jaana-piia.makiniemi@helsinki.fi
authors: Jaana-Piia
authors: JP
authors: Mäkiniemi
authors: Annukka
authors: A
authors: Vainio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D002980:Climate; D057231:Climate Change; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D005518:Food Preferences; D017752:Greenhouse Effect / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D009014:Morals; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult