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Who bears the responsibility? Perceptions of responsibility for eating healthily and sustainably in a representative German sample.
| Τίτλος: | Who bears the responsibility? Perceptions of responsibility for eating healthily and sustainably in a representative German sample. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Andreas M; Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Center for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health, Heidelberg University, Germany. Electronic address: marike.andreas@medma.uni-heidelberg.de., Jabakhanji SB; Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Center for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health, Heidelberg University, Germany; Healthcare Outcomes Research Centre, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland., Dhami R; Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Center for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health, Heidelberg University, Germany., Sniehotta FF; Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Center for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health, Heidelberg University, Germany., Kaiser AK; Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Center for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health, Heidelberg University, Germany. |
| Πηγή: | Preventive medicine [Prev Med] 2026 Oct; Vol. 211, pp. 108627. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 04. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Academic Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0322116 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1096-0260 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00917435 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Prev Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: New York, Academic Press. |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Diet, Healthy*/psychology , Feeding Behavior*/psychology , Nutrition Policy* , Social Responsibility* , Perception*, Humans ; Germany ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Health Behavior ; Aged ; Adolescent |
| Περίληψη: | Objective: Public support for nutrition policies depends on beliefs about responsibility for dietary behaviour. We explored how perceptions of responsibility for healthy and sustainable eating relate to policy acceptability in a representative German sample. Methods: Cross-sectional survey data were collected online (December 2023-January 2024). Participants rated the responsibility of the state, individuals, cafeterias, food industry, and parents for healthy and sustainable eating among adults and children, and the acceptability of nutrition policies. K-means cluster analyses identified patterns of responsibility attribution across four domains: adult health, adult sustainability, child health, and child sustainability. Differences in demographics and acceptability were assessed using χ2 tests, t-tests, and linear regression. Results: Among 2001 participants, individuals were perceived as most and the state as least responsible for dietary behaviour. Two clusters emerged: a "Shared Responsibility" cluster assigning responsibility to all actors and a "Directed Responsibility" cluster assigning responsibility to industry (adult sustainability) or individuals/parents (other domains). Compared with the Directed Responsibility cluster, participants in the Shared Responsibility cluster reported greater policy acceptability (b = 0.45-0.56, all p < .001). Directed Responsibility participants were older, reported poorer health, and differed politically. Conclusion: Emphasising shared responsibility for dietary behaviour may increase policy acceptability. (Copyright © 2026 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Healthy eating; Policy acceptability; Responsibility; Sustainable eating |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260704 Date Completed: 20260813 Latest Revision: 20260813 |
| Update Code: | 20260814 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ypmed.2026.108627 |
| PMID: | 42401316 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1096-0260 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ypmed.2026.108627 |