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: Received: 11 August 2023 / Approved: 11 August 2023 / Online: 11 August 2023 (09:51:47 CEST)
How to cite:
Moy, F.M.; Zulkefli, N.F. Sustainable Diet Behaviour among University Students in Malaysia. Preprints2023, 2023080914. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0914.v1
Moy, F.M.; Zulkefli, N.F. Sustainable Diet Behaviour among University Students in Malaysia. Preprints 2023, 2023080914. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0914.v1
Moy, F.M.; Zulkefli, N.F. Sustainable Diet Behaviour among University Students in Malaysia. Preprints2023, 2023080914. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0914.v1
APA Style
Moy, F.M., & Zulkefli, N.F. (2023). Sustainable Diet Behaviour among University Students in Malaysia. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0914.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Moy, F.M. and Nur Fadzlina Zulkefli. 2023 "Sustainable Diet Behaviour among University Students in Malaysia" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.0914.v1
Abstract
Sustainable diet behaviour is crucial in ensuring food security and healthy life with low environmental impacts, for the present and future generations. However, sustainable diet is a new concept both globally as well as in Malaysia. Therefore, this study aimed to adapt and validate a questionnaire on sustainable diet behaviours, as well as to assess the levels and willingness of sustainable diet behaviour and its association with socio-demographic characteristics among university students in a public university in Malaysia. The final questionnaire resulted in three factors (perceived effectiveness, local/ seasonal food and behavioural control). The questionnaire displayed acceptable factor loadings (0.57 - 0.79) with total variance of 50.4% in the Exploratory Factor Analysis and demonstrated relative fitness in the Confirmatory Factor Analysis. These findings showed that the adapted questionnaire was valid and could be used in the assessment of sustainable diet behaviour among young adults. In the survey, the participants showed moderate positive sustainable diet behaviour. Females and Indian participants were more likely to purchase seasonal / local foods and choose sustainable food products (p<0.05). Participants in the preparation and action stage for sustainable diet behaviour had higher scores in all three factors individually or combined. The findings should be used as the basis for future studies among the general population and intervention programs in promoting sustainable diet behaviour in the country.
Keywords
sustainable diet; behaviour; validation; university students
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
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