Comparison of food involvement scale (FIS) and use intention for block type sauce between US and Japanese consumers.
10.4163/jnh.2018.51.6.590
- Author:
Hojin LEE
1
;
Su Jin KIM
;
Min A LEE
Author Information
1. Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Kookmin University, Seoul 02707, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
block type sauce;
food involvement scale;
use intentions
- MeSH:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group*;
Cooking;
Ethnic Groups;
Humans;
Intention*;
Japan;
Marketing;
Recognition (Psychology);
United States
- From:Journal of Nutrition and Health
2018;51(6):590-598
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to compare the food involvement scale (FIS) of American and Japanese consumers. In addition, the effects of familiarity, likability, and expectations on willingness to use intentions for block type sauce by nationality were evaluated. METHODS: A total of 149 and 112 American and Japanese consumers, respectively, completed the survey. Consumers were asked about familiarity, likability, expectation, willing to use intention, and usage frequency of block type sauce, food involvement scale (FIS), and demographic information. RESULTS: There were differences in the using frequency of block type sauce according to nationality, with consumers in Japan showing significantly higher frequency of using block type sauce than those in the United States (US) (p < 0.001). According to the FIS, US consumers were more focused on how to provide food than food, such as cooking process, table setting, and food shopping, compared to Japanese consumers. In addition, ‘expectation’ and ‘likability’ among US consumers and ‘expectation’ and ‘familiarity’ among Japanese consumers were positive attributes for willing to use intention (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: In the case of the US consumers, ‘familiarity’ was not significant because the using frequency of the block type sauce was lower than that of Japanese consumers. In the case of the Japanese consumers, ‘likability’ was not significant because they enjoy cooking itself according to the FIS. Therefore, it is necessary to recognize positive attributes as a key factor for block type sauce, as well as to search for ways to apply marketing strategies based on attributes by nationality.
