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Suzanne C. Beckmann

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Explaining attitudes towards the euro: Design of a cross-national study

1998

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to provide essential background material relating to the accom-panying papers in this special issue. It presents a brief description of the ‘Psychology of theEuropean Monetary Union’ project. This involved a questionnaire study of attitudes towardsthe euro, which was fielded in each of the 15 member states of the European Union in thesummer of 1997. We describe the development of the common survey instrument, and outlinethe rationale and methods pursued in sampling particular conceptual domains. The paper alsodetails the sampling procedures used in each country, together with the response rates andsample sizes attained. Finally, it o•ers a brief cross-nationa…

Value (ethics)Economics and EconometricsEquity (economics)Sociology and Political SciencePublic economics05 social sciencesControl (management)050109 social psychologyCurrency0502 economics and businessDevelopment economicsNational identityEconomic and monetary unionmedia_common.cataloged_instance0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesSociology050207 economicsEuropean unionSocial identity theoryApplied Psychologymedia_commonJournal of Economic Psychology
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Means-end analysis: Does the affective state influence information processing style?

2004

Means-end theory aims at explaining how consumers evaluate products by linking relevant attributes to perceived consequences to desired ends in a hierarchical way, based on core assumptions of cognitive psychology about human information processing. This study investigates the influence of affective states on information processing styles in a means-end measurement situation, thus taking into account an important antecedent and correlate of human decision making and behavior that has received scarce attention so far in the methodological literature on means-end chains. The results reveal that a person's affective state indeed influences the style of information processing. Respondents in a …

MarketingAntecedent (behavioral psychology)MoodLadderingInformation processingGeneral knowledgeProduct (category theory)Situational ethicsPsychologyMeans-ends analysisSocial psychologyApplied PsychologyPsychology and Marketing
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The European consumers’ understanding and perceptions of the “organic” food regime

2004

This paper explores consumer understanding and perception of organic food, with specific reference to the relatively new concept of organic farmed salmon. Key themes associated with the term “organic” and its meaning, as determined by consumers, are explored and the role of labelling and regulatory authorities considered. Focus groups in five countries (UK, Germany, Spain, Norway and France) consisting of 196 participants showed that most consumers are confused about the meaning of the term organic and are largely unaware of the organic certification and labelling process. Many consumers were unsure, even sceptical about the concept of organic farmed salmon and display a large amount of dis…

0303 health sciencesDistrust030309 nutrition & dieteticsbusiness.industrymedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciencesOrganic certificationFocus group03 medical and health sciencesAquaculturePerception0502 economics and businessBusiness Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)050211 marketing14. Life underwaterMeaning (existential)BusinessMarketingFood Sciencemedia_commonBritish Food Journal
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