Consumers’ Responses To Health Inspection Report: The Effect Of Source Credibility And Message Style

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  • Jinkyung Choi
  • Miao Li
  • Douglas Nelson
  • Barbara Almanza
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Restaurant inspection reports are an important source of information for the public to evaluate food safety practices at restaurants. This study examined the effect of information source and message style on consumer responses to restaurant inspection reports. The study employed a three (Information source: local health department, newspaper or consumer blog) x three (Message style: numeric, letter grade or narrative) full-factorial experimental design. Results showed that message style significantly influenced consumers’ responses while the information source did not have a significant effect on consumers’ responses. In addition, consumers’ threat and coping responses to restaurant inspection reports were positively related to their intention to modify behavior.

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تاریخ انتشار 2010