Carfora
Biographic Data
| ID | 1729533 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carfora |
| FAMILY NAME | Carfora |
| SIGNATURE | CARFORA |
| AFFILIATIONS | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4111-6443 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Understanding political differences in meat reduction and replacement intentions
Extensive evidence shows that high meat consumption is associated with negative environmental and health consequences. Yet right-wing and conservative individuals consistently report higher meat consumption and lower willingness to reduce it. While ideological differences in dietary choices are well documented, less is known about the psychological mechanisms underlying these differences. We propose that political differences in meat-reduction in…
Mindful and informed
Purpose The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of an informative message (providing information about the environmental impact of food production) and a brief mindfulness induction message (proposing breathing and interdependence exercises) alone and in combination on promoting sustainable food selection aligned with the Mediterranean diet. Additionally, we examined whether the environmental driver, defined as the momentary importan…
Exploring health, environmental, and psychological drivers of Mediterranean diet adherence
Purpose This study examines adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) among Italian adults, identifying meaningful determinants, including socioeconomic factors, health and sustainability-related practices, environmental concerns, and psychological well-being. Design/methodology/approach Data consist of 103,447 adult individual-level observations from the Multipurpose Household Survey (MHS) collected by the Italian National Institute of Statistics…
The multidimensional Food Choice Model
This study examined the psychosocial factors influencing consumers' acceptance of legume-enriched foods, a "low-disruption" innovation that reformulates familiar staples with legume ingredients. Using structural equation modeling on a nationally representative sample (N = 1905), we tested a Multicomponent Food Choice Model encompassing cognitive, emotional, social, behavioral, motivational, and moral dimensions. In the cognitive dimension, attitu…
Healthiness, appearance, or fashion? The drivers behind the sushi popularity in Italy
Italy is witnessing an unprecedented success for sushi even if Italian consumers have a historical reluctance towards eating raw fish. It is important to understand what is behind this major shift in preferences, since it may set an example for the process of adoption of global products and/or diets. To this aim, we investigated which food motives drive sushi consumption (i.e., health, mood, convenience, sensory appeal, natural content, price, we…
The Social Psychology of Eating
Our eating decisions are guided by several psychological dimensions: cognitive, emotional, value-based, social, and behavioural.
Predicting and promoting the consumption of plant-based meat
Purpose The present research aimed to understand how to predict and promote plant-based meat (PBM) consumption. Design/methodology/approach In Study 1 (N = 550), the authors investigated the psychosocial antecedents of the intentions to add PBM and to replace animal meat with PBM. In Study 2 (N = 390), the authors tested the effectiveness of different environmental messages promoting PBM consumption. The authors compared the effects of an additio…
Adding Dynamic Norm to Environmental Information in Messages Promoting the Reduction of Meat Consumption
Research has shown that dynamic norm information can promote pro-environmental actions (i.e. information indicating that a growing number of people are behaving pro-environmentally). Yet, the question remains whether adding dynamic norm information would increase the effectiveness of information on the environmental consequences of behavior. We compared the effects of environmental information with versus without dynamic norm information on encou…
The psychosocial antecedents of the adherence to the Mediterranean diet
Objective: Most previous research on the antecedents of healthy food choice has not investigated the links between these antecedents and has focused on specific food choice rather than on an overall diet. In the present study, we tested the plausibility of an integrated theoretical model aiming to explain the role of different psychosocial factors in increasing the intention to adhere to the Mediterranean Diet (MeDiet). Design: An online survey m…
Explaining intention to reduce red and processed meat in the UK and Italy using the theory of planned behaviour, meat-eater identity, and the Transtheoretical model
This study aimed to contribute to the growing literature investigating the psychosocial factors associated with intentions to reduce red and processed meat consumption, given the significant negative impact of meat on public health and in contributing to climate change. A framework combining the Theory of Planned Behaviour with meat-eater identity and the Transtheoretical Model was used to explain intention to reduce red and processed meat consum…
Explaining consumer purchase behavior for organic milk
The “Land of Fires” Toxic Waste Scandal and Its Effect on Consumer Food Choices
The present study focused on an environmental scandal that occurred in Italy, the Land of Fires toxic waste scandal, which caused consumer concerns related to the safety of food produced in the affected region, as well as massive market reduction in products associated with the polluted area. Based on a representative sample of Italian households ( N = 1134), this study applied an extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model to analyze consume…
Informational and emotional daily messages to reduce red and processed meat consumption
Promoting water intake. The persuasiveness of a messaging intervention based on anticipated negative affective reactions and self-monitoring
Moderating effects of pro-environmental self-identity on pro-environmental intentions and behaviour
Randomised controlled trial of a text messaging intervention for reducing processed meat consumption
Correlational study and randomised controlled trial for understanding and changing red meat consumption
The role of self-identity in predicting fruit and vegetable intake
Correlational study and randomised controlled trial for understanding and changing red meat consumption
Randomised controlled trial of a text messaging intervention for reducing processed meat consumption
The role of self-identity in predicting fruit and vegetable intake
Explaining intention to reduce red and processed meat in the UK and Italy using the theory of planned behaviour, meat-eater identity, and the Transtheoretical model
This study aimed to contribute to the growing literature investigating the psychosocial factors associated with intentions to reduce red and processed meat consumption, given the significant negative impact of meat on public health and in contributing to climate change. A framework combining the Theory of Planned Behaviour with meat-eater identity and the Transtheoretical Model was used to explain intention to reduce red and processed meat consum…
Informational and emotional daily messages to reduce red and processed meat consumption
Promoting water intake. The persuasiveness of a messaging intervention based on anticipated negative affective reactions and self-monitoring
Healthiness, appearance, or fashion? The drivers behind the sushi popularity in Italy
Italy is witnessing an unprecedented success for sushi even if Italian consumers have a historical reluctance towards eating raw fish. It is important to understand what is behind this major shift in preferences, since it may set an example for the process of adoption of global products and/or diets. To this aim, we investigated which food motives drive sushi consumption (i.e., health, mood, convenience, sensory appeal, natural content, price, we…
The role of self-identity in predicting fruit and vegetable intake
Moderating effects of pro-environmental self-identity on pro-environmental intentions and behaviour
Randomised controlled trial of a text messaging intervention for reducing processed meat consumption
Correlational study and randomised controlled trial for understanding and changing red meat consumption
Promoting water intake. The persuasiveness of a messaging intervention based on anticipated negative affective reactions and self-monitoring
Explaining consumer purchase behavior for organic milk
The “Land of Fires” Toxic Waste Scandal and Its Effect on Consumer Food Choices
The present study focused on an environmental scandal that occurred in Italy, the Land of Fires toxic waste scandal, which caused consumer concerns related to the safety of food produced in the affected region, as well as massive market reduction in products associated with the polluted area. Based on a representative sample of Italian households ( N = 1134), this study applied an extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model to analyze consume…
Informational and emotional daily messages to reduce red and processed meat consumption
Explaining intention to reduce red and processed meat in the UK and Italy using the theory of planned behaviour, meat-eater identity, and the Transtheoretical model
This study aimed to contribute to the growing literature investigating the psychosocial factors associated with intentions to reduce red and processed meat consumption, given the significant negative impact of meat on public health and in contributing to climate change. A framework combining the Theory of Planned Behaviour with meat-eater identity and the Transtheoretical Model was used to explain intention to reduce red and processed meat consum…
Predicting and promoting the consumption of plant-based meat
Purpose The present research aimed to understand how to predict and promote plant-based meat (PBM) consumption. Design/methodology/approach In Study 1 (N = 550), the authors investigated the psychosocial antecedents of the intentions to add PBM and to replace animal meat with PBM. In Study 2 (N = 390), the authors tested the effectiveness of different environmental messages promoting PBM consumption. The authors compared the effects of an additio…
Adding Dynamic Norm to Environmental Information in Messages Promoting the Reduction of Meat Consumption
Research has shown that dynamic norm information can promote pro-environmental actions (i.e. information indicating that a growing number of people are behaving pro-environmentally). Yet, the question remains whether adding dynamic norm information would increase the effectiveness of information on the environmental consequences of behavior. We compared the effects of environmental information with versus without dynamic norm information on encou…
The psychosocial antecedents of the adherence to the Mediterranean diet
Objective: Most previous research on the antecedents of healthy food choice has not investigated the links between these antecedents and has focused on specific food choice rather than on an overall diet. In the present study, we tested the plausibility of an integrated theoretical model aiming to explain the role of different psychosocial factors in increasing the intention to adhere to the Mediterranean Diet (MeDiet). Design: An online survey m…
The Social Psychology of Eating
Our eating decisions are guided by several psychological dimensions: cognitive, emotional, value-based, social, and behavioural.
Healthiness, appearance, or fashion? The drivers behind the sushi popularity in Italy
Italy is witnessing an unprecedented success for sushi even if Italian consumers have a historical reluctance towards eating raw fish. It is important to understand what is behind this major shift in preferences, since it may set an example for the process of adoption of global products and/or diets. To this aim, we investigated which food motives drive sushi consumption (i.e., health, mood, convenience, sensory appeal, natural content, price, we…
Understanding political differences in meat reduction and replacement intentions
Extensive evidence shows that high meat consumption is associated with negative environmental and health consequences. Yet right-wing and conservative individuals consistently report higher meat consumption and lower willingness to reduce it. While ideological differences in dietary choices are well documented, less is known about the psychological mechanisms underlying these differences. We propose that political differences in meat-reduction in…
Mindful and informed
Purpose The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of an informative message (providing information about the environmental impact of food production) and a brief mindfulness induction message (proposing breathing and interdependence exercises) alone and in combination on promoting sustainable food selection aligned with the Mediterranean diet. Additionally, we examined whether the environmental driver, defined as the momentary importan…
Exploring health, environmental, and psychological drivers of Mediterranean diet adherence
Purpose This study examines adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) among Italian adults, identifying meaningful determinants, including socioeconomic factors, health and sustainability-related practices, environmental concerns, and psychological well-being. Design/methodology/approach Data consist of 103,447 adult individual-level observations from the Multipurpose Household Survey (MHS) collected by the Italian National Institute of Statistics…
The multidimensional Food Choice Model
This study examined the psychosocial factors influencing consumers' acceptance of legume-enriched foods, a "low-disruption" innovation that reformulates familiar staples with legume ingredients. Using structural equation modeling on a nationally representative sample (N = 1905), we tested a Multicomponent Food Choice Model encompassing cognitive, emotional, social, behavioral, motivational, and moral dimensions. In the cognitive dimension, attitu…
Psychology (13 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (11 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (8 works) · Theory of planned behavior (7 works) · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (6 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Structural equation modeling (5 works) · Business (4 works)