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2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Are You a Foodie?: Measuring the Foodie Personality

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Experimental Psychology

  • Aanchal Setia
    Ashoka University
  • Viraj Malani
    Ashoka University
  • Vidhi Goel
    Ashoka University
  • Ayushi Misra
    Ashoka University
  • Kai Chan
    James Cook University

Abstract

We operationalised the “foodie personality” and developed a psychometrically sound 29-item questionnaire. The items were tested in three empirical studies (n = 470) and the scale was found to be highly reliable and valid. Overall, four factors emerged: strong love for food, perceived knowledge, food-seeking behaviour, and knowledge acquisition.

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