Future of Food: Journal on Food

Exploring Consumer Cross-Platform Buying: Perception of Organic Food and Psychological Influences on Behavioral Adaptation

HASHED MABKHOT
School of Business, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
SHISHI KUMAR PIARALAL
Director, Open University Malaysia, Menara OUM, Block C, Kelana Centre Point, Kelana Jaya, Malaysia

This research examines the role of consumer behavior in buying across multiple platforms on behavioral adaptation, specifically with reference to the mediating influence of perception of organic food products and the moderating effect of psychological parameters. The aim is to better understand how online consumer behaviors shape adaptation across buying platforms and examine whether psychological and perceptual forces are driving such behaviors. This study involved 248 university students. To gather data, a structured questionnaire that was modified from pre-existing measures in the literature was used. Using a partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique called Smart-PLS, the gathered data was examined to test the proposed connections between the structures. The findings demonstrate that behavioral adaptability is strongly impacted by cross-platform customer purchasing activity. Furthermore, this association is mediated by perceptions of organic food items, and the relationship between cross-platform purchase behavior and behavioral adaptation is moderated by psychological characteristics including motivation, attitude, and perception. These results demonstrate how intricately customer behavior, psychological characteristics, and product perceptions interact to shape platform adaption. This research contributes to the work on how consumers behave online. Companies wishing to enhance customer engagement and power cross-platform marketing campaigns are able to derive lessons from its astute findings. This research also serves as the basis for future studies looking at how new technology is changing the behavior of consumers and uptake across platforms.

Keywords : Consumer Cross- Platform Buying Behavior, Behavioral Adaptation, Psychological Factors, Perception of Organic Food Products, Digital Consumer Behavior. .
Mark Speckien
Louisiana Tech University
Mark Speckien
Louisiana Tech University
International students are more likely to experience mental health issues and increased stress. Mental health is often surrounded by negative societal stigmas that act as barriers to seeking support and tend to lead to greater mental health concerns. International students tend to seek socioemotional support from other international student peers rather than seeking out counseling services. However, this study shows that LGBTQIA+ international students were less likely to seek socioemotional support from other international student peers due to fear of their sexual orientation being discovered and their families finding out about their identity. This study examines how LGBTQIA+ international students talk about their experiences on and off campus in relations to their socioemotional well-being. Specifically, this study sought to better understand the complexities of LGBTQIA+ students’ identities, and the challenges they faced in terms of their socioemotional well-being. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
Keywords : international students, socioemotional well-being, mental health, identity development, intersectionality, LGBTQIA