Community Supported Agriculture as a Driver of Food-Related Well-Being
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. From the Research Area of Health Psychology to Food-Related Well-Being in CSA
2.1. The Bio-Psycho-Socio-Spiritual Model of Health Psychology
2.2. Food-Related Well-Being
2.2.1. Food-Related Physical Well-Being
2.2.2. Food-Related Psychological Well-Being
2.2.3. Food-Related Social Well-Being
2.2.4. Food-Related Spiritual Well-Being
2.3. Community Supported Agriculture in Hungary
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Aim of the Study
3.2. Study Participants and Data Collection
3.3. Analysis
4. Results
4.1. Physical Well-Being: The Experience of Healthy Eating Patterns
4.1.1. Practicing Health Control
4.1.2. Sensory Experiences
4.2. Psychological Well-Being: The Experiences of Investing in Efforts to Master Food-Tasks
4.2.1. Personal Learning
4.2.2. Prospering due to Food-Related Challenges
4.3. Social Well-Being: The Experience of Closer Interactions Related to Food
4.3.1. Sense of Community Belonging
4.3.2. Expanding Social Relations
4.4. Spiritual Well-Being: Widened Sense of Food-Related Experiences
4.4.1. Devotion to Food Consumption
4.4.2. Gratitude
5. Discussion
Limitations, Future Studies
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Well-Being Dimensions | Results of Food-Related Well-Being Studies |
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Physical | Fruit and vegetable consumption: Reducing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or cardiovascular disorders, higher energy levels Organic food: Better sensory experiences |
Psychological | Higher intake of fruits and vegetables: Lower odds of depression, improving life satisfaction, more positive emotions, more curiosity and creativity Healthy eating: Closer to immediate improvements of well-being |
Social | Sharing food: Stronger sense of solidarity Local origin of food: Stronger sense of community belonging |
Spiritual | Organic food: Spiritual sensitivity Food with eco-labels, ethical marketplaces: Experience of an integral connection to the environment |
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Birtalan, I.L.; Bartha, A.; Neulinger, Á.; Bárdos, G.; Oláh, A.; Rácz, J.; Rigó, A. Community Supported Agriculture as a Driver of Food-Related Well-Being. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4516. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114516
Birtalan IL, Bartha A, Neulinger Á, Bárdos G, Oláh A, Rácz J, Rigó A. Community Supported Agriculture as a Driver of Food-Related Well-Being. Sustainability. 2020; 12(11):4516. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114516
Chicago/Turabian StyleBirtalan, Ilona Liliána, Attila Bartha, Ágnes Neulinger, György Bárdos, Attila Oláh, József Rácz, and Adrien Rigó. 2020. "Community Supported Agriculture as a Driver of Food-Related Well-Being" Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4516. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114516