University Student Attitudes Toward Organic Foods - Organic Food and Agriculture: New Trends and Developments in the Social Sciences - page 98

Comparing
organic
foods with
traditional
foods

1-5, 2-5,
3-5, 4-5 29.9 + 5.02 30.0 + 5.66 30.2 +5 .36 29.2 +5 .48 27.6 +6 .27 5.221 0.000**

Organic
foods and
chemical
usage

1-4, 1-5, 2-4,
2-5, 3-4, 3-5, 19.2 + 3.14 18.9 + 3.56 18.7 +3 .50 17.3 +4 .00 17.7 +3 .96 7.606 0.000**

1-4, 1-5, 2-4,
2-5, 3-4, 3-5
1. Nutrition and Dietetics 2. Midwifery 3. Nursery 4. Social Services 5. Executive in Health Institutes
*p<0.01, **p<0.001
Table 3. The results of variance analyses of the attitude scales towards organic foods based
on students' departments

General
attitudes 152.8 + 18.5 152.5 +2 3.0 152.5 +1 9.4 146.0 +2 2.6 143.4 +2 2.8 6.212 0.000**

The department with the lowest score in the attitude scale towards organic foods is Health
Services Management (143.4 + 22.8). It is followed by the points scored by the students in the
Department of Social Work (146.0 + 22.6). According to the results of the statistical analysis
results this situation is meaningful (p<0.001) and the difference is generally between these
two departments and the rest. Other three departments have scored quite similarly, the
highest of which belongs to the students in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.

3.4.3 Grade
Table 4 shows the average attitude points towards organic foods based on the students' grade

1 2 3 4 Sig Difference

Positive
statements
regarding organic
foods

38.9 + 6.97 38.5 +6 .75 37.7 + 6.53 40.2 +7 .79 2.963 0.031* 2-4, 3-4

Negative
statements
regarding organic
foods

1-4, 2-4,
3-4

28.8 + 5.52 28.7 +5 .48 28.1 + 5.23 30.2 +5 .60 3.048 0.028*

Statements
regarding organic
food production

14.6 + 3.38 14.6 +3 .14 14.1 + 3.23 15.0 +3 .62 1.711 0.163

Purchasing
organic foods

19.9 + 3.56 20.5 +3 .19 19.6 + 3.65 20.8 +3 .59 4.052 0.007** 1-2, 1-4,

2-3, 3-4

Comparing
organic foods
with traditional
foods

29.8 + 5.51 29.5 +5 .37 29.0 + 5.73 30.2 +6 .30 1.213 0.304

Organic foods and
chemical usage

18.7 + 3.45 18.2 +3 .58 18.4 + 3.78 18.7 +4 .35 0.866 0.458

General attitudes 150.7 +2 2.7 150.3 + 19.9 147.2 +2 0.5 155.4 + 24.8 2.990 0.030* 3-4

*p<0.05, **p<0.01
Table 4. The results of variance analyses towards organic food attitudes scale of students
based on grade