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Reconnecting Australian consumers and producers: identifying problems of distrust

Meyer, Samantha B; Coveney, John David; Henderson, Julie Anne; Ward, Paul Russell; Taylor, Anne (Elsevier, 2012)

A growing gap between the production and consumption of food has led to a decline in consumer trust in food, and a desire for increased regulation of food. The aim of this study was to investigate the nature of consumer ...

Investigating Australians’ trust: findings from a national survey.

Meyer, Samantha B; Luong, Tini C N; Ward, Paul Russell; Tsourtos, George; Gill, Tiffany (Chinese Sociological Association, 2010)

Trust has been identified as an indicator within Social Quality theory. As an important component of social quality, trust has become increasingly important in modern society because literature suggests that trust in a ...

Does prognosis and socioeconomic status impact on trust in physicians? Interviews with patients with coronary disease in South Australia

Meyer, Samantha B; Ward, Paul Russell; Jiwa, Moyez (BMJ Group Publishing, 2012)

Older participants are more likely than their younger counterparts to be unquestioning of medical advice. Higher SES participants are more likely to question medical advice than lower SES participants. Also, unlike primary ...

Demographic indicators of trust in federal, state and local government: implications for Australian policy makers

Meyer, Samantha B; Mamerow, Loreen; Taylor, Anne; Henderson, Julie Anne; Ward, Paul Russell; Coveney, John David (CSIRO Publishing, 2012)

Age, household size, household income, IRSD and ARIA were found to be significant indicators for trust in federal, state and local government. Trust in state government is lower for older respondents and respondents living ...

Fruit and vegetable consumption – the influence of aspects associated with trust in food and safety and quality of food

Taylor, Anne; Coveney, John David; Ward, Paul Russell; Henderson, Julie Anne; Meyer, Samantha B; Pilkington, Rhiannon; Gill, Tiffany (Cambridge University Press, 2011)

This study aims to profile adults who eat less than the recommended servings of fruit and vegetables per day. One thousand one hundred and eight interviews were conducted with respondents (49·3 % males) whose mean age was ...

Trust in the Australian food supply: innocent until proven guilty

Henderson, Julie Anne; Ward, Paul Russell; Coveney, John David; Meyer, Samantha B (Taylor and Francis, 2012-03-26)

International research demonstrates diminishing trust in the food supply associated with food scares which undermine trust in expert advice. Even though Australia has not experienced major food scares, there is evidence ...

Comparative examination of trust during times of a food scandal in Europe and Australia

Coveney, John David; Mamerow, Loreen; Taylor, Anne; Henderson, Julie Anne; Meyer, Samantha B; Ward, Paul Russell (Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2012)

This study compared public confidence in truth-telling by food chain actors in selected EU countries where there have been a number of food safety problems, with consumers in Australia where there have been fewer food ...

Trust, social quality and wellbeing: a sociological exegesis

Ward, Paul Russell; Meyer, Samantha B (Institute for Social Development and Policy Research, Korea, 2009)

This paper provides an argument regarding the centrality of ‘trust’ for the development and maintenance of ‘social quality,’ and ultimately for the health and wellbeing of individuals, communities and societies. Within the ...

How do South Australian consumers negotiate and respond to information in the media about food and nutrition? The importance of risk, trust and uncertainty

Ward, Paul Russell; Henderson, Julie Anne; Coveney, John David; Meyer, Samantha B (SAGE Publications, 2012)

The amount of information in the media about food and nutrition is increasing. As part of the risk society, consumers have a moral imperative to synthesize this information in order to manage their diet. This article ...