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The Educational Effect of MSG Safety Knowledge and the Effect of Its Change on Attitude to Food Safety and MSG Usage Intention

MSG 안전지식 교육에 따른 변화가 식품안전태도와 MSG 이용의도에 미치는 영향

  • Ha, Heon-Su (Dept. of Food Service Management and Culinary, Gyeongju University) ;
  • Kim, Geon-Whee (Dept. of Hotel Management, Sangji Youngseo College)
  • 하헌수 (경주대학교 외식조리학부) ;
  • 김건휘 (상지영서대학교 호텔경영과)
  • Received : 2015.04.06
  • Accepted : 2015.06.18
  • Published : 2015.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to verify the educational effect of knowledge about MSG safety and to find evidence of how changes to that knowledge affects attitudes to food safety and MSG seasoning usage intention in the restaurant industry in order to develop efficient marketing strategies. The findings and implications of the research can be summarized as follows. First, there is a significant and positive effect of MSG safety education on regulations and academic research knowledge among MSG safety, but no significant effect on material knowledge. Second, no evidence was found of any effect that changes to MSG safety knowledge may have on attitude to food safety. Third, while the results show a significant and positive effect of regulation knowledge of MSG safety on MSG usage intention, there is no effect resulting from material or academic research knowledge on MSG safety.

본 연구의 목적은 MSG 안전 지식 교육이 MSG 안전 지식에 유의적인 효과가 있는지 검증하고, 효과가 있는 경우 MSG 안전 지식 변화가 식품안전태도의 변화를 가져오는지, MSG 이용의도에 변화를 가져오는지 검증하는 데 있다. 이를 위하여 조리학고 대학생 39명을 대상으로 실험집단과 통제집단으로 나눠 실험 관찰하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, MSG 안전 지식에 관한 교육은 MSG 규제 지식과 학술 지식에서는 유의적인 영향력이 있었으나, 물질 지식에서는 유의적인 효과가 없었다. 둘째, MSG 안전 지식의 변화는 식품안전태도 변화에 유의적인 영향력이 없었다. 셋째, MSG 안전 지식 중 규제 지식은 MSG 이용태도에 유의적인 정(+)의 영향력이 있었으나, 물질지식과 학술 지식은 유의적인 영향력이 없었다.

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