Online grocery services may be a promising strategy to increase food access by creating systems that increase the self-reliance of communities to meet their food needs; however, there may be unintended consequences that should be considered. Despite the potential to increase healthier choices, individuals may purchase more soft drinks and juices online than fresh produce. The USDA launched a pilot to assess the feasibility of a SNAP online purchasing program, which is soon to be launched in Maryland. This project aims to develop and test a reliable and valid questionnaire that assesses attitudes, social norms, and behavioral control perceptions of online and in-store grocery shopping among SNAP participants with children under 8 years of age. The questionnaire will allow the attitudes, social norms, and behavioral control perceptions between online and in-store shoppers to be assessed as well as compared.
Start Date: February 2020
ID #: 77246
Principal Investigator: Angela Trude, PhD
Organization: University of Maryland
Funding Round: HER Round 12
Age Groups: Elementary-age children (grades K to 5), Pregnant women, infants and toddlers (ages 0 to 2), Preschool-age children (ages 3 to 5)
Focus Areas: Food Access, Food Retail, Nutrition Policy & Programs
Resource Type: Grant Summary
State: Maryland
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