Cognitive ergonomics approach in food packaging design influence on purchase decisions among Klang Valley consumers, Malaysia

Food packaging plays a multifaceted role in ensuring food safety, convenience, and marketability, and it acts as a silent salesperson, influencing consumer purchasing decisions in a multitude of ways. Nowadays, consumer practices raise significant public health concerns associated with food packagin...

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Main Authors: Md Yusoff, Irwan Syah, Md Hashim, Azhari, Tai, Jia Yi
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Language:English
Published: Persatuan Ekonomi Pengguna Dan Keluarga Malaysia 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118157/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118157/1/118157.pdf
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author Md Yusoff, Irwan Syah
Md Hashim, Azhari
Tai, Jia Yi
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Md Hashim, Azhari
Tai, Jia Yi
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description Food packaging plays a multifaceted role in ensuring food safety, convenience, and marketability, and it acts as a silent salesperson, influencing consumer purchasing decisions in a multitude of ways. Nowadays, consumer practices raise significant public health concerns associated with food packaging. Besides, the main objective was to identify the profile of food packaging design on purchase decisions among consumers in Klang Valley at shopping malls by cognitive ergonomic approach. In this research, the variable studied is to identify packaging graphics, color, font style, materials, and information on consumer purchase decisions in Klang Valley at shopping malls. Data was gathered through questionnaires from 270 respondents drawn from five different shopping mall locations in the Klang Valley and chosen through a multistage cluster sampling method. Furthermore, the data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in the form of mean, percentages, standard deviations, and Pearson correlation analysis. The research found a significant positive relationship between packaging graphics, color, font style, materials, and information and consumer purchase decisions. The research concluded that the packaging graphic design is the most significant factor influencing consumer purchase decisions in Klang Valley shopping malls. This research recommends manufacturers implement cognitive ergonomics in food packaging to optimize usability and minimize cognitive workload.
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spelling upm-1181572025-06-26T03:13:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118157/ Cognitive ergonomics approach in food packaging design influence on purchase decisions among Klang Valley consumers, Malaysia Md Yusoff, Irwan Syah Md Hashim, Azhari Tai, Jia Yi Food packaging plays a multifaceted role in ensuring food safety, convenience, and marketability, and it acts as a silent salesperson, influencing consumer purchasing decisions in a multitude of ways. Nowadays, consumer practices raise significant public health concerns associated with food packaging. Besides, the main objective was to identify the profile of food packaging design on purchase decisions among consumers in Klang Valley at shopping malls by cognitive ergonomic approach. In this research, the variable studied is to identify packaging graphics, color, font style, materials, and information on consumer purchase decisions in Klang Valley at shopping malls. Data was gathered through questionnaires from 270 respondents drawn from five different shopping mall locations in the Klang Valley and chosen through a multistage cluster sampling method. Furthermore, the data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in the form of mean, percentages, standard deviations, and Pearson correlation analysis. The research found a significant positive relationship between packaging graphics, color, font style, materials, and information and consumer purchase decisions. The research concluded that the packaging graphic design is the most significant factor influencing consumer purchase decisions in Klang Valley shopping malls. This research recommends manufacturers implement cognitive ergonomics in food packaging to optimize usability and minimize cognitive workload. Persatuan Ekonomi Pengguna Dan Keluarga Malaysia 2024-12-31 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118157/1/118157.pdf Md Yusoff, Irwan Syah and Md Hashim, Azhari and Tai, Jia Yi (2024) Cognitive ergonomics approach in food packaging design influence on purchase decisions among Klang Valley consumers, Malaysia. Journal Pengguna Malaysia, 40 (2). pp. 38-59. ISSN 1511-998X; eISSN: 3030-5799 https://jpmjurnal.com/jpm/article/view/264
spellingShingle Md Yusoff, Irwan Syah
Md Hashim, Azhari
Tai, Jia Yi
Cognitive ergonomics approach in food packaging design influence on purchase decisions among Klang Valley consumers, Malaysia
title Cognitive ergonomics approach in food packaging design influence on purchase decisions among Klang Valley consumers, Malaysia
title_full Cognitive ergonomics approach in food packaging design influence on purchase decisions among Klang Valley consumers, Malaysia
title_fullStr Cognitive ergonomics approach in food packaging design influence on purchase decisions among Klang Valley consumers, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Cognitive ergonomics approach in food packaging design influence on purchase decisions among Klang Valley consumers, Malaysia
title_short Cognitive ergonomics approach in food packaging design influence on purchase decisions among Klang Valley consumers, Malaysia
title_sort cognitive ergonomics approach in food packaging design influence on purchase decisions among klang valley consumers, malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118157/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118157/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118157/1/118157.pdf