A Study on the Mediating Role of Food Safety Attitudes in the Transformation of Food Handlers' Knowledge into Behaviors in Hospital Food Service

(1) Background: The aim of this study is to examine the food safety knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours of food handlers in hospital food service system. (2) Methods: A total of 215 food handlers participated in the study. The researchers asked the participants questions with a questionnaire including demographic data and food safety knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours. The researchers used the SPSS Process Macro 4.0 (Model 4) to determine whether participants’ food safety attitudes play a mediating role in how their knowledge levels turn into behaviour and SPSS software for statistical analysis. (3) Results: Most male and female employees in this study (78.5% and 66.0%, respectively) worked in the production department (p

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Selcuk Journal of Agricultural and Food Sciences
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2026-04-28
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https://doi.org/10.15316/selcukjafsci.1654099
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Food Safety and Hygiene
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A Study on the Mediating Role of Food Safety Attitudes in the Transformation of Food Handlers' Knowledge into Behaviors in Hospital Food Service

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(1) Background: The aim of this study is to examine the food safety knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours of food handlers in hospital food service system. (2) Methods: A total of 215 food handlers participated in the study. The researchers asked the participants questions with a questionnaire including demographic data and food safety knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours. The researchers used the SPSS Process Macro 4.0 (Model 4) to determine whether participants’ food safety attitudes play a mediating role in how their knowledge levels turn into behaviour and SPSS software for statistical analysis. (3) Results: Most male and female employees in this study (78.5% and 66.0%, respectively) worked in the production department (p

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