RT journal article
T1 Socioeconomic acceptance of aquaculture measured through structural equations modeling. Are there discrepancies between men and women in Spain?
A1 Ruiz Chico, José
A1 Jiménez García, Mercedes
A1 Peña Sánchez, Antonio Rafael
A1 López Sánchez, José Antonio
A2 Economía General
A2 HistoriaGeografía y Filosofía
K1 fish
K1 PLS
K1 structural equations modeling
K1 least square approximation
K1 gender preferences
AB At present, aquaculture is still subject to social debate. This paper analyzes its social acceptance compared to traditional fishing, mainly by applying the structural equations methodology. This technique has been widely used in recent times in social sciences but is minor in this field. We propose a model in which we break down its acceptance in two dimensions: Product and company. We also try to see if there are differences in the perception of men and women. To this end, we have carried out 803 personal surveys in several Spanish coastal provinces. Among the results, we can highlight the good level of acceptance of its products, positively influencing their companies' perception. We can recommend the development of synergies between the different agents involved to improve their acceptance. By gender, general acceptance is higher in men than in women; however, we have not detected significant differences in both groups' perceptions when analyzed using structural equations.
PB Taylor & Francis
SN 1365-7305
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/31217
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/31217
LA eng
NO This publication and research have also been partially granted by INDESS (Research University Institute for Sustainable Social Development of the University of Cadiz) (Spain) and "Programa de Fomento e Impulso de la actividad de Investigación y Transferencia" (Program for the Promotion and Development of Research and Transfer activity) of the University of Cadiz (Spain).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026