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The GfK MRI Psychographic Sourcebook

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Teenmark<br />

II. <strong>Psychographic</strong> Segmentation Analyses<br />

E. Food Attitudes Segmentation<br />

For young children, food is a source of sustenance and pleasure (or pain, as when Mom insists you finish your lima beans). <strong>The</strong> story gets more<br />

complicated as people move into their teenage years and discover the nutritional, social, and even moral dimensions of eating. <strong>GfK</strong> <strong>MRI</strong>’s<br />

Teenmark “Food Attitudes” segmentation explores the different and emerging ways that teenagers relate to food.<br />

• Thoughtful Eaters<br />

<strong>The</strong>se young consumers are nothing if not responsible, at least when it comes to what they eat, and food for them is a source of<br />

nutrition as well as enjoyment. <strong>The</strong>y try to eat breakfast every day, regularly eat organic foods, and firmly believe that fast food is<br />

really bad for you.<br />

• Self-Conscious Snackers<br />

Members of this segment ingest a large portion of guilt with every meal. While they often eat on the run, eat what they want rather<br />

than what they should and are big snackers while watching TV, food can be a source of anxiety for them. <strong>The</strong>y often feel they eat too<br />

much, and sometimes feel self-conscious about what they eat. Food can also be a way for them to deal with anxiety; teens in this<br />

segment report that when upset, they eat.<br />

• Uninhibited Foodies<br />

Members of this segment love food and have no qualms about it. <strong>The</strong>y enjoy different types of food and eat, guilt free, whatever and<br />

however much they want, without self-consciousness.<br />

• Fast Food Fans<br />

Trying different types of food is not for these teenagers, whose focus is on convenience and familiarity, with little regard for nutrition<br />

and variety. Cooking bores them, they would rather pick up some fast food than wait for a home-cooked meal, and they prefer to stay<br />

with food they know they like.<br />

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