To eat or not to eat. A comparison of current and former animal product limiters

被引:74
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作者
Haverstock, Katie [1 ]
Forgays, Deborah Kirby [1 ]
机构
[1] Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA 98225 USA
关键词
Food choice; Vegetarian; Vegan; Social support; Identity; VEGETARIAN; FOOD; ATTITUDES; SELECTION; MOTIVES;
D O I
10.1016/j.appet.2012.02.048
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
In this exploratory study, we compared current and former pescatarians, vegetarians and vegans on a number of variables including the motivations for their food choices. Participants were recruited via online message boards as well as through snowball sampling. Of the 247 participants, 196 were currently limiting animal products and 51 were former animal product limiters. Current limiters were more likely to have made a gradual rather than abrupt transition to animal product limitation and were more likely to have joined a vegetarian or vegan group than former limiters. Furthermore, current limiters indicated that their eating pattern was a part of their self identity. These findings shed light on the differences among current and former vegans and vegetarians and can inform individuals interested in promoting animal product limitation for health or ethical reasons. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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页码:1030 / 1036
页数:7
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