Why do right-wing adherents engage in more animal exploitation and meat consumption?

Dhont, Kristof; Hodson, Gordon

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.02.002

Cited by 223 publications

(258 citation statements)

References 31 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

243

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…As meat consumption can be viewed as a social and traditional norm in the Western world (Beardsworth & Bryman, 2004;Fiddes, 1992), it may be associated with conservative attitudes. This assumption has been confirmed by recent research showing that a vegetarian diet is negatively associated with both conservatism (Monteiro et al, 2017) and with right-wing ideologies (Allen, Wilson, Ng, & Dunne, 2000;Dhont & Hodson, 2014;Veser, Taylor & Singer, 2015). Moreover, research has shown that political values are in general an important motive in food choices (Chen, 2007;Honkanen, Verplanken, & Olsen;2006).…”

Section: Individual Differences Between Vegetarians and Meat Eatersmentioning

confidence: 68%

“…As meat consumption is part of the traditional and social norm in Western societies (Dhont & Hodson, 2014;Joy, 2010;Monteiro et al, 2017), we anticipated that a vegetarian diet would be negatively associated with conservatism. Both of our studies confirmed this expected difference between vegetarians and meat eaters for both conservatism and political interest.…”

Section: Individual Differences Between Vegetarians and Meat Eatersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Vegetarianism and veganism are not only influencing food choices, but are part of a growing social movement regarding animal welfare and animal rights. In line with this assumption, there is a growing body of research investigating individual differences in political and animal-rights related attitudes, with regard to how they correlate with diet (Dhont & Hodson, 2014;Monteiro, Pfeiler, Milburn, & Patterson, 2017).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Examining the “Veggie” personality: Results from a representative German sample

2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. The decision to publish a submission in SOEPpapers is made by a board of editors chosen by the DIW Berlin to represent the wide range of disciplines covered by SOEP. There is no external referee process and papers are either accepted or rejected without revision. Papers appear in this series as works in progress and may also appear elsewhere. They often represent preliminary studies and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be requested from the author directly. Terms of use: Documents inAny opinions expressed in this series are those of the author(s) and not those of DIW Berlin.Research disseminated by DIW Berlin may include views on public policy issues, but the institute itself takes no institutional policy positions. Author NoteCorrespondence should be addressed to: Tamara M. Pfeiler, Department of Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Binger Str. 14-16, 55099 Mainz, Germany. E-mail:pfeiler@uni-mainz.de. EXAMINING THE VEGGIE PERSONALITY 3 AbstractAn increasing proportion of people choose to follow a vegetarian diet. To date, however, little is known about if and how individual differences in personality relate to following a vegetarian diet.In the two studies presented here, we aimed to (1) estimate the prevalence of self-defined vegetarians in two waves of a German representative sample (N = 4,496 and 5,125, respectively), (2) analyze the effect of socio-demographic variables on dietary behavior, and (3) examine individual differences between vegetarians and meat eaters in personality traits, political attitudes, and health-related variables. In Study 1, a strict definition of vegetarians was used, while in Study 2 the definition was laxer, to include also individuals who only predominantly followed a vegetarian diet. The prevalence of self-defined vegetarians was 2.74% in Study 1, and 5.97% in Study 2. Participants who were female, younger, and more educated were more likely to report following a vegetarian diet in both studies, and vegetarians had higher income as compared to meat eaters in Study 2. We also found differences between vegetarians and meat eaters with regard to personality traits, political attitudes, and health-related variables. Stepwise logistic regression analyses showed a unique effect beyond socio-demographic variables for openness (Studies 1 and 2), conscientiousness (Study 1), trust (Study 2), conservatism (Studies 1 and ...

show abstract

Section: Individual Differences Between Vegetarians and Meat Eatersmentioning

confidence: 68%

Section: Individual Differences Between Vegetarians and Meat Eatersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Examining the “Veggie” personality: Results from a representative German sample

2018

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…This may be indicative of broader differences in worldviews, including the strength of motivation to justify and promote existing social and human-nature hierarchies. This particular motivation is related to both climate change denial (Jylhä & Akrami, 2015) and higher meat consumption (Dhont & Hodson, 2014;Hedlund-de Witt et al, 2014). Another relevant difference is that the Health Council of the Netherlands (2011) has published one of the first dietary guidelines in the world that discusses a healthy diet from an ecological perspective, pleading for a less animal-based and more plant-based diet.…”

Section: Table 4 Predictions Of Lifestyle Changesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Help the climate, change your diet: A cross-sectional study on how to involve consumers in a transition to a low-carbon society

2016

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Individuals who are less accepting of social dominance also tend to eat less meat, more strongly disagree with exploiting animals, are less likely to be threatened by vegetarianism, and believe more strongly that humans are not superior over nonhuman animals (Dhont and Hodson 2014). Building on these techniques could prove useful in the Namibian context; however, the underlying psychological and social mechanisms driving this dominance mind-set are deeply ingrained and will undoubtedly prove difficult to change.…”

Section: Improving the Situationmentioning

confidence: 99%