ArticleCurrent issues in personality psychology2022
How vegans, vegetarians and carnists differ in personality traits and attitudes towards animals.
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- Contextual Anthropocentrism and Animal Welfare Attitudes Among German Livestock Farmers: Evidence from Survey Data.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Meat-eating justifications in Türkiye: cultural adaptation, validation, and correlates of the MEJ and 4Ns scales.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Minor and inconsistent differences in Big Five personality traits between vegetarians and vegans.PloS one · 2022Article
- Comparing meat abstainers with avid meat eaters and committed meat reducers.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundFood decisions and dietary preferences are affected by a complex set of different cultural or regional factors, but personality traits seem to play an important role too. Previous research suggested that the food preferences related to veganism, vegetarianism, or carnism can be predicted by the Big Five model of personality and reflected in the attitudes towards animals. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE: The present study examined personality traits and attitudes towards animals of 190 (
resultsVegans and vegetarians scored significantly higher than carnists in open-mindedness and attitude towards animals; there was no difference between scores of vegans and vegetarians. No relationship between the diet groups and demographic variables (gender, education, and age) was identified. From personality traits and sociodemo-graphic variables, only open-mindedness was a significant predictor of attitudes towards animals.
conclusionsVegans and vegetarians differ from carnists primarily in one trait: open-mindedness. Vegans and vegetarians also differ from carnists by holding more positive attitudes towards animals.
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