The Role of Cognitive Styles and Sociodemographic Characteristics in Consumer Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Nonhuman Animal Welfare

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 198-215

  Musto, Mauro ^a   Faraone, Daniela ^a   Cellini, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b Metapontum Agrobios ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

animal welfare; cognitive styles; consumer attitudes; empathizing; systemizing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIKERT SCALE; MALE; OCCUPATION; ORGANIC FARMING; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; ANIMAL; ATTITUDE; COST; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902879082     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: 15327604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2014.899911     Document Type: Article

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