Motives of consumers following a vegan diet and their attitudes towards animal agriculture

Appetite

Volumn 105, Issue , 2016, Pages 643-651

  Janssen, Meike ^a   Busch, Claudia ^a   Rödiger, Manika ^a   Hamm, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal agriculture; Animal welfare; Attitudes; Consumer segments; Ethical consumption; Motivation; Vegan diet

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL WELFARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVIEW; MOTIVATION; VEGAN DIET; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIET, VEGAN; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978538777     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.06.039     Document Type: Article

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