Conservatism predicts lapses from vegetarian/vegan diets to meat consumption (through lower social justice concerns and social support)

Appetite

Volumn 120, Issue , 2018, Pages 75-81

  Hodson, Gordon ^a   Earle, Megan ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservatism; Ideology; Meat; Vegan; Vegetarian

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSERVATISM; CRAVING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VEGAN DIET; VEGETARIAN DIET; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET, VEGAN; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85028570024     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.08.027     Document Type: Article

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