The influence of psychological traits, beliefs and taste responsiveness on implicit attitudes toward plant- and animal-based dishes among vegetarians, flexitarians and omnivores

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 68, Issue , 2018, Pages 276-291

  Cliceri, Danny ^a   Spinelli, Sara ^a   Dinnella, Caterina ^a   Prescott, John ^a,b   Monteleone, Erminio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b TasteMatters Research Consulting   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Empathy; Flexitarian; Implicit association test; PROP; Vegetarian

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045121476     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.03.020     Document Type: Article

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