Health, Ethics and Environment: A Qualitative Study of Vegetarian Motivations
Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 (Original item from 2007)
Vegetarianism and Veganism | Psychology, Social Development, Social Motivations | Vegetarian Social, Psychological and Moral Development | Vegetarian Motivations or Barriers | Vegetarian Population
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Short Description:
This study of vegetarians' motivations through ethnographic research with participants via an international message board found that health and the ethical treatment of animals were the primary motivators for these participants choosing vegetarian diets.
Abstract:
Researchers participated on an online message board, gathering responses from 33 participants, following up with a mail survey with 18 of these respondents (mainly from the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom).
The primary motivators for vegetarianism among this group were health and the ethical treatment of animals, although many also reported a range of commitment to environmental concerns. However, the environment was only considered a primary motivator for vegetarianism in a single case.
This research suggests that vegetarians may follow a trajectory in which initial motivations are augmented over time by other concerns, thereby reinforcing the vegetarian dietary choice and complicating its motivations.
Spot Check Number:
1277
Sponsor:
University of Sheffield
Animal Type:
Farm Animals
Record Type:
Journal Article
Research Method:
Online Survey
Geographic Region:
International
Number of Participants:
33
Year Conducted:
2007
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