Eating pigs, not Peppa Pig: The effect of identifiability on children's propensity to humanize, befriend, and consume edible animals

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dc.abstract.enThis research aimed to provide experimental evidence on whether identifying an edible animal by a name and specific preferences encourages children to perceive the animal as more similar to humans, increases their willingness to befriend the animal, and makes them less willing to consume it. In two pre-registered studies involving 208 preschool children, participants were presented with pictures of pigs (Study 1) and chickens (Study 2). In the identifiability condition, one animal was depicted with individual qualities such as a name and personal preferences, while in the non-identifiability condition, animals were portrayed with characteristics representative of the entire species. The children then rated their desire to befriend and consume the animal, while in Study 2, they also rated the animal's similarity to humans. The results revealed that animal identifiability led to higher perceived similarity to humans, increased the desire to befriend it, and reduced inclination to consume the animal. These findings highlight animal identifiability's powerful and robust effect on children's attitudes toward edible animals.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorRabinovitch, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorMyślińska-Szarek, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorCantarero, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorByrka, Katarzyna
dc.date.access2026-05-27
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-06T07:44:26Z
dc.date.available2024-06-06T07:44:26Z
dc.date.created2024-05-17
dc.date.issued2024-05-27
dc.description.accesstimeafter_publication
dc.description.grantnumber2019/33/B/HS6/02830
dc.description.physical1-48
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.description.volume200
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.appet.2024.107505
dc.identifier.eissn1095-8304
dc.identifier.issn0195-6663
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/705
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195666324003088?via%3Dihub
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
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dc.titleEating pigs, not Peppa Pig: The effect of identifiability on children's propensity to humanize, befriend, and consume edible animals
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