Evaluations of meat substitutes in Brazil: Differences between vegetarians and omnivores and the role of vegetarian threat

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dc.abstract.enIn the present study, 646 Brazilians completed an online survey in which they indicated how they perceived plant-based meat substitutes and cultured meat, how much they knew about these products, and how often they thought they would eat these products. They also described their diet, and they completed a measure of vegetarian threat. Regression analyses found that the intentions to eat both types of meat substitutes were related to how healthy, safe, and beneficial to the environment the products were perceived to be. Although plant-based meats were perceived to be healthier and safer than cultured meat for all participants, these differences were larger for vegetarians than they were for omnivores. Vegetarians were less likely to eat cultured meat than plant-based meat, whereas the reverse was true for omnivores. Omnivores’ evaluations of both plant-based and cultured meat were negatively related to their perceptions of vegetarianism as a threat to their social values. Moreover, perceptions of meat substitutes' safety, healthfulness, and environmental benefits mediated relationships between vegetarian threat and the intentions to eat these foods, highlighting the importance of relationships between vegetarian threat and the evaluation of meat substitutes.
dc.affiliationInstitute of Psychology
dc.affiliationWydziaƂ Psychologii w Warszawie
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorNezlek, John
dc.contributor.authorTomczyk, Joanna
dc.contributor.authorGomes da Cruz, Adriano
dc.contributor.authorEsmerino, Erick A.
dc.contributor.authorForestell, Catherine A.
dc.contributor.authorPimentel, Tatiana C.
dc.contributor.authorCypryaƄska-Nezlek, Marzena
dc.date.access2023-11-08
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-05T10:01:13Z
dc.date.available2023-12-05T10:01:13Z
dc.date.created2023-10-25
dc.date.issued2023-12
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.grantnumber2018/31/B/HS6/02822
dc.description.granttitleUnderstanding relationships between vegetarianism as a social identity and psychological well being
dc.description.physical1-9
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume112
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.105032
dc.identifier.issn0950-3293
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/140
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950329323002264
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsClosedAccess
dc.rights.explanationArtykuƂ pƂatny.
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dc.subject.enmeat substitutes
dc.subject.envegetarianism
dc.subject.envegetarian threat
dc.subject.encultured meat
dc.subject.enplant based meat
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dc.titleEvaluations of meat substitutes in Brazil: Differences between vegetarians and omnivores and the role of vegetarian threat
dc.title.journalFood Quality and Preference
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle