ŠEDOVÁ, Iveta, Ľuboš SLOVÁK and Ivana JEŽKOVÁ. Coping with unpleasant knowledge: Meat eating among students of environmental studies. Appetite. 2016, vol. 107, 1 December 2016, p. 415-424. ISSN 0195-6663. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.08.102.
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Original name Coping with unpleasant knowledge: Meat eating among students of environmental studies
Authors ŠEDOVÁ, Iveta (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Ľuboš SLOVÁK (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution) and Ivana JEŽKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Appetite, 2016, 0195-6663.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW URL
Impact factor Impact factor: 3.403
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14230/16:00090966
Organization unit Faculty of Social Studies
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.08.102
UT WoS 000389389000049
Keywords in English Meat; Meat eating; Coping strategy; Cognitive dissonance; Environmental studies students
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
This paper presents qualitative research on the attitudes and behaviors of environmental studies graduate students toward meat eating, and their strategies for coping with the cognitive dissonance induced by the issues related to meat eating and production. The research draws on theoretical and empirical research on the issue of meat eating and the psychological processes involved in it, and by analyzing in-depth interviews it reveals that these students exhibit partially different coping strategies than what studies on general population show, as a result of their awareness and their social circle. The results show that even though these people do not usually regard meat eating as wrong or undesirable in principle, they are well aware of the ethical and environmental issues related to it. In their attitudes and behavior the students are significantly influenced by their friends and fellow students amongst whom they perceive avoiding meat as a social norm. A generalization of the results suggests that the psychological dynamics of meat eating among environmentally informed and engaged people in general may be different than in general population. Further research into this group of people is proposed, most importantly from a socio-cultural point of view.
Links
MUNI/A/1299/2014, interní kód MUName: Aktuálne prístupy k štúdiu environmentálnych fenoménov (Acronym: PN)
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A
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