Effects of experimentally induced self-affirmation on the openness to meat reduction and alternative protein sources
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Introduction: Consumption of animals entails disregarding the pain of sentient beings, and acknowledging this can threaten an individual’s image of oneself as a moral person. Also, abstaining from meat in a meat-eating culture can threaten an individual’s valued group identity. Previous research on inter-group relations suggests that self-affirmation, affirmation of personally or collectively important values, can help individuals alleviate self-threats since it enhances one’s global self-image and decreases threat perceptions.
Methods: We tested for potential effects of self-affirmation on openness toward reducing meat consumption in an experimental study. Participants (N = 277) were randomized into an individual affirmation, group affirmation, or a control condition. Individual affirmation participants ranked a list of values and then wrote a short paragraph about their first-ranked value. Group affirmation participants did a similar task, focusing on the values of their ethnic gr...oup, while participants in the control condition had an unrelated task of ranking their color preferences. Participants then read a persuasive message presenting health risks related to meat consumption and the health benefits of reducing meat. Finally, they indicated their openness toward reducing meat consumption and acceptability of plant-based alternatives and lab-grown meat.
Results and Discussion: Results show that affirmed participants expressed more readiness to reconsider their meat consumption habits, reduced perceptions of vegetarianism as a threat to the local culture, and more positive perceptions of the idea of lab-grown meat. However, self-esteem and frequency of meat consumption pose important limitations to the experimental effects. We discuss the findings from the perspective of self-and collective identity threats and the potential of self-affirmations to create a more open debate about animal product consumption.
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self-affirmation / meat consumption / alternative protein / group affirmation / self-threatИзвор:
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023, 14Издавач:
- Frontiers Media S.A.
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- European Association of Social Psychology extraordinary grant, Social Psychology Ambassadors,
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IFDTTY - JOUR AU - Branković, Marija AU - Budžak, Anastasija AU - Tulić, Nađa AU - Janković, Jovana PY - 2023 UR - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/2994 AB - Introduction: Consumption of animals entails disregarding the pain of sentient beings, and acknowledging this can threaten an individual’s image of oneself as a moral person. Also, abstaining from meat in a meat-eating culture can threaten an individual’s valued group identity. Previous research on inter-group relations suggests that self-affirmation, affirmation of personally or collectively important values, can help individuals alleviate self-threats since it enhances one’s global self-image and decreases threat perceptions. Methods: We tested for potential effects of self-affirmation on openness toward reducing meat consumption in an experimental study. Participants (N = 277) were randomized into an individual affirmation, group affirmation, or a control condition. Individual affirmation participants ranked a list of values and then wrote a short paragraph about their first-ranked value. Group affirmation participants did a similar task, focusing on the values of their ethnic group, while participants in the control condition had an unrelated task of ranking their color preferences. Participants then read a persuasive message presenting health risks related to meat consumption and the health benefits of reducing meat. Finally, they indicated their openness toward reducing meat consumption and acceptability of plant-based alternatives and lab-grown meat. Results and Discussion: Results show that affirmed participants expressed more readiness to reconsider their meat consumption habits, reduced perceptions of vegetarianism as a threat to the local culture, and more positive perceptions of the idea of lab-grown meat. However, self-esteem and frequency of meat consumption pose important limitations to the experimental effects. We discuss the findings from the perspective of self-and collective identity threats and the potential of self-affirmations to create a more open debate about animal product consumption. PB - Frontiers Media S.A. T2 - Frontiers in Psychology T1 - Effects of experimentally induced self-affirmation on the openness to meat reduction and alternative protein sources VL - 14 DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1021891 ER -
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Branković, M., Budžak, A., Tulić, N.,& Janković, J.. (2023). Effects of experimentally induced self-affirmation on the openness to meat reduction and alternative protein sources. in Frontiers in Psychology Frontiers Media S.A.., 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1021891
Branković M, Budžak A, Tulić N, Janković J. Effects of experimentally induced self-affirmation on the openness to meat reduction and alternative protein sources. in Frontiers in Psychology. 2023;14. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1021891 .
Branković, Marija, Budžak, Anastasija , Tulić, Nađa , Janković, Jovana , "Effects of experimentally induced self-affirmation on the openness to meat reduction and alternative protein sources" in Frontiers in Psychology, 14 (2023), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1021891 . .