Development of the attitudes toward vegetarians scale

    Authors

    M. G. Chin; B. Fisak;V. K. Sims

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Anthrozoos

    Keywords

    attitudes; diets; dietary restraint; eating; food preferences; rating; scales; scale; TEENAGE VEGETARIANISM; AUTHORITARIANISM; PREJUDICE; ADOLESCENTS; Anthropology; Environmental Studies; Sociology; Veterinary Sciences

    Abstract

    Studies have explored the motivations behind the decision to become vegetarian, and have explored the well being of vegetarians. However, little research has focused on the social psychological and interpersonal aspects of vegetarianism. The focus of this study was to develop a scale designed to measure attitudes toward vegetarians (ATVS). This scale measures a one-factor construct with adequate internal consistency. The ATVS correlated significantly with the construct of authoritarianism, and, as expected, the ATVS did not correlate significantly with social desirability. In addition, attitudes toward vegetarians were found to be generally positive. The positive attitudes toward vegetarians may be the result of using a college student population that was overwhelmingly female. (C) 2002 International Society for Anthrozoology.

    Journal Title

    Anthrozoos

    Volume

    15

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2002

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    332

    Last Page

    342

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000184889300004

    ISSN

    0892-7936

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