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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Nutritional Science

Background:

  • Growing adoption of vegetarian diets globally.
  • Limited understanding of personality correlates of vegetarianism.
  • Need to explore socio-demographic and psychological factors influencing dietary choices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Estimate vegetarian diet prevalence in Germany.
  • Analyze socio-demographic influences on vegetarianism.
  • Investigate personality, political, and health differences between vegetarians and meat-eaters.

Main Methods:

  • Two waves of a German representative sample (N=4496 and 5125).
  • Utilized strict and laxer definitions of vegetarianism across studies.
  • Employed stepwise logistic regression to identify predictors.

Main Results:

  • Vegetarian prevalence: 2.74% (strict) and 5.97% (laxer definition).
  • Vegetarians were more likely female, younger, educated, and higher income (Study 2).
  • Significant personality (openness, conscientiousness, trust) and political attitude (conservatism, political interest) predictors identified.

Conclusions:

  • Individual differences in personality and political attitudes distinguish vegetarians from meat-eaters.
  • Dietary choices are influenced by a combination of socio-demographic and psychological factors.
  • Further research into the multifaceted nature of vegetarianism is warranted.