Attitudes Toward Animal Welfare Among Adolescents from Colombia, France, Germany, and India

Randler, Christoph; Ballouard, Jean-Marie; Bonnet, Xavier; Chandrakar, Priti; Pati, Atanu Kumar; Medina-Jerez, William; Pande, Babita; Sahu, Subhashis

doi:10.1080/08927936.2021.1898212

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“…For instance, modern attitudes towards pets and vegetarian/vegan diets were linked to higher anthropomorphism (M1), whereas pet ownership predicted higher mutualism (M2b), as previously shown by other studies [52][53][54][55]. Being a male, having idiocentric tendencies and following no vegetarian/vegan diet predicted higher domination (M2a), whereas females, individuals with higher modernization scores and those having more allocentric tendencies also had higher mutualism (M2b), in line with literature ( [56][57][58][59]; see [60,61] for a review). Finally, older participants were also more likely to have a negative attitude toward wildlife (M3), in line with previous studies showing that older people are for instance more likely to support hunting [10,[61][62][63].…”

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A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Link between Modernization, Anthropomorphism and Attitude to Wildlife

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Anthropogenic pressure has significantly increased in the last decades, often enhancing conflicts at the human–wildlife interface. Therefore, understanding peoples’ value orientations, attitudes and behavioural intentions towards wildlife is a crucial endeavour to reduce the occurrence of conflicts between humans and wildlife. Previous research in the USA has shown a consistent link between modernization and increased anthropomorphism (i.e., the tendency to attribute human mental or physical characteristics to other entities), leading to positive changes in value orientations, attitudes, and behavioural intentions towards wildlife. In this paper, we aimed to address whether this link is also present in other cultures, by testing participants (N = 741) in five different countries (Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, and Spain). Our study shows that while the positive link between anthropomorphism, positive attitudes and behavioural intentions towards wildlife is universal, the link between modernization and anthropomorphism is culturally mediated. In some countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Spain), modernization increased anthropomorphism, while in others modernization predicted no differences (Brazil) or even a decrease in anthropomorphism (Mexico), ultimately deteriorating individuals’ attitude and behavioural intentions towards wildlife. These results call for caution when generalizing findings from western industrialized countries to inform conservation policies worldwide.

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A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Link between Modernization, Anthropomorphism and Attitude to Wildlife

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“…Demographic factors, such as gender, age, educational level, or socioeconomic status are associated with Animal Welfare Attitudes [2,3]. Previous work across many countries has revealed gender differences with girls and women expressing higher pro-animal welfare attitudes than boys and men in many studies, review papers and in a meta-analysis of the literature [2,[4][5][6][7][8][9][10].…”

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Animal Welfare Attitudes: Effects of Gender and Diet in University Samples from 22 Countries

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Animal Welfare Attitudes (AWA) are defined as human attitudes towards the welfare of animals in different dimensions and settings. Demographic factors, such as age and gender are associated with AWA. The aim of this study was to assess gender differences among university students in a large convenience sample from twenty-two nations in AWA. A total of 7914 people participated in the study (5155 women, 2711 men, 48 diverse). Participants completed a questionnaire that collected demographic data, typical diet and responses to the Composite Respect for Animals Scale Short version (CRAS-S). In addition, we used a measure of gender empowerment from the Human Development Report. The largest variance in AWA was explained by diet, followed by country and gender. In terms of diet, 6385 participants reported to be omnivores, 296 as pescatarian, 637 ate a vegetarian diet and 434 were vegans (n = 162 without answer). Diet was related with CRAS-S scores; people with a vegan diet scored higher in AWA than omnivores. Women scored significantly higher on AWA than men. Furthermore, gender differences in AWA increased as gender inequality decreased.

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“…Hence, our model suggests that the level of development of a country or its wealth does not necessarily indicate more pro-environmental attitudes when compared to a developing country. This is paralleled to a study about animal welfare attitudes, showing highest scores in a less developed country and lowest scores in Germany [57]. Although post-materialistic values may express higher environmental concern [58]-which is formed, among other things, by EA -one must consider situational constricts, local environmental effects, or other individual factors [29,59,60].…”

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Values and Environmental Knowledge of Student Participants of Climate Strikes: A Comparative Perspective between Brazil and Germany

2021

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Climate change and its consequences have called for actions to mitigate it, triggering society to act and speak out about sustainability policies. Movements like Fridays for Future (FFF) spread beyond the young people pressed for action to combat climate change. The present study aimed to (1) assess the environmental attitudes (EA) and knowledge (EK) of Brazilian and German students and (2) verify whether the frequency of participation in climate strikes changes according to these EA and EK. A total of 658 students participated in our study, 327 from Germany and 331 from Brazil (mean age 25.21 ± 7.91). We applied the Two Major Environmental Values (2-MEV) model and three-dimensional questionnaires to measure EA and EK, respectively. We applied a multivariate general linear model to assess the influence of the variables simultaneously. FFF participation is affected by EA, with strikers showing higher Preservation (PRE) and lower Utilization (UTL) scores; furthermore, our findings suggest that EK affects FFF participation, specifically system-related knowledge. The study adds to the increasing number of validations of the 2-MEV model in different languages and cultures and discusses the differences of EA and EK in student strikers and non-strikers between both countries.

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Attitudes Toward Animal Welfare Among Adolescents from Colombia, France, Germany, and India

Cited by 14 publications

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A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Link between Modernization, Anthropomorphism and Attitude to Wildlife

A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Link between Modernization, Anthropomorphism and Attitude to Wildlife

Animal Welfare Attitudes: Effects of Gender and Diet in University Samples from 22 Countries

Values and Environmental Knowledge of Student Participants of Climate Strikes: A Comparative Perspective between Brazil and Germany

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