Do vegetarians feel bad? Examining the association between eating vegetarian and subjective well-being in two representative samples

Pfeiler, Tamara M.; Egloff, Boris

doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2020.104018

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“…Forestell and Nezlek [45] have found that vegetarians and semi-vegetarians are more neurotic and depressed than omnivores. As the findings of the study by Pfeiler and Egloff [46] show, a vegetarian diet does not affect 3 of 15 SWB whatsoever. In turn, Seconda et al [47] found that the consumption of organic food impacts life satisfaction, while Apaolaza et al [48] argue that it may be related to the label effect rather than the actual improvement of well-being.…”

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In the Labyrinth of Dietary Patterns and Well-Being—When Eating Healthy Is Not Enough to Be Well

Nestorowicz

Jerzyk

Rogala

2022

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This paper aims to identify the relation between food consumption and well-being, and the level of well-being depending on a diet followed. Moreover, we analyze whether people driven by single motives, such as the health, pleasure or social dimension of food declare the lower or higher level of well-being than those motivated by a larger number of factors. The survey was conducted online (CAWI, n = 1067). The following scales were used: Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), Satisfaction with Food-related Life Scale (SWFL), Health Taste Attitude Scales (HTAS) and Social Dimension of Food Meaning. The data analysis was carried out with the application of one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), partial eta squared, a t-Student’s test, the Hochberg test, the Games-Howell test, and Pearson’s correlation. Levels of Subjective Well-Being (SWB) and Food Well-Being (FWB) are strongly correlated with consumers’ dietary pattern. The frequency of consumption of organic food and following vegan, low salt, and low sugar diets leads to higher levels of SWB, while FWB is additionally affected by the regular consumption of low-fat products and foods that improve one’s mood. The level of well-being is linked with the motivation to follow specific diets and attentiveness related to dietary patterns. People paying attention to the health aspects, pleasure and social dimension of food meaning show higher level of FWB than people focusing exclusively on health aspects.

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In the Labyrinth of Dietary Patterns and Well-Being—When Eating Healthy Is Not Enough to Be Well

Nestorowicz

Jerzyk

Rogala

2022

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“…Despite a growing body of research that investigated differences between omnivores and veg * ns in socio-demographics ( 4 , 5 ), personality ( 6 , 7 ), attitudes ( 8 , 9 ) and wellbeing ( 7 , 10 ), much remains to be explored about differences in eating motives among different diet groups. This is in part because research into eating motives has frequently only surveyed vegetarians or vegans ( 11 – 14 ), focused on attitudes toward one specific diet ( 11 , 15 – 19 ), or examined eating motives only on a superordinate level such as “health” or “ethics” ( 20 , 21 ).…”

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Why They Eat What They Eat: Comparing 18 Eating Motives Among Omnivores and Veg*ns

2022

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While the diets of most people include meat, millions of individuals follow a meat-free diet. But why do people eat what they eat? Here we explored differences and commonalities in the eating motives of omnivores and veg*ns (i.e., both vegetarians and vegans). Specifically, we compared mean levels and rank order of 18 eating motives in two samples (Study 1: 294 omnivores, 321 veg*ns; Study 2: 112 omnivores, 622 veg*ns). We found that omnivores were more motivated than veg*ns by the eating motives of Traditional Eating and Habits, while veg*ns were more motivated by Animal Protection and Environmental Protection. Differences among groups in Health were inconsistent across studies. Despite these differences in mean levels, the rank order of the eating motives was very similar: Two of the top four eating motives of both diet groups in both studies were Liking and Health, while Social Norms, Social Image, and Religion were among the four least important motives of both groups. Overall, while we did find differences in the absolute importance of certain motives, we also found striking similarities in the relative importance of eating motives, suggesting that including a wide range of eating motives could be beneficial when examining dietary behaviors.

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“…Other interpretations have also been considered, such as the fact that vegetarians represent a social minority, which may be related to psychological adversity (12) or concomitant psychological mechanisms affecting diet preferences and mental health (13) . However, a few other studies did not con rm an increased risk of depression or anxiety among vegetarians (14,15,16) . In a cross-sectional and longitudinal culturally diverse and representative sample, vegetarianism was found to be unrelated with mental health in the United States, Russia, and Germany, and was only slightly predictive of depression and anxiety among Chinese students (17) .…”

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Is Vegetarianism Related to Anxio-Depressive Symptomatology? A Cross-Sectional Survey in A Large French Sample

Bègue

Shankland

2020

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Objective. Many studies indicate a link between vegetarianism and mental health, but the relationship remains uncertain. The aim of the present study is to examine the cross-sectional association between anxio-depressive symptomatology, happiness, and vegetarianism in a French sample while controlling for relevant confounders. Design. Self-reported questionnaire data were obtained from a large cross-sectional sample.Participants and setting. 9993 participants aged 18-99, 70.8% females participated in an online survey. Results. A logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI) of anxiety, depression, happiness, and self-reported health to predict vegetarian diet, controlling for age, gender, BMI, educational level, monthly income, and city size. Vegetarians did not present an increased risk of anxiety or depression. However, they reported lower happiness than did non-vegetarians, and exhibited better self-reported health than did omnivores. Conclusion. Vegetarian diet was not found to be related to anxiety or depressive symptoms. However, vegetarians presented lower levels of happiness. This result may be interpreted as a consequence of the social status of vegetarianism in France.

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Do vegetarians feel bad? Examining the association between eating vegetarian and subjective well-being in two representative samples

Cited by 18 publications

References 70 publications

In the Labyrinth of Dietary Patterns and Well-Being—When Eating Healthy Is Not Enough to Be Well

In the Labyrinth of Dietary Patterns and Well-Being—When Eating Healthy Is Not Enough to Be Well

Why They Eat What They Eat: Comparing 18 Eating Motives Among Omnivores and Veg*ns

Is Vegetarianism Related to Anxio-Depressive Symptomatology? A Cross-Sectional Survey in A Large French Sample

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