“…This correlation refers to the universalism values from Schwartz's Value Survey (Schwartz, 1992) and the Portrait Value Questionnaire (PVQ, see Schwartz et al, 2001), which can be separated into a subset of social justice values and a subset of environmental values (Schwartz & Boehnke, 2004). The latter can be interpreted in terms of care for nature and the welfare of animals .…”
This paper addresses the relationship between meat eating and climate change focusing on motivational explanations of environmentally-relevant consumer behavior. Based on a sample of 1,083 Dutch consumers, it examines their responses to the idea that they can make a big difference to nature and climate protection by choosing one or more meals without meat every week. This idea can be seen as a new opportunity to help mitigation, but also as a counterproductive message that might trigger negative responses among consumers who are skeptical about climate change. As hypothesized, the meat-free meal idea was received more positively by consumers who valued care for nature and more negatively by those who did not value it. Also as hypothesized, the meat-free meal idea was received more negatively by consumers who were skeptical about the seriousness of climate change. The idea was not received more positively by those who did take it seriously. The results support the notion that the meat-free meal idea may serve as a counterproductive message. From the perspective of motivation, it is preferable not to isolate the meat-climate issue but to develop an approach that combines multiple values regarding food choices, including health and nature-related values.
Highlights Presents consumers' view on the links between agriculture and climate change. Consumers were asked about meat eating, valuing nature and climate change. Valuing care for nature was associated with being low on meat consumption. Skepticism about climate change was not conducive to a change in meat eating. It might be better to combine the meat-free meal idea with multiple values.
3Climate change and meat eating: An inconvenient couple?
“…This correlation refers to the universalism values from Schwartz's Value Survey (Schwartz, 1992) and the Portrait Value Questionnaire (PVQ, see Schwartz et al, 2001), which can be separated into a subset of social justice values and a subset of environmental values (Schwartz & Boehnke, 2004). The latter can be interpreted in terms of care for nature and the welfare of animals .…”
This paper addresses the relationship between meat eating and climate change focusing on motivational explanations of environmentally-relevant consumer behavior. Based on a sample of 1,083 Dutch consumers, it examines their responses to the idea that they can make a big difference to nature and climate protection by choosing one or more meals without meat every week. This idea can be seen as a new opportunity to help mitigation, but also as a counterproductive message that might trigger negative responses among consumers who are skeptical about climate change. As hypothesized, the meat-free meal idea was received more positively by consumers who valued care for nature and more negatively by those who did not value it. Also as hypothesized, the meat-free meal idea was received more negatively by consumers who were skeptical about the seriousness of climate change. The idea was not received more positively by those who did take it seriously. The results support the notion that the meat-free meal idea may serve as a counterproductive message. From the perspective of motivation, it is preferable not to isolate the meat-climate issue but to develop an approach that combines multiple values regarding food choices, including health and nature-related values.
Highlights Presents consumers' view on the links between agriculture and climate change. Consumers were asked about meat eating, valuing nature and climate change. Valuing care for nature was associated with being low on meat consumption. Skepticism about climate change was not conducive to a change in meat eating. It might be better to combine the meat-free meal idea with multiple values.
3Climate change and meat eating: An inconvenient couple?
“…As a corollary, the type of individualism and collectivism that Hofstede discovered is applicable to comparisons concerning occupational, organizational, and management issues. However, with regard to leisure time activities including entertainment media reception, it might be useful to draw on more general value models operationalized in measures like the Schwartz Value Survey (e.g., Schwartz, 1992), the Portrait Values Questionnaire (e.g., Schwartz et al, 2001), or the Rokeach Value Survey (Rokeach, 1967 (Triandis, 2001) or independent and interdependent self-construals (Markus & Kitayama, 1991 …”
Within Hofstede's framework of individualistic and collectivistic cultures, this contribution examines measurement equivalence of hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment motivations in two different cultures, namely Germany representing a more individualistic culture (N = 180) and Turkey representing a more collectivistic culture (N = 97). By means of a multi-group confirmatory factor analysis, we could secure configural invariance for both hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment motivations across the German and Turkish sample. Metric invariance, however, could only be obtained for hedonic, but not for eudaimonic motivations. Scalar invariance was obtained for neither of the two entertainment motivations. The study points to the importance of equivalence testing when conducting cross-cultural research. and Turkey representing a more collectivistic culture (N = 97). By means of a multi-group confirmatory factor analysis (MCFA), we could secure configural invariance for both hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment motivations across the German and Turkish sample. Metric invariance, however, could only be obtained for hedonic, but not for eudaimonic motivations. Scalar invariance was obtained for neither of the two entertainment motivations. The study points to the importance of equivalence testing when conducting cross-cultural research.
“…We used the Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ; Schwartz et al, 2001) to measure individual values. The 40-item PVQ measures the ten value types (see Table 1 for a description of the value types) proposed by Schwartz (1992).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For the purpose of this study we conceive values as cognitive representations of universal needs (Rokeach, 1979;Schwartz, 1992), expressed trough trans-situational goals that are ordered by importance as guiding principles in life (Schwartz, 2001). Schwartz (1992) posits that the essence of a value is the motivational goal it expresses.…”
Section: Valuesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Note. The content of this table was adapted from the definitions provided in Schwartz et al (2001). Note.…”
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Abstract.-The impact of team diversity on team performance is of vital concern as today's organizations rely on teams to accomplish organizational goals. Even though researchers have consistently found that psychological characteristics at the individual level are highly related to organizational outcomes, few studies have examined how team diversity in psychological characteristics affects team performance. Thus, this study examines how team personality and value composition relates to team task performance and perceptions of team processes. By and large, results indicated that less diversity relates to better performance and that personality and value diversity differentially relate to task performance and team processes.
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