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Longitudinal effects of human supremacy beliefs and vegetarianism threat on moral exclusion (vs. inclusion) of animals

Leite, Ana C.; Dhont, Kristof; Hodson, Gordon

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Authors

Kristof Dhont

Gordon Hodson



Abstract

Stronger beliefs in human supremacy over animals, and stronger perceived threat posed by vegetarianism to traditional practices, are associated with stronger speciesism and more meat consumption. Both variables might also be implicated in the moral exclusion of animals. We tested this potential in a 16‐month longitudinal study in the USA (N = 219). Human supremacy showed longitudinal effects on the moral exclusion of all animals. Vegetarianism threat only predicted moral exclusion of food animals (e.g., cows and pigs), and, unexpectedly, appealing wild animals (e.g., chimps and dolphins). These findings demonstrate the importance of both human supremacy and perceived threat in explaining moral exclusion of animals and highlight potential paradoxical negative consequences of the rise of vegetarianism.

Citation

Leite, A. C., Dhont, K., & Hodson, G. (2018). Longitudinal effects of human supremacy beliefs and vegetarianism threat on moral exclusion (vs. inclusion) of animals. European Journal of Social Psychology, 49(1), 179-189. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2497

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 13, 2018
Online Publication Date Apr 21, 2018
Publication Date Apr 21, 2018
Deposit Date Jun 12, 2019
Publicly Available Date Jun 13, 2019
Journal European Journal of Social Psychology
Print ISSN 0046-2772
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 49
Issue 1
Pages 179-189
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2497
Related Public URLs https://kar.kent.ac.uk/66768/

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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Leite, Ana C., Dhont, Kristof & Hodson, Gordon (2019). Longitudinal effects of human supremacy beliefs and vegetarianism threat on moral exclusion (vs. inclusion) of animals. European Journal of Social Psychology 49(1): 179-189, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2497. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley-VCH Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.




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