| Title: | Predictors of meat reduction : the case of Slovenia |
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| Authors: | ID Kirbiš, Andrej (Author)
ID Korže, Vanesa (Author)
ID Lubej, Maruša (Author) |
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| Files: |  https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/15/2346
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FF - Faculty of Arts
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| Abstract: | Health, environmental, and animal advocacy organisations emphasise reducing or eliminating high meat consumption due to its adverse effects on health, sustainability, climate change, and animal welfare. Increasingly, people are deciding to reduce their meat consumption frequency. Our study aimed to examine predictors of meat reduction among Slovenian consumers, focusing on gender, age, partner and children status, size of residential settlement, socioeconomic status, and political orientation. We conducted a survey using non-probability sampling. We examined demographic, socioeconomic, and political predictors of individuals’ self-assessed intent to reduce meat consumption in the month following the survey. Additionally, we analysed respondents’ meat reduction during the three years prior. A correlation analysis revealed that higher age and education levels were significantly positively correlated with meat reduction patterns. An ordinal logistic regression analysis indicated that age was the only significant predictor of meat reduction intentions and past behaviour. Our findings suggest that middle-aged and elderly individuals are more likely than younger adults to report meat reduction behaviours. Future public health interventions should tailor approaches to different age groups, and, in particular, target younger individuals. Educational campaigns should highlight the health and environmental benefits of reducing meat and animal product consumption, particularly in primary and secondary schools. |
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| Keywords: | meat consumption, meat reduction, food, health, diet |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 19.07.2024 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 24.07.2024 |
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| Publication date: | 25.07.2024 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | 18 str. |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 13, iss. 15, [article no.] 2346 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-89839  |
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| UDC: | 316.3:613.2:637 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2304-8158 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 203089667 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/foods13152346 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 20.08.2024 |
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| Views: | 288 |
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| Downloads: | 36 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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