Journal article
How empathic are vegan medical professionals compared to others? Leads from a paper-pencil-survey
European journal of clinical nutrition, Vol.72, pp.780-784
05/2018
PMID: 29748650
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Abstract
The aim of this survey was to examine differences in personality profiles among 198 vegan (n = 64; 32.3%), vegetarian (n = 78; 39.4%) and omnivore (n = 55; 27.8%) medical professionals. Outcomes were motives for the nutritional approaches, WHO QoL-BREF, Big Five SOEP Inventory, Portraits Value Questionnaire, and Empathizing Scale. Regarding motives for particular diets, omnivores rated influence of guardians (p < 0.001), physical health (p = 0.017) and food taste (p = 0.001) as more and love of animals as less important (p < 0.001) than vegans and vegetarians. Vegans and vegetarians consumed less coffee (p = 0.007) and alcohol compared to omnivores (p = 0.017). The duration of adhering to a specific diet was significantly shorter in vegans. Data suggest that vegan medical professionals do not differ from vegetarians or omnivores regarding empathy, values or personality traits. Differences to a related internet sample were observed for a number of outcomes. Given the small sample size and potential selection bias through the specific subpopulation attending a plant-based nutrition conference, further studies are warranted to confirm these results. Particularly, potential reciprocities between empathy and individual nutritional choices deserve further attention.
Details
- Title
- How empathic are vegan medical professionals compared to others? Leads from a paper-pencil-survey
- Creators
- Christian S Kessler - Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinAndreas Michalsen - Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinSophie Holler - Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinVijayendra S Murthy - University of SouthamptonHolger Cramer - University of Duisburg-Essen
- Publication Details
- European journal of clinical nutrition, Vol.72, pp.780-784
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Identifiers
- 991013035762902368
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article