SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty in Sopot, Poland.
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty in Sopot, Poland.
Appetite. 2018 Aug 1;127:21-27. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.04.012. Epub 2018 Apr 12.
People who exclude meat from their diets are not only devoid of situational pressures to disengage morally and deny humanlike mental states to animals but also they may be dispositionally more inclined to ascribe human-like qualities to non-human animals than omnivores. The aim of this research was to test whether individual differences in anthropomorphism are related to empathic connection with non-human animals and hence decreased meat consumption. In two studies (N = 588) we confirmed that decreased meat consumption was associated with both increased recognition of human features of animals and increased empathy to animals. Most importantly, our data support a model in which animals' anthropomorphism predicts empathy. Empathy, in turn, increases the importance that potential animal harm plays in dietary choices regarding meat, leading to reduced meat consumption.
从饮食中排除肉类的人不仅没有道德上脱离的情境压力，也不会否认动物具有类人的心理状态，而且他们可能比杂食者更容易将类人的特质归因于非人类动物。本研究的目的是检验个体在拟人化方面的差异是否与与非人类动物的同理心联系有关，从而减少肉类消费。在两项研究中（N=588），我们证实减少肉类消费与对动物的人类特征的识别增加和对动物的同理心增加有关。最重要的是，我们的数据支持这样一种模式，即动物的拟人化预测同理心。同理心反过来又增加了潜在的动物伤害在肉类饮食选择中的重要性，从而导致肉类消费减少。
