How empathic are vegan medical professionals compared to others? Leads from a paper-pencil-survey

Kessler, CS; Michalsen, A; Holler, S; Murthy, VS; Cramer, H

How empathic are vegan medical professionals compared to others? Leads from a paper-pencil-survey

Kessler, CS Michalsen, A Holler, S Murthy, VS Cramer, H

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Citation:: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2018, 72 (5), pp. 780 - 784
Issue Date:: 2018-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Kessler, CS	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Michalsen, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Holler, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Murthy, VS	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cramer, H	en_US
dc.date.available	2017-08-17	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2018, 72 (5), pp. 780 - 784	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0954-3007	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/133956
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. 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.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	European Journal of Clinical Nutrition	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1038/s41430-017-0007-8	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nutrition & Dietetics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Diet	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sample Size	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Food Preferences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Empathy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Choice Behavior	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Selection Bias	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Diet, Vegetarian	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Socioeconomic Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Germany	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Vegetarians	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Vegans	en_US
dc.title	How empathic are vegan medical professionals compared to others? Leads from a paper-pencil-survey	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	72	en_US
utslib.for	1111 Nutrition and Dietetics	en_US
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	0908 Food Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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pubs.issue	5	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	72	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. 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.

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