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Differences between omnivores and vegetarians in personality profiles, values, and empathy: A systematic seview
Vegetarian diets have been shown to provide several health benefits in numerous medical research. Studies have also examined vegetarians from a socio-psychological angle in comparison to other dietary groups. This review by Holler et al. (2021) aimed to find out how the personalities, values, and empathy levels of vegetarians and omnivores differ from one another. Three electronic databases were combed through for eligible Cohort, cross-sectional, observational, and non-randomized studies to be included. The differences in values, personality profiles, and empathy abilities between the aforementioned dietary groups were revealed by the outcomes. Twenty-five studies (total n = 23,589) of the 2,513 discovered distinct studies were eventually included. Analysis of the studies showed that the morals, personalities, and empathy levels of vegetarians and omnivores are very different. Omnivorism is linked to a more significant propensity for bias, a stronger inclination toward social domination, and a greater degree of right-wing authoritarianism. Being a vegetarian is linked to increased empathy and openness. Vegetarians were found to place greater emphasis on hedonism, universalism, stimulation, and self-direction than omnivores, who place more emphasis on the concept of power. Concerns like animal rights, animal ethics, and environmental protection are not taken into account in this assessment in order to provide a clear and concise response to a well-defined question. The authors comment that the results of their analysis, which demonstrate significant personality characteristics correlated with dietary choice and the growing global impact of plant-based diets, suggest that more research on vegetarianism is necessary. [NPID: Vegetarian, vegan, diet, personality traits, omnivores, empathy, values, systematic review]
Year: 2021
