Gender differences in eating behavior and environmental attitudes: the mediating role of the Dark Triad
Recently, Machiavellianism was identified as potential mediator explaining gender differences in meat-eating justification strategies, which in turn predicted meat consumption. The current study aimed to - on the one hand - replicate this empirical finding and to - on the other hand - investigate th...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Personality and individual differences
Year: 2020, Volume: 168 |
| ISSN: | 1873-3549 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110359 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110359 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019188692030550X 
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| Author Notes: | Alica Mertens, Mischa von Krause, Alexandra Denk, Theresia Heitz |
| Summary: | Recently, Machiavellianism was identified as potential mediator explaining gender differences in meat-eating justification strategies, which in turn predicted meat consumption. The current study aimed to - on the one hand - replicate this empirical finding and to - on the other hand - investigate the mediating role of the Dark Triad with regard to gender differences in pro-environmental attitudes. Five-hundred-forty-eight participants took part in the study. Women compared to men justified meat-eating less and held more positive attitudes toward the environment. More importantly, we replicated the finding that the association between gender and meat-eating justification strategies is mediated by Machiavellianism. Additionally, the association between gender and pro-environmental attitudes was mediated by psychopathy. These findings support the idea that while Machiavellianism is an important mediator explaining gender differences in meat-eating justification strategies, psychopathy is able to explain gender differences in attitudes toward the environment. |
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| Item Description: | Available online 8 September 2020 Gesehen am 23.12.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1873-3549 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110359 |