The link between people's social perceptions of cultivated meat eaters and their acceptance of cultivated meat

• Published in: Asian journal of social psychology Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 473 - 486
• Main Authors: Dai, Xiaoyu, Leung, Angela K.‐y., Chong, Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2024
• Subjects: College students; conventional meat; cultivated meat; Cultured meat; dietary choices; Impression management; Meat; Perceptions; Social acceptance; Social perception; social perceptions; Undergraduate students; Vegetarianism

Low consumer acceptance emerges as one important barrier to the introduction of cultivated meat, a novel food which offers an opportunity for more sustainable and ethical meat production. Due to the motives for impression management and self‐esteem, one factor that could contribute to people's...