ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Consumers’ Mental Models of the Protein Transition: Concerns about Animal Well-Being and the Environment Seen As Important Drivers, but No Consensus on Important Actors

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Consumer Behavior

  • Lieke van den Boom
    Utrecht University
  • Karlijn van den Broek
    Utrecht University
  • Floor Kroese
    Utrecht University
  • Ellen Moors
    Utrecht University
  • Denise de Ridder
    Utrecht University

Abstract

This study mapped consumers’ mental models of the processes driving the protein transition and showed that the transition is linked to animal well-being and environmental concerns. However, which actor is driving the protein transition appeared to be less evident and consumers were not often seen as important actors.

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