Animal Consumption Associated with Higher Intimate Partner Aggression

PurposeThis brief report examined associations between animal consumption and intimate partner aggression in a sample of undergraduates. Two possible explanatory variables for these associations, depressive symptoms and speciesism, were also examined.MethodsParticipants included 245 undergraduate st...

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Main Author: Taft, Casey T. (Author)
Contributors: Hamilton, Evelyn G. ; Leviyah, Xenia ; Gnall, Katherine E. ; Park, Crystal L.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Journal of family violence
Year: 2024, Volume: 39, Issue: 8, Pages: 1539-1543
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Keywords:
Animal consumption
Depression
Intimate partner aggression
Speciesism
Diet
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Summary:PurposeThis brief report examined associations between animal consumption and intimate partner aggression in a sample of undergraduates. Two possible explanatory variables for these associations, depressive symptoms and speciesism, were also examined.MethodsParticipants included 245 undergraduate students who provided electronic consent and completed a one-time anonymous survey.ResultsResults indicated that animal consumption was associated with higher use of physical and psychological intimate partner aggression, even after accounting for other correlates. Animal consumption was also associated with higher speciesism, and speciesism was associated with higher use of physical and psychological intimate partner aggression.ConclusionsResults extend findings from prior studies documenting links between animal consumption and negative outcomes and further suggest that speciesism may play a role in understanding links between animal consumption and intimate partner aggression.
ISSN:1573-2851
DOI:10.1007/s10896-023-00556-0