Opinions increasingly influence legislative processes. The case of animal welfare (AW) standards is a clear example of the role played by opinions in political decisions. The issue, to which European citizens have historically been sensitive, has been the subject of numerous consultations and investigations, aimed at considering citizens’ opinions regarding breeding conditions. However, these tools and in particular standard surveys, suffer from response biases such as the prejudices involved in the design of questions and the interpretation of the results. To mitigate these problems, we used the Q-methodology, which is an inductive but systematic methodology focused on patterns that explain the ideas of individuals. The purposive sample consisted of 36 veterinary students who were acquiring scientific knowledge about AW. The results, in addition to providing policymakers with food for thought for the further development of AW standards, contribute to testing the use of alternative methodologies to collect citizens’ views. This mapping of viewpoints helps to build a more effective form of AW policy making.

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通过主观性视角探究动物福利的态度-Q方法论的应用。

意见越来越多地影响立法程序。动物福利（AW）标准的案例是观点在政治决策中发挥作用的一个明显例子。欧洲公民历来很敏感的问题一直是众多磋商和调查的主题，目的是考虑公民对繁殖条件的看法。但是，这些工具（尤其是标准调查）存在响应偏差，例如问题设计和结果解释中的偏见。为了缓解这些问题，我们使用了Q方法，这是一种归纳法却系统的方法，侧重于解释个人思想的模式。目的样本由36名正在获得有关AW的科学知识的兽医学生组成。结果，除了为决策者为进一步制定AW标准提供思路外，还有助于测试使用替代方法来收集公民的观点。这种观点映射有助于建立更有效的AW政策制定形式。