Abstract

We explore the socio-ecological effects of meat consumption by assessing the impact of a didactical intervention. We focused on meat consumers’ profiles, their willingness to engage in pro-environmental actions and the allocation of responsibility for environmental issues. Using pretest-posttest-control methodology, a group of future primary-school teachers were surveyed before and after the intervention (TG, n = 95), together with a control group (CG, n = 49). The results show that, initially, both groups found it difficult to be critical of their meat consumption and to build clear relationships between it and climate change. After the intervention, the TG built better relationships and more elaborated arguments. Regarding their intentions to change their food consumption and perceived responsibility, the intervention also influenced the TG, with significant differences between the pre and posttests. Besides, we highlight the importance of promoting individual responsibility when addressing socio-ecological problems, since this variable showed significant positive correlations with the willingness to reduce meat consumption.

摘要

我们通过评估教学干预的影响来探索肉类消费的社会生态影响。我们关注肉类消费者的概况、他们参与环保行动的意愿以及对环境问题的责任分配。使用前测-后测-控制方法，在干预前后对一组未来的小学教师（TG，n  = 95）以及对照组（CG，n = 49）。结果表明，最初，这两个群体都发现很难批评他们的肉类消费，也很难在肉类消费与气候变化之间建立明确的关系。干预后，TG 建立了更好的关系和更详细的论点。关于他们改变食物消费的意图和感知责任，干预也影响了TG，前后测之间存在显着差异。此外，我们强调在解决社会生态问题时促进个人责任的重要性，因为该变量与减少肉类消费的意愿呈显着正相关。