Kristof Dhont
@kristofdhontphd.bsky.social
Social psychologist
Founding president PHAIR Society
SHARKLab Director - University of Kent
human-animal relations - intergroup relations - animal advocacy research - veganism - speciesism - …
Why We Love and Exploit Animals
Founding president PHAIR Society
SHARKLab Director - University of Kent
human-animal relations - intergroup relations - animal advocacy research - veganism - speciesism - …
Why We Love and Exploit Animals
New research on the associations between ideological orientations & commitment to eating animal products, incl dairy, eggs, & fish, not just meat, across dietary groups, incl omnis, flexis, pescis, & veggies
Maria Ioannidou et al
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@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social
Maria Ioannidou et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 AM
New research on the associations between ideological orientations & commitment to eating animal products, incl dairy, eggs, & fish, not just meat, across dietary groups, incl omnis, flexis, pescis, & veggies
Maria Ioannidou et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social
Maria Ioannidou et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social
Reminders of meat’s animal origins (vs. images of meat alone) decrease willingness to eat meat via increased empathy for animals, distress about meat consumption, and disgust for meat
See Earle et al (2019) @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
See Earle et al (2019) @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
December 9, 2024 at 8:13 AM
Reminders of meat’s animal origins (vs. images of meat alone) decrease willingness to eat meat via increased empathy for animals, distress about meat consumption, and disgust for meat
See Earle et al (2019) @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
See Earle et al (2019) @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
🔥 We are now welcoming submissions for the PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 in Edinburgh! 🔥
We are inviting contributions in four different formats: Symposia, Standard Talks, Blitz Presentations, & Posters.
Read the call for proposals and the submission guidelines here: PHAIR2025.co.uk
We are inviting contributions in four different formats: Symposia, Standard Talks, Blitz Presentations, & Posters.
Read the call for proposals and the submission guidelines here: PHAIR2025.co.uk
December 7, 2024 at 9:11 AM
🔥 We are now welcoming submissions for the PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 in Edinburgh! 🔥
We are inviting contributions in four different formats: Symposia, Standard Talks, Blitz Presentations, & Posters.
Read the call for proposals and the submission guidelines here: PHAIR2025.co.uk
We are inviting contributions in four different formats: Symposia, Standard Talks, Blitz Presentations, & Posters.
Read the call for proposals and the submission guidelines here: PHAIR2025.co.uk
📣 Excited to announce the PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025!
July 2–5, 2025 at the University of Edinburgh
The conference brings together researchers from the social & behavioural sciences, and animal activists and advocates from around the world
Info and updates: phair2025.co.uk
July 2–5, 2025 at the University of Edinburgh
The conference brings together researchers from the social & behavioural sciences, and animal activists and advocates from around the world
Info and updates: phair2025.co.uk
October 29, 2024 at 2:52 PM
📣 Excited to announce the PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025!
July 2–5, 2025 at the University of Edinburgh
The conference brings together researchers from the social & behavioural sciences, and animal activists and advocates from around the world
Info and updates: phair2025.co.uk
July 2–5, 2025 at the University of Edinburgh
The conference brings together researchers from the social & behavioural sciences, and animal activists and advocates from around the world
Info and updates: phair2025.co.uk
New article by Benningstad, Rothgerber, & Kunst introduces the Passive and Active Meat-Animal Dissociation Scale
open access:
phair.psychopen.eu/index.php/ph...
open access:
phair.psychopen.eu/index.php/ph...
September 7, 2024 at 7:45 AM
New article by Benningstad, Rothgerber, & Kunst introduces the Passive and Active Meat-Animal Dissociation Scale
open access:
phair.psychopen.eu/index.php/ph...
open access:
phair.psychopen.eu/index.php/ph...
New research demonstrates the impact of making plant-based meals the default option at university events: 43% greater probability of selecting the plant-based meal
“This intervention is generalizable & can be successfully implemented at university events”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“This intervention is generalizable & can be successfully implemented at university events”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 10, 2024 at 8:03 AM
New research demonstrates the impact of making plant-based meals the default option at university events: 43% greater probability of selecting the plant-based meal
“This intervention is generalizable & can be successfully implemented at university events”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“This intervention is generalizable & can be successfully implemented at university events”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
💥Fascinating new research by Maria Ioannidou et al on denial of animal mind in pescatarians & vegetarians. They attributed moral status & mental abilities in a flexible and self-serving way: to a lower extent to animals associated with consumption behavior.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
June 21, 2024 at 6:12 AM
💥Fascinating new research by Maria Ioannidou et al on denial of animal mind in pescatarians & vegetarians. They attributed moral status & mental abilities in a flexible and self-serving way: to a lower extent to animals associated with consumption behavior.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📣New article with Maria Ioannidou on health, environmental & animal rights motives for reducing/stopping animal products. Omnivores rated health as most important motive yet only environm & ethical motives were associated with reduced animal product commitment
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 28, 2024 at 7:39 AM
📣New article with Maria Ioannidou on health, environmental & animal rights motives for reducing/stopping animal products. Omnivores rated health as most important motive yet only environm & ethical motives were associated with reduced animal product commitment
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New research out: Animal advocacy video showing suffering on “free-range” egg farms improved attitudes toward chickens, increased awareness of harm & intentions to reduce egg consumption, yet effectiveness depended on individual speciesism levels & gender.
Read:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 20, 2024 at 1:17 PM
New research out: Animal advocacy video showing suffering on “free-range” egg farms improved attitudes toward chickens, increased awareness of harm & intentions to reduce egg consumption, yet effectiveness depended on individual speciesism levels & gender.
Read:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Read:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
FREE BOOK: Psychometrics in exercises using R and RStudio by Anna Brown
Great resource for university lecturers, instructors, students, and anyone who want to acquire practical skills in conducting psychometric analyses.
annabrown.name/book_psychom...
Great resource for university lecturers, instructors, students, and anyone who want to acquire practical skills in conducting psychometric analyses.
annabrown.name/book_psychom...
February 17, 2024 at 10:13 AM
FREE BOOK: Psychometrics in exercises using R and RStudio by Anna Brown
Great resource for university lecturers, instructors, students, and anyone who want to acquire practical skills in conducting psychometric analyses.
annabrown.name/book_psychom...
Great resource for university lecturers, instructors, students, and anyone who want to acquire practical skills in conducting psychometric analyses.
annabrown.name/book_psychom...
New article out on the similarities & differences between vegetarians & vegans with Maria Ioannidou.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
While vegetarians & vegans tend to be similar in their meat abstention motives, they show meaningful differences in motives for dairy/egg reduction.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
While vegetarians & vegans tend to be similar in their meat abstention motives, they show meaningful differences in motives for dairy/egg reduction.
February 7, 2024 at 7:49 AM
New article out on the similarities & differences between vegetarians & vegans with Maria Ioannidou.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
While vegetarians & vegans tend to be similar in their meat abstention motives, they show meaningful differences in motives for dairy/egg reduction.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
While vegetarians & vegans tend to be similar in their meat abstention motives, they show meaningful differences in motives for dairy/egg reduction.
📢 the University of Kent will be exploring plant-based diets in its next Right To Food seminar:
www.kent.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
www.kent.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
January 10, 2024 at 12:55 PM
📢 the University of Kent will be exploring plant-based diets in its next Right To Food seminar:
www.kent.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
www.kent.ac.uk/whats-on/eve...
New research by Maria Ioannidou et al shows that increased awareness of harm to dairy cows reduces moral concern & mind attribution to cows, yet also increases dairy reduction intentions, especially among those higher on speciesism
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@kathrynbfrancis.bsky.social
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@kathrynbfrancis.bsky.social
January 5, 2024 at 1:53 PM
New research by Maria Ioannidou et al shows that increased awareness of harm to dairy cows reduces moral concern & mind attribution to cows, yet also increases dairy reduction intentions, especially among those higher on speciesism
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@kathrynbfrancis.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@kathrynbfrancis.bsky.social
Meat and dairy alternatives — novel plant-based and cultivated products — can support a more sustainable, healthier and more humane food system
December 17, 2023 at 9:00 AM
Meat and dairy alternatives — novel plant-based and cultivated products — can support a more sustainable, healthier and more humane food system
New scientific UN overview, produced with the support of the Government of Belgium is clear:
foods associated with the largest negative environmental impacts-animal-sourced products-are consistently associated with the largest increases in disease risk.
www.unep.org/resources/wh...
foods associated with the largest negative environmental impacts-animal-sourced products-are consistently associated with the largest increases in disease risk.
www.unep.org/resources/wh...
December 17, 2023 at 9:00 AM
New scientific UN overview, produced with the support of the Government of Belgium is clear:
foods associated with the largest negative environmental impacts-animal-sourced products-are consistently associated with the largest increases in disease risk.
www.unep.org/resources/wh...
foods associated with the largest negative environmental impacts-animal-sourced products-are consistently associated with the largest increases in disease risk.
www.unep.org/resources/wh...
National narcissism in politics and public understanding of science
New article out in Nature Reviews Psychology by Aleksandra Ciclak & Aleksandra Cichocka
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
New article out in Nature Reviews Psychology by Aleksandra Ciclak & Aleksandra Cichocka
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
October 4, 2023 at 6:44 AM
National narcissism in politics and public understanding of science
New article out in Nature Reviews Psychology by Aleksandra Ciclak & Aleksandra Cichocka
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
New article out in Nature Reviews Psychology by Aleksandra Ciclak & Aleksandra Cichocka
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
When looking at these numbers, I can’t help but think that the way we perceive and treat other animals should be one of the most studied research topics of behavioral and social scientists. It has profound implications for ethical frameworks, environmental issues & global health.
September 30, 2023 at 12:11 PM
When looking at these numbers, I can’t help but think that the way we perceive and treat other animals should be one of the most studied research topics of behavioral and social scientists. It has profound implications for ethical frameworks, environmental issues & global health.
Important new research: use of cognitive dissonance strategies is not restricted to meat consumption but is also present for fish, dairy & egg consumption. e.g.dairy/egg consumers tend to deny animal suffering in dairy/egg industry. Great work by Ioannidou et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 30, 2023 at 9:58 AM
Important new research: use of cognitive dissonance strategies is not restricted to meat consumption but is also present for fish, dairy & egg consumption. e.g.dairy/egg consumers tend to deny animal suffering in dairy/egg industry. Great work by Ioannidou et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
For research on how people perceive, treat, & interact with animals, consider submitting to PHAIR!
Open to studies from moral & social psych, attitudes & persuasion, diet & health, human-animal relations, personality, environmental psych + more: phair.psychopen.eu
Open access and free of charge
Open to studies from moral & social psych, attitudes & persuasion, diet & health, human-animal relations, personality, environmental psych + more: phair.psychopen.eu
Open access and free of charge
September 27, 2023 at 9:28 AM
For research on how people perceive, treat, & interact with animals, consider submitting to PHAIR!
Open to studies from moral & social psych, attitudes & persuasion, diet & health, human-animal relations, personality, environmental psych + more: phair.psychopen.eu
Open access and free of charge
Open to studies from moral & social psych, attitudes & persuasion, diet & health, human-animal relations, personality, environmental psych + more: phair.psychopen.eu
Open access and free of charge