NR APRV
AU Weitkunat,R.; Pottgießer,C.; Meyer,N.; Crispin,A.; Fischer,R.; Schotten,K.; Kerr,J.; Uberla,K.
TI Perceived risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and dietary behavior
QU Journal of Health Psychology 2003 May; 8(3): 373-81
PT journal article
AB The German BSE crisis in early 2001 can be considered as a natural experiment with strong behavioral consequences. The present study investigated psychological and other factors associated with reduced meat consumption compared to the first months of the previous year. As expected, all types of meat, with the exception of poultry and game, were eaten less often. The effect was strongest in beef, where almost half of the sample reported reduced meat consumption. As predicted by the health belief model, perceived threat was associated with subjective vulnerability. It was not, however, strongly associated with perceived seriousness of BSE, probably due to the ubiquitous public discussion of the topic. Reduced beef consumption has three to four times more frequent in the event of subjective threat.
MH Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; *Attitude to Health; Cattle; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/prevention & control/*psychology/transmission; Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform/*transmission; Female; Food Habits/*psychology; Germany; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Surveys; Human; Male; Meat/adverse effects; Middle Aged; Risk; Self Efficacy; Socioeconomic Factors
AD Institut für Medizinische Informationsverarbeitung, Biometrie und Epidemiologie, University of Munich, Germany. weit@ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de
SP englisch
PO England