AUTHOR=Holler Sophie , Cramer Holger , Liebscher Daniela , Jeitler Michael , Schumann Dania , Murthy Vijayendra , Michalsen Andreas , Kessler Christian S. TITLE=Differences Between Omnivores and Vegetarians in Personality Profiles, Values, and Empathy: A Systematic Review JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=12 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.579700 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2021.579700 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=
Numerous medical studies have documented vegetarian diets as having various health benefits. Studies have also compared vegetarians with other dietary groups from a socio-psychological perspective. The objective of this review is to investigate the differences between vegetarians and omnivores in terms of their personality profiles, values, and empathy skills. A search was conducted across three electronic databases. Non-randomized, observational, cross-sectional, and cohort studies were eligible. Outcomes provided information about the differences between the above-mentioned dietary groups regarding their personality profiles, values, and empathy skills. A shortened version of the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale was used to assess the risk of bias for the included studies. Of the 2,513 different studies found, 25 (total number of participants