“Results indicated that while a plant-based diet was associated with greater use of relationship aggression at the bivariate level, this association did not remain significant when accounting for childhood trauma and aggression victimization.”
So maybe (some) mental health problems are the result of increased trauma and victimization of vegans, or even inherited genetically from abusive parents. But these or demographics or other common causes also make these people more likely to become vegan.
The first author is a vegan, animal rights advocate (not a welfarist) and a trauma psychologist. The study was done for the US government, using a representative US sample.
More potential confounders:
“Results indicated that while a plant-based diet was associated with greater use of relationship aggression at the bivariate level, this association did not remain significant when accounting for childhood trauma and aggression victimization.”
https://mdsoar.org/handle/11603/24348
So maybe (some) mental health problems are the result of increased trauma and victimization of vegans, or even inherited genetically from abusive parents. But these or demographics or other common causes also make these people more likely to become vegan.
The first author is a vegan, animal rights advocate (not a welfarist) and a trauma psychologist. The study was done for the US government, using a representative US sample.
Thanks! Yeah I guess we need to check in again in another year or two.