I’m speculating, but new vegetarians and vegans, who are the study subjects here, may have already gotten past these barriers, or these were never barriers for them in the first place. New vegetarians and vegans may often have already been eating and cooking vegan food before going fully veg.
Correct, thanks—that’s the most likely explanation. We addressed potential food issues by looking at participants’ difficulties with cravings. In this sample we found that it wasn’t a strong barrier on average, but I wouldn’t generalize the null effects to the population at large. I would hazard a guess that the barriers we found to be impactful would generalize to others samples as well, but wouldn’t necessarily assume that no association here = no association for other groups.
The three barriers listed above are particularly problematic in that they predict quitting even for people who are in the best position to go veg*n, with their high commitment and few barriers.
I’m speculating, but new vegetarians and vegans, who are the study subjects here, may have already gotten past these barriers, or these were never barriers for them in the first place. New vegetarians and vegans may often have already been eating and cooking vegan food before going fully veg.
Correct, thanks—that’s the most likely explanation. We addressed potential food issues by looking at participants’ difficulties with cravings. In this sample we found that it wasn’t a strong barrier on average, but I wouldn’t generalize the null effects to the population at large. I would hazard a guess that the barriers we found to be impactful would generalize to others samples as well, but wouldn’t necessarily assume that no association here = no association for other groups.
The three barriers listed above are particularly problematic in that they predict quitting even for people who are in the best position to go veg*n, with their high commitment and few barriers.