Conceptualizations of Happiness and Vegetarianism: Empirical Evidence from University Students in Spain

Vegetarianism improves human and planetary health in addition to animal welfare. Motivations for meat-reduced diets include health-related and ethical reasons, with the latter being the main driver for eschewing meat. However, evidence on vegetarian happiness is inconclusive and the results reported are mixed. This constitutes a challenge for policy aiming to encourage people to shift toward plant-based diets. In this research, we aim to provide some evidence on this question: to what extent is there a link between the different moral codes related to ideas of happiness and vegetarianism? To do so, we apply the happiness moral codes from the Conceptual Referent Theory, and assess vegetarianism from the perspective of the psychological aspect of vegetarian identity (flexitarian, pescatarian, lacto-ovo vegetarian, and vegan) and dietary behavior (vegetarian self-assessment scale). Analyzing a sample of university students in Spain, we discover that some happiness constructs (tranquility, fulfilment, and virtue) are positively related to vegetarianism while others are inversely related (enjoyment and stoicism). In terms of policy implications, we find that ethical grounds one holds on happiness in relation to vegetarianism may play a role in fostering or hindering plant-based lifestyles.Universidad de Granada/CBUASpanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación and the European Regional Development Fund (project ECO2017–86822-R)The Regional. Government of AndalusiaThe European Regional Development Fund (project ECO2017–86822-R); the Regional. Government of Andalusia and the European Regional Development Fund (Projects P18-RT-576 and B-SEJ-018-UGR18)The University of Granada (Plan Propio. Unidad Científica de Excelencia: Desigualdad, Derechos Humanos y Sostenibilidad -DEHUSO)

Entrepreneurship with Social Responsibility

Since the second half of the twentieth century, the society’s thinking about the behavior of companies has gradually begun to change. Companies are expected to use their power and finances to influence life around themselves, especially their quality. The corporate social responsibility (CSR) concept is a very progressive management approach that focuses on long-term goals and long-term returns. CSR seeks to harmonize relationships with stakeholders, which the company identifies and implements activities that go beyond legal and ethical standards. A socially responsible company performs something extra volunteer, conducts dialog with its stakeholders, and invests in improving relationships. The Department of Economics of the University of Žilina conducted a marketing survey entitled “Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility and its Communication by Companies”. The survey was conducted to find out how companies in Slovakia use the CSR concept and what is the level of their communication about this concept in relation to the external environment. Anonymous questionnaire method was used to obtain this data. The method of induction and deduction was used to process the obtained data and the phenomena investigated and to generalize and produce conclusions. Mathematical and statistical methods were used to evaluate survey data, and the synthesis method was used to create recommendations for companies

Theoretical Aspects of Brand Building in Seafood Industry

The aim of this paper is to describe theoretical aspects of brand building in seafood industry, because of its perpectives and the lack of brand building practice in this field. According to this, basics elements of brands are described and brand building and tools of brand concept development are analyzed

Theoretical Aspects of Brand Building in Seafood Industry

The aim of this paper is to describe theoretical aspects of brand building in seafood industry, because of its perpectives and the lack of brand building practice in this field. According to this, basics elements of brands are described and brand building and tools of brand concept development are analyzed

The relationship of vegetarianism with individual and collective well-being

El vegetarianismo hoy en día ha transcendido sus fronteras de una dieta específica hacia una forma de vida más consciente. Esto es debido a su positiva interrelación con el bienestar de la sociedad y del medio ambiente, y por ello constituye un área de estudio importante, ya que activamente participa en la preservación del bienestar global. Nuestro objetivo en la presente investigación es abordar el vegetarianismo desde la perspectiva del bienestar subjetivo, de la conexión con la naturaleza así como estudiar los agentes que fortalezcan la adherencia a las dietas vegetarianas para crear unas sociedades más sostenibles en el tiempo. Nuestro enfoque se centra en factores como la conexión con la naturaleza y el comportamiento pro-ambiental, porque ambos exhiben unos vínculos únicos con el bienestar subjetivo y la adherencia vegetariana lo que nos lleva a desarrollar e implementar intervenciones políticas que cultiven estas experiencias en los individuos, en su adopción de unos estilos de vida más sostenibles. La principal innovación de esta tesis a la literatura científica radica en que estudiamos el vegetarianismo, diferenciando la identidad vegetariana (factor psicológico) de la escala vegetariana (comportamiento actual) en relación con las tres dimensiones del bienestar subjetivo (satisfacción con la vida, bienestar emocional y vitalidad subjetiva) explorando así los aspectos cognitivos, hedónicos y eudaimónicos del bienestar, en una muestra de estudiantes universitarios en España. También, según nuestro conocimiento, es la primera vez que se ha empleado en la literatura la conexión con la naturaleza como un medio para comprender mejor la relación entre el bienestar subjetivo y el vegetarianismo, así como el compromiso pro-ambiental como predictor de la adherencia vegetariana.Vegetarianism has become an important field of study for its proximity relation with well-being of the society and the environment. Consequently, in this dissertation we hone in on several aspects of interconnectedness of vegetarianism: its relationship with subjective well-being, the role that nature connectedness plays on the previous link, and the influence of environmental commitment on vegetarian adherence in order to foster long-term individual and collective well-being. By collective well-being we refer to a unifying concept for ecological wellness, animal welfare, and prosperity of society and future generations, which is further developed in the literature review.Tesis Univ. Granada

Determinants of anti-S immune response at 6 months after COVID-19 vaccination in a multicentric European cohort of healthcare workers - ORCHESTRA project

BackgroundThe duration of immune response to COVID-19 vaccination is of major interest. Our aim was to analyze the determinants of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG titer at 6 months after 2-dose vaccination in an international cohort of vaccinated healthcare workers (HCWs). MethodsWe analyzed data on levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 Spike antibodies and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 6,327 vaccinated HCWs from 8 centers from Germany, Italy, Romania and Slovakia. Time between 1(st) dose and serology ranged 150-210 days. Serological levels were log-transformed to account for the skewness of the distribution and normalized by dividing them by center-specific standard errors, obtaining standardized values. We fitted center-specific multivariate regression models to estimate the cohort-specific relative risks (RR) of an increase of 1 standard deviation of log antibody level and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI), and finally combined them in random-effects meta-analyses. ResultsA 6-month serological response was detected in 99.6% of HCWs. Female sex (RR 1.10, 95%CI 1.00-1.21), past infection (RR 2.26, 95%CI 1.73-2.95) and two vaccine doses (RR 1.50, 95%CI 1.22-1.84) predicted higher IgG titer, contrary to interval since last dose (RR for 10-day increase 0.94, 95%CI 0.91-0.97) and age (RR for 10-year increase 0.87, 95%CI 0.83-0.92). M-RNA-based vaccines (p<0.001) and heterologous vaccination (RR 2.46, 95%CI 1.87-3.24, one cohort) were associated with increased antibody levels. ConclusionsFemale gender, young age, past infection, two vaccine doses, and m-RNA and heterologous vaccination predicted higher antibody level at 6 months. These results corroborate previous findings and offer valuable data for comparison with trends observed with longer follow-ups