Matthew Ruby

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La Trobe University

Australia

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Matthew Ruby is a Lecturer at La Trobe University in Australia. His research interests include cultural diversity, pet attachment's impact on mental health, and consumer behavior towards plant-based foods. Recent publications explore topics such as polycultural identity, ethical vegetarianism, and breeding goals among Australian dog breeders. His work contributes to understanding the intersections of culture, psychology, and food consumption.

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Give up meat? But I need the protein! Strengthening animal advocacy by targeting attitudes toward dietary protein

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Investigating and optimizing V-Label effectiveness

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Pledging a meat-free month: An experience sampling study with smartphones

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Differential Impact of Farmed Animal Advocacy Initiatives,

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A Quantitative Exploration of Australian Dog Breeders’ Breeding Goals, Puppy Rearing Practices and Approaches to Socialisation

Flexibly navigating cultural diversity: How polycultural identity facilitates a meaningful and rich life

The Relationship Between Attachment to Pets and Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Systematic Review

An Investigation of Meat Eating in Samples from Australia and Germany: The Role of Justifications, Perceptions, and Empathy

Testing Different Message Styles about Unnecessary Antibiotics Using an Online Platform

Development and validation of the polycultural identity scale

How Attachment to Dogs and to Other Humans Relate to Mental Health

Vegetarian, vegan, or plant-based? Comparing how different labels influence consumer evaluations of plant-based foods

A cross-sectional study of the willingness to consume insects in a culture without entomophagy

The vegan dilemma: Do peaceful protests worsen attitudes to veganism?

Differential responses to ethical vegetarian appeals: Exploring the role of traits, beliefs, and motives

The psychology of eating animals and veg*nism

The Meat Ambivalence Questionnaire: Assessing Domain-Specific Meat-Related Conflict in Omnivores and Veg*ans

Defining Terms Used for Animals Working in Support Roles for People with Support Needs

Monitoring a meat-free pledge with smartphones: An experimental study

Traditional and modern eating in older adults: a comparison between an urban and rural sample from Gujarat, Western India

Similar or different? Comparing food cultures with regard to traditional and modern eating across ten countries

Meating Conflict: Toward a Model of Ambivalence-Motivated Reduction of Meat Consumption

The Evolution of Urban Australian Meat-Eating Practices

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Nancy Gee

Janette Young

chiara mariti

Tiamat Warda

Harald T. Schupp

Britta Renner

João Graça

Leanne Nieforth

Deanna Louise Tepper

Sun-A Kim

Gudrun Sproesser

Luke Smillie

Säde Stenlund

Ilan Dar-Nimrod

Beth Lanning

Kristine Hill

David Ellis

Rachel Menzies

Emiko Kashima

Pauleen Bennett

Jared Piazza

Dac Loc Mai

Emma Power

Helen Lewis

Rebecca Gregson

Brock Bastian

Marie-Jose Enders-Slegers

Jade Hooper

Monique Chambon

Wendy Stone

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