Perceived Message Effectiveness of the Meatless Monday Campaign: An Experiment With US Adults

Am J Public Health. 2022 May;112(5):724-727. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306766. Epub 2022 Mar 24.

Abstract

Given the negative health and environmental impacts of red meat consumption, reducing red meat intake in the United States is important for both human and planetary well-being. To experimentally evaluate the impact of health-focused and environment-focused messages from the Meatless Monday campaign, we conducted an online randomized experiment among US adults aged 18 years or older (n = 1244). Compared with control messages, health-focused and environment-focused Meatless Monday messages led to significantly higher perceived message effectiveness and increased intention to reduce meat consumption. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(5):724-727. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306766).

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Feeding Behavior*
  • Humans
  • Intention
  • Meat*
  • United States