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Morality and nuclear energy : perceptions of risks and benefits, personal norms, and willingness to take action related to nuclear energy

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24500‎$a‎Morality and nuclear energy ‎$b‎ : perceptions of risks and benefits, personal norms, and willingness to take action related to nuclear energy ‎$c‎Judith I. M. de Groot and Linda Steg
520  ‎$a‎Authors examined factors underlying peoples willingness to take action in favor of or against nuclear energy from a moral perspective. They conducted a questionnaire study among a sample of the Dutch population (N = 123). As expected, perceptions of risks and benefits were related to personal norms (PN), that is, feelings of moral obligation toward taking action in favor of or against nuclear energy. In turn, PN predicted willingness to take action. Furthermore, PN mediated the relationships between perceptions of risk and benefits and willingness to take action. In line with our hypothesis, beliefs about the risks and benefits of nuclear energy were less powerful in explaining PN for supporters compared to PN of opponents. Also, beliefs on risks and benefits and PN explained significantly more variance in willingness to take action of opponents than of supporters. Our results suggest that a moral framework is useful to explain willingness to take action in favor of and against nuclear energy, and that people are more likely to protest in favor of or against nuclear energy when PN are strong.
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7730 ‎$w‎MAP20077000345‎$t‎Risk analysis : an international journal‎$d‎McLean, Virginia : Society for Risk Analysis, 1987-2015‎$x‎0272-4332‎$g‎06/09/2010 Tomo 30 Número 9 - 2010 , p. 1362-1372