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Exploring Attitude Change in Acceptance of Nuclear Power - The Use of the Conditional Stimuli Questions -

  • Crisisonomy
  • Abbr : KRCEM
  • 2015, 11(11), pp.295-321
  • Publisher : Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy > Public Policy in general

Kim SeoYong 1

1아주대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

Like many other governmental public policies, nuclear power policies often aim to change the attitudes of people on nuclear power's acceptability. However, very few empirical studies have demonstrated how policy instruments change people’s attitudes. Our study addresses this topic using five conditional stimuli questions. The results of the data analysis show that the degree of attitude change varies by the types of conditional stimuli. In particular, the stimuli stressing trust and safety regulation were found to be more effective in attitude change. As for independent variables influencing attitude change, there are variations in both degree of impact and statistical significance. Among others, the existing attitude and stigma take a critical role in changing attitudes, and the previous attitude prior to receiving stimuli has an important influence in determining ‘agree or disagree’ and ‘reactance, response or neutrality’.

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