Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari, Helsinki, Finland.
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Mechelininkatu, Helsinki, Finland.
Risk Anal. 2017 Mar;37(3):557-569. doi: 10.1111/risa.12640. Epub 2016 Jun 28.
We examined how individuals perceive nuclear energy in the context of climate change mitigation and how their perceptions are associated with trust in different risk information sources. We analyzed the interrelationships between trust, perceived risk of nuclear power, climate change concern, perception of nuclear energy as an acceptable way to mitigate climate change, and willingness to pay (WTP) for alternatives to nuclear power. A nationwide survey (N = 967) collected in Finland was analyzed with structural equation modeling. The associations between trust and perceived risk of nuclear power, climate change concern, and perception of nuclear power as a way to mitigate climate change varied by the type of information source. Political party support and other background variables were associated with trust in different information sources. The effect of trust in information sources on WTP was mediated by perceived risks and benefits. The results will increase our understanding of how individuals perceive nuclear energy as a way to cut CO emissions and the role of trust in different information sources in shaping nuclear risk perceptions and energy choices.
我们研究了在气候变化缓解的背景下，个人如何看待核能，以及他们的看法如何与对不同风险信息源的信任相关联。我们分析了信任、对核能的感知风险、对气候变化的关注、将核能视为缓解气候变化的可接受方式的看法以及对核能替代品的支付意愿（WTP）之间的相互关系。在芬兰进行的一项全国性调查（N=967）采用结构方程模型进行了分析。信任与核能感知风险、气候变化关注以及将核能视为缓解气候变化的一种方式之间的关联因信息源的类型而异。政党支持和其他背景变量与对不同信息源的信任有关。信息源的信任对 WTP 的影响是通过感知到的风险和收益来介导的。研究结果将提高我们对个人如何将核能视为减少 CO 排放的一种方式的理解，以及不同信息源的信任在塑造核风险认知和能源选择方面的作用。
