School of Business, Central South University, China.
Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Loughborough University London, UK.
J Environ Manage. 2020 Sep 15;270:110806. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110806. Epub 2020 Jun 5.
Soil pollution is a serious environmental issue in China. As a key subject of agricultural practices, promoting Chinese farmers' Pro-Environmental Behavior (PEB) through increasing their soil pollution risk perception is an important means for soil protection, agricultural transformation and ecological development. In this study, we distinguish four dimensions of soil pollution risk perception: fact perception (FP), loss perception (LP), cause perception (CP) and response behavior ability perception (RBAP). We conceptualize a model that depicts the relationships between the four dimensions of Chinese farmers' soil pollution risk perception and their PEB and the moderating effect of farms' household income level on these relationships. Using a questionnaire survey to collect empirical data, we find: first, the four dimensions of Chinese farmers' soil pollution risk perception have positive effects on their PEB; second, Chinese farmers' household income level positively moderates the relationships between their FP, LP and CP and their PEB but its moderating effect on the relationship between their RBAP and their PEB is not significant. Relevant theory and policy implications for environmental management are discussed in the paper.
土壤污染是中国面临的一个严重环境问题。作为农业实践的关键主体，通过提高农民对土壤污染风险的认知来促进其有利于环境的行为（PEB），是土壤保护、农业转型和生态发展的重要手段。在本研究中，我们区分了土壤污染风险感知的四个维度：事实感知（FP）、损失感知（LP）、原因感知（CP）和应对行为能力感知（RBAP）。我们构建了一个模型，描述了中国农民土壤污染风险感知的四个维度与其 PEB 之间的关系，以及农场家庭收入水平对这些关系的调节作用。通过问卷调查收集经验数据，我们发现：第一，中国农民土壤污染风险感知的四个维度对其 PEB 有正向影响；第二，中国农民家庭收入水平对其 FP、LP 和 CP 与其 PEB 之间的关系具有正向调节作用，但对其 RBAP 与其 PEB 之间的关系的调节作用不显著。本文讨论了相关理论和政策对环境管理的启示。
