Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3402
Title: Keeping the home fires burning: The affect heuristic and wood smoke pollution
Contributor(s): Hine, Donald William  (author)orcid ; Marks, Anthony  (author); Nachreiner, Malte (author); Gifford, Robert (author); Heath, Yuko (author)
Publication Date: 2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.01.001
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3402
Abstract: This study examined the role of affect and risk perceptions in maintaining wood burning behavior in 256 residents of a small Australian city characterized by high levels of winter wood smoke pollution. Our analyses revealed that users of wood heaters, relative to non-users, had more positive affective associations with wood heating, perceived fewer health risks from wood smoke, and exhibited less support for wood smoke control policies. Moderation analyses revealed that the predictive effects of risk perceptions on policy support and switching behavior were weaker for respondents who had more positive affective associations with wood heating and stronger for those with more negative affective associations. Theoretical implications relating to the role of affect in decision-making are discussed, together with practical implications for developing more effective interventions to reduce wood smoke pollution.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Journal of Environmental Psychology, 72(1), p. 26-32
Publisher: Academic Press
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1522-9610
0272-4944
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920405 Environmental Health
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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