Risk Perception of Global Warming:A Case Study of Elementary School Students in Taipei County
Date Issued
2009
Date
2009
Author(s)
Fan, Po-chun
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to realize how social amplification affects risk perception of global warming and the elementary school students’behavior. This study also aims to know the relationship between social amplification , risk perception of global warming and the elementary school students’behavior .According to literature ,two questionnaires are developmented in this study. And the data comes from a survey of elementary school students in Taipei county finished in January,2009(n=936). After data analysis ,major results can be concluded as follows:.social amplification has significant positive effect on risk perception of global warming..social amplification and risk perception of global warming have significant positive effect on the elementary school students’behavior..The effect of social amplification on the elementary school students’behavior is partially mediated through the students’risk perception of global warming. inally, the conclusion of this analysis provided several managerial suggestion for the educational administration unit and some discussion for the future research.
Subjects
risk
global warming
risk perception
social amplification
Type
thesis
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