Exploring the structure of attitudes toward genetically modified food.
Risk Anal
; 26(6): 1707-19, 2006 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17184407
ABSTRACT
Although it is often thought that the British public is opposed to genetically modified (GM) food, recent qualitative work suggests that most people are ambivalent about GM food and crops. In this article we explore the structure of attitudes in order to examine whether attitudinal ambivalence can be captured by more quantitative methods. Based on the finding that the perceived risks and benefits of GM food can be treated as independent dimensions, we propose a four-way typology of attitudes, consisting of a positive, negative, indifferent, and ambivalent group. This study showed that the differences between the four groups could best be described by three main dimensions (1) a general evaluative dimension, (2) an involvement dimension, and (3) an attitudinal certainty dimension. While these different attitudinal dimensions have generally been studied in isolation, we argue that they should be studied collectively.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atitude
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Medição de Risco
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Alimentos Geneticamente Modificados
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Risk Anal
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article