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Effects of Trust, Stigma, Optimistic Bias on Risk Perception of Nuclear Power Plants

원자력발전소에 대한 공중의 신뢰, 낙인과 낙관적 편향성이 위험인식에 미치는 효과

  • Received : 2013.01.07
  • Accepted : 2013.02.07
  • Published : 2013.03.28
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Abstract

This study was to examine the effect of trust, stigma, optimistic bias on risk perception of nuclear power plants. For this study, we carried out a survey targeting residents, total of 383, living in Seoul. The findings showed that trust of general public on nuclear power plants influenced negatively on stigma. Second, trust of general public on nuclear power plants influenced not significantly on optimistic bias. Third, stigma of general public on nuclear power plants influenced positively on risk perception. Fourth, optimistic bias of general public on nuclear power plants influenced negatively on risk perception.

본 연구는 서울 거주 20세 이상의 성인 남녀를 대상으로 원자력 발전소 관련 정부 및 규제기관, 운영기관에 대한 일반 공중의 신뢰, 낙인과 낙관적 편향성이 위험인식에 미치는 영향을 규명하였으며, 주요 결과를 중심으로 논의를 하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 일반 공중의 신뢰는 원자력 발전소에 대한 낙인에 통계적으로 유의한 부적 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 일반 공중이 정부나 운영기관, 규제기관에 대해 신뢰할수록 원자력발전소에 대한 낙인효과는 감소하는 것으로 볼 수 있다. 둘째, 일반 공중의 신뢰는 낙관적 편향성에 대해 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미치지 못한 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 일반 공중의 낙인은 위험인식에 통계적으로 유의한 정적 영향을 미친 것으로 나타나 일반 공중의 원자력발전소에 대한 낙인효과가 높을수록 위험인식도 높아지는 것으로 볼 수 있다. 넷째, 일반 공중의 낙관적 편향성은 위험인식에 통계적으로 유의한 부적 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 원자력발전소에 대해 낙관적 편향성이 높을수록 위험인식은 낮아지는 것으로 볼 수 있다.

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