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Climate Change Risk Perception in Taiwan: Correlation with Individual and Societal Factors

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Sun, Yingying, Han, Ziqiang·2018·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
DOI 10.3390/ijerph15010091PMC PMC5800190
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This study differentiates the risk perception and influencing factors of climate change along the dimensions of global severity and personal threat. Using the 2013 Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSGS) data (N = 2001) as a representative sample of adults from Taiwan, we investigated the influencing factors of the risk perceptions of climate change in these two dimensions (global severity and personal threat). Logistic regression models were used to examine the correlations of individual factors (gender, age, education, climate-related disaster experience and risk awareness, marital status, employment status, household income, and perceived social status) and societal factors (religion, organizational embeddedness, and political affiliations) with the above two dimensions. The results demonstrate that climate-related disaster experience has no significant impact on either the perception of global severity or the perception of personal impact. However, climate-related risk awareness (regarding typhoons, in particular) is positively associated with both dimensions of the perceived risks of climate change. With higher education, individuals are more concerned about global severity than personal threat. Regarding societal factors, the supporters of political parties have higher risk perceptions of climate change than people who have no party affiliation. Religious believers have higher risk perceptions of personal threat than non-religious people. This paper ends with a discussion about the effectiveness of efforts to enhance risk perception of climate change with regard to global severity and personal threat.

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Authors
Sun, Y., & Han, Z.
Affiliations
Sichuan University (CN)
Corresponding author
Han, Ziqiang
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2018-01-08
Volume
15
Issue
1
Pages
91
ISSN
1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/ijerph15010091
PMC
PMC5800190
OpenAlex
W2784298504
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Funders
  • central Universities (Sichuan University） (YJ201663)
  • National Key Research and Development Program (2016YFA0602403)
  • National Social Science Foundation of China (13AGL009)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Risk Perception and Management
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
Keywords
climate change risk perception, personal threat, climate risk awareness, typhoons, educational attainment, political affiliation, organizational embeddedness, Taiwan
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Educational Status, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Politics, Public Opinion, Religion and Psychology, Social Environment, Taiwan, Logistic Models, Young Adult, Climate Change

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