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- Biel, Anders, 1948, et al.
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Emotions, Morality and Public Goods: The WTA-WTP Disparity Revisited
- 2006
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Empirical evidence suggests that people´s maximum willingness to pay for having a good is often substantially lower than their minimum willingness to accept not having it, and that this discrepancy tends to be especially large when valuing public goods. This paper hypothesizes that differences in emotions (e.g. regret) and moral perceptions can account for much of this discrepancy for public goods. A simple, real-money dichotomous-choice experiment is set up to test these hypotheses, which are largely supported.
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- Biel, Anders, 1948, et al.
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Religious values and environmental concern: Harmony and detachment
- 2005
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Ingår i: Social Science Quarterly. ; 86:1, s. 178-191
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The thought that environmental concern is rooted in religious beliefs and values has been raised by many writers. Different claims have been made about whether the nature of this relationship is positive or negative, and empirical evidence is mixed. In line with research on attitudes and values, the objective of this study is to examine the hypothesis that unless religious values are mentally accessible, they will not affect judgments of environmental issues. Two environmental is-sues, genetically modified crops and more traditional environmental issues, for example, air pollution from traffic, are chosen to represent accessibility and non-accessibility, respectively. A two-wave data set from a national survey is ana-lyzed. Results support the suggestion that religious values will affect the judg-ment of environmental threats of the first, but not the second issue. In conclu-sion, these findings suggest that situational cues partly determine which values embodied in religion that will influence environmental attitudes.
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- Biel, Anders, 1948, et al.
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The willingness to pay–willingness to accept gap revisited: The role of emotions and moral satisfaction
- 2011
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Ingår i: Journal of Economic Psychology. ; 32:6, s. 908-917
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- While many earlier studies have found that people’s maximum willingness to pay for having a good is often substantially lower than their minimum willingness to accept not having it, more recent experimental evidence suggests that this discrepancy vanishes for standard consumption goods when an incentive-compatible design without misconceptions is used. This paper hypothesises that there is nevertheless a discrepancy for goods with a perceived moral character, such as contributions to a good cause, and moreover that the reason for this discrepancy can largely be explained by differences in emotions and moral perceptions. The results from a real-money dichotomous-choice experiment, combined with measurements of emotions and morality, are consistent with these hypotheses
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- Nilsson, Andreas, 1974, et al.
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Acceptance of climate change policy measures: role framing and value guidance
- 2008
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Ingår i: European Environment. ; 18:4, s. 203-215
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The study investigates determinants of attitudes towards environmental policy measures among decision makers in private companies responsible for large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. Acceptance of climate change policy measures was investigated using a questionnaire sent to a sample of decision makers in the private sector addressed as private citizens. The results showed that acceptance could be predicted by environmental values mediated by personal norms. The results are in line with earlier findings on public support for environmental policy measures. The motives for acceptance differed however from previous findings concerning decision makers in their professional role.
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- Nilsson, Andreas, 1974, et al.
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Feeling the green? Value orientation as a moderator of emotional response to green electricity
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Applied Social Psychology. - : Wiley. - 0021-9029. ; 44:10, s. 672-680
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Framing effects on emotional responses in a green electricity choice are investigated in a survey of a random sample of 655 Swedish residents. The results show that overall more positive and less negative emotions are experienced for a promotion frame ("choosing green electricity and paying more") than for a prevention frame ("not choosing green electricity and paying less"). Value orientation is shown to moderate the framing effect in that for the promotion frame, individuals with a self-transcendence value orientation show the most positive and least negative emotion, whereas for the prevention frame, individuals with a self-enhancement value orientation show the most positive and least negative emotion. Emotional responses are further shown to mediate the relationship between value orientation and intention to purchase eco-labeled electricity.
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- Nilsson, Andreas, 1974, et al.
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The Role of Values and Value Activation in Determining
- 2007
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Two studies examined the role of values in behavioural reactions to environmental policy measures. Respondents were 118 undergraduate students. The first study was aimed at testing a new measure of value activation. Ostensibly participating in a study concerning semantic memory, participants were presented with a list of value words to remember. They were then asked to fill in an impression formation test. As expected, the value words significantly influenced the results on the test for two out of three values. The second study investigates the role of values in reactions to policy measures in a social dilemma game, firstly by measuring basic value priorities, and secondly by measuring how policy measures activate values in the situation. The results showed no support for the impact of values on behaviour in the social dilemma game.
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- Nilsson, Andreas, 1974, et al.
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Willingness to accept climate change strategies: The effect of values and norms
- 2004
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Ingår i: Journal of Environmental Psychology. ; :24, s. 267-277
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The present study examined how values, organizational goals and norms influence willingness to accept climate change policy measures within organizations. Respondents were 356 decision makers within the public and private sectors in a metropolitan area of Sweden. Regression models were estimated to investigate the mediating effect of norms on the relationship between values and support of policy measures aimed at reducing green house gas emissions. The results showed that for decision makers in the public sector, but not in the private sector, environmental values were important determinants of willingness to accept climate change policy measures. As hypothesized, these effects were mediated by norms. Together these findings corroborate earlier research on public support for environmental movement
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