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- Jakobsson Bergstad, Cecilia, 1967, et al.
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Affective-symbolic and instrumental-independence psychological motives mediating effects of socio-demographic variables on daily car use
- 2011
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Ingår i: JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY. - 0966-6923. ; 19:1, s. 33-38
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- An empirical study investigates the extent to which affective–symbolic and instrumental–independencepsychologicalmotives mediate effects of socio-demographicvariables on dailycar use in Sweden. Questionnaire data from a mail survey to 1134 car users collected in 2007 were used to assess the relationships dailycar use as driver or passenger have to sex, household type (single or cohabiting with or without children), and residential area (urban, semi-rural or rural). Reliable measures of affective–symbolic and instrumental–independencemotives were constructed. The results show that households with children use the car more than households with no children, that men make more car trips as drivers than women who use the car as passenger more than men, and that households living in rural areas use the car more than households living in semi-rural areas who use the car more than households living in urban areas. An affective–symbolicmotive partially mediates the relationship between the number of weekly car trips and sex, the instrumental–independencemotive partially mediates the relationships between weekly car use and percent car use as driver and several of the socio-demographicvariables (living in urban vs. rural residential area for both measures; sex and living in urban vs. semi-rural residential area for percent car use as driver). Of several other socio-demographicvariables (age, employment, and income) affecting car use, only the relationship of the number of cars to percent car use as driver was (partially) mediated by the instrumental–independencemotive.
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- Jakobsson Bergstad, Cecilia, 1967, et al.
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An experimental study on policy makers’ communication about a congestion charge, individual value preferences, perceptions of arguments and acceptability
- 2012
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Ingår i: The 5th International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology, Groningen, The Netherlands, August 29-31.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- An important part of the implementation of controversial policy measures such as congestion charging is the communication between policy makers and the public. This is a web-based experimental study aiming at studying acceptability of a suggested congestion charge and different types of arguments. The arguments were either framed as environmental, stressing gains such as sustainability both locally and globally, or economic arguments stressing gains such as reduced travel times, improved health and the use of revenues for investing in roads etc. The aim was further to investigate the relationships between biospheric and egoistic value preferences and the assessments of the arguments quality. The final sample consisted of 503 participants divided into three experimental conditions (economic arguments, environmental arguments and combined) and one control group. A generally low acceptability of the suggested charge was found, but it was significantly higher in all the experimental conditions. The egoistic arguments yielded the highest mean acceptability, and 28 percent of the respondents supported a charge being implemented in their city compared to 14 percent in the control group. Biospheric values were related to a more positive evaluation of the arguments in the environmental argument condition and more negative when judging the economic arguments.
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- Jakobsson Bergstad, Cecilia, 1967, et al.
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Influences of affect associated with routine out-of-home activities on subjective well-being
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Ingår i: Applied Research in Quality of Life. - : Springer Publishing Company. - 1871-2584 .- 1871-2576. ; 7:1, s. 49-62
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A survey of a random sample of 1,330 Swedish residents assessed the relationships between affect associated with performance of routine out-of-home activities, mood, and judgments of life satisfaction (cognitive subjective wellbeing, CSWB). Regression analyses showed that sociodemographic variables accounted for most variance in CSWB (7%) and least in mood (2%). In agreement with previous research, CSWB increased with income, employment, and cohabiting with a spouse, and had a U-formed relationship with age. Affect associated with routine activities accounted for more variance than the socio-demographic variables in mood (30%) and in CSWB (13%). Mood partially mediated the effect on CSWB of affect associated with the activities. The results suggest that future policy-related research should consider the possibility that community-provided resources that facilitate performance of routine out-of-home activities would increase life satisfaction
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- Kim, Junghwa, et al.
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The influence of personality on acceptability of sustainable transport policies
- 2014
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Ingår i: Transportation. - : Springer London. - 0049-4488 .- 1572-9435. ; 41:4, s. 855-872
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Previous research has shown that fairness, infringement on freedom, and perceived effectiveness are determinants of transport pricing acceptability. In the present study we investigate determinants of acceptability of environmental (carbon) taxation for which trust in government and environmental concern are additional determinants. Carbon taxation is an extension of fuel taxes and may thus be viewed as transport pricing. Our main focus is on the role played by personality traits. Structural equation modeling reveals that acceptability is related to the personality traits extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. Extraverted individuals have higher levels of trust in government which leads to higher acceptability. Also correlations between agreeableness and conscientiousness as well as environmental problem awareness and personal norm are observed. We discuss strategies for effective marketing of transportation policies considering how acceptability is related to personality traits.
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- Nilsson, Andreas, 1974, et al.
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Effects of continuous feedback on households’ electricity consumption: Potentials and barriers
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Ingår i: Applied Energy. - : Elsevier BV. - 1872-9118 .- 0306-2619. ; 122, s. 17-23
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Two field experiments were carried out to study (a) the effects on energy savings of continuous visual feedback via in-home displays, and (b) the motives for responding or not. In study 1, 40 participants living in separate or semi-detached houses in two different towns participated. All participants received a questionnaire and a list of possible energy saving measures. Households were then randomly assigned to an experimental condition (display) or a control condition (no display). In study 2, 32 households in rented apartments participated. No significant differences between the conditions were found for either of the studies. In study 2, semi-structured interviews were conducted among nine of the households. Through an analysis of interview transcripts barriers were identified explaining why the feedback intervention was not sufficient to change behaviour and reduce consumption. The barriers experienced indicate that there is a risk of overconfidence in IHDs. For the development of energy policies and more wide-scale implementation, it is important to be aware of the potential obstacles to success.
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- Schuitema, Geertje, et al.
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Acceptability of environmental policies
- 2012
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Ingår i: Environmental Psychology: An introduction. - Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell. - 9780470976388 ; , s. 255-266
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Environmental policies are implemented at all levels in society. Some are directed towards groups of people, whereas others specifically aim to influence large companies or planners at the municipal level. In this chapter, we focus on a specific type of environmental policies, that is, policies that target individuals. Examples of such environmental policies include taxes on energy, water, car use and flying trips, bans on energy-inefficient appliances, such as light bulbs, use of renewable energy sources such as wind turbines or solar panels, implementation of fishing and agricultural quotas, wildlife protection ordinances and information campaigns or social marketing strategies to stimulate sustainable consumption patterns. The outline of the chapter is as follows. Firstly, we explain the concept of acceptability and present a theoretical framework to explain which individual factors affect the acceptability of environmental policies. Next, we explain the role of perceived procedural fairness and trust in authorities for acceptability judgements. Finally, we illustrate how all these factors affect the acceptability of environmental policies in a real-life example.
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