방폐장 입지에 관한 의사결정에 영향을 미치는 변수 = Factors Affecting Decision Making Concerning the Location of a Nuclear Waste Repository

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In order to examine the determinants of decision making concerning the location of nuclear waste repository, we conducted a survey in regions, where issues pertaining to local repository are actually raised. As previous research which indicated that affect played an important role in risk perception and risk judgement, affect was a good predictor of decision making of local nuclear waste repository. Those who had more negative affect of repository were significantly less likely to vote for local repository. Among various respondent characteristics, individualist cultural bias, post-materialist value, and self-described ideology proved to be statistically significant determinants. Those who scored low on an individualist cultural bias measure, those who scored high on post-materialism value, and those who described self as being conservative were opposed to the construction of a local repository. It was shown in the present study that important determinants of decision making were a potential stigma effect, perceived risk magnitude, trust in government and in experts, and affect. Finally, the implications of our results for cognitive psychologists and future investigations were discussed.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

방사성 폐기물 처리장 입지에 관한 의사결정에 영향을 미치는 변수들을 찾기 위해 이 문제가 실제로 논의되고 있는 지역 주민들을 대상으로 연구를 수행하였다. 감정(affect)이 위험 지각 및 위험 판단에서 중요한 역할을 한다는 선행 연구들처럼, 감정은 지역 사회의 방폐장 입지 의사결정에서도 중요한 예측 요인이었다. 방폐장에 대해 부정적인 감정을 가진 사람일수록 방폐장 입지에 덜 찬성하였다. 여러 개인 특성들 중 개인주의 세계관, 탈 물질주의 가치관, 주관적 정치성향이 통계적으로 유의미하였다. 개인주의 세계관 점수에서 낮은 점수를 받을수록, 탈 물질주의 가치관에서는 높은 점수를 받을수록, 자신을 보수주의자라고 기술하고 있는 사람일수록 방폐장 건설에 반대하였다. 방폐장 입지 의사결정에 영향을 미치는 요인들은 잠재적인 낙인효과(stigma), 지각된 위험 강도, 정부와 전문가에 대한 신뢰, 및 감정이었다. 본 결과의 인지심리학적 함의, 그 활용 및 앞으로 연구 방향을 논의하였다.

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