Jones, C., Elgueta, H. and Eiser, J. (2015) Reconciling nuclear risk: The impact of the Fukushima accident on comparative preferences for nuclear power in UK electricity generation. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. ISSN 1559-1816
Abstract
Polls conducted in the United Kingdom following the Fukushima nuclear accident (March 2011) indicated a fairly muted and temporary shift in public approval of nuclear power. This study investigated how: (a) comparative preferences for nuclear power in the U nited Kingdom might have been affected by the accident; and (b) how “supporters” of nuclear power reconciled their pro-nuclear attitude in the wake of the disaster. Between-subjects comparisons with a pre-Fukushima sample revealed our post-Fukushima sample to have comparable preferences for nuclear power. Further analysis suggested that “supporters” retained their pro-nuclear stance in response to Fukushima by emphasizing the necessity of nuclear power in the U.K. context. The theoretical, practical and methodological implications for these findings are discussed.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Applied Social Psychology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 28 Jan 2016 15:47 |
Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2017 01:38 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12359 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12359 |