Bootsma, Sabien (2023) Energy Visions Explored: the Acceptability of Future Energy Scenarios in Association with Trust in Policymakers via Perceived Costs and Benefits. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Mitigating climate change requires transitioning to sustainable future energy scenarios. Public acceptance of such energy scenarios depends on trust, perceived costs and perceived benefits. Therefore, this paper explores the relationship between trust in policymakers and the acceptability of a realistic Dutch future energy scenario and investigates the mediating effects of the perceived costs and benefits. Data for the analysis was collected via snowball sampling and the university's first-year psychology student pool (N = 163). In general, we did not find support for our hypothesis that higher trust was associated with higher acceptability, nor that perceived benefits or perceived costs acted as mediating factors in that relationship. However, higher perceived benefits were associated with higher acceptability, and lower perceived costs were associated with higher acceptability. These findings suggest that the lack of evidence for the trust-acceptability relationship in this study may be attributed to operationalisation and the distinctive characteristics of the energy scenario investigated. Furthermore, the importance of enhancing individuals' comprehension of perceived costs and benefits in energy scenarios is highlighted, as well as clear communication about future energy scenarios. Keywords: climate change, public acceptability, future energy scenarios, trust, perceived costs & benefits
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Goersch, R. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2023 13:11 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Sep 2023 13:11 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2884 |
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