Trust in Risk Regulation
Cause or Consequence of the Acceptability of GM Food?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23337366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W Poortinga (0000-0002-6926-8545, University of East Anglia, corresponding author), Nick Pidgeon (University of East Anglia), Nick F Pidgeon (0000-0002-8991-0398) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 199-209 |
| Publication date | 2005-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Risk Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-4332 • E-ISSN: 1539-6924 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0272-4332.2005.00579.x |
| PMID | 15787769 |
| OpenAlex | W2088479321 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 110 |
| References cited | 48 |
Although there is ample empirical evidence that trust in risk regulation is strongly related to the perception and acceptability of risk, it is less clear what the direction of this relationship is. This article explores the nature of the relationship, using three separate data sets on perceptions of genetically modified (GM) food among the British public. The article has two discrete but closely interrelated objectives. First, it compares two models of trust. More specifically, it investigates whether trust is the cause (causal chain account) or the consequence (associationist view) of the acceptability of GM food. Second, this study explores whether the affect heuristic can be applied to a wider number of risk‐relevant concepts than just perceived risk and benefit. The results suggest that, rather than a determinant, trust is an expression or indicator of the acceptability of GM food. In addition, and as predicted, “affect” accounts for a large portion of the variance between perceived risk, perceived benefit, trust in risk regulation, and acceptability. Overall, the results support the associationist view that specific risk judgments are driven by more general evaluative judgments The implications of these results for risk communication and policy are discussed.
Biology · Business · Computer security · Environmental health · Food safety · Risk analysis (engineering) · Computer Science · Food Science · Genetically Modified Organisms Research · Medicine · Risk Perception and Management
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The Division of Labour in Society
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Accidental News
| Unique citing works | 110 |
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| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 101 |