Landholder adoption of low emission agricultural practices: A profiling approach

被引：58
作者：
Morgan, Methuen I. [1 ]
Hine, Donald W. [1 ]
Bhullar, Navjot [1 ]
Loi, Natasha M. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
来源：
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | 2015年 / 41卷
关键词：
Agriculture; Climate change; Farming practices; Profiling; Psychology; TIME PERSPECTIVE; CLIMATE-CHANGE; SELF-EFFICACY; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; PLANNED BEHAVIOR; DECISION-MAKING; ATTITUDES; FARMERS; CONSERVATION; FUTURE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.11.004
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
Agriculture is the second largest source of greenhouse gases emissions in Australia. Any substantial reduction in national emissions will require behavior changes within the farming community. This study aimed to identify the primary psychological drivers and barriers associated with the adoption of low emission agricultural practices (LEAP) in a sample of 551 Australian farmers (mean age = 51.40 years; SD = 11.99). Multiple regression analysis revealed that farmers were more likely to adopt LEAP if they: perceived a clear financial benefit for such practices, believed they possessed the relevant knowledge and skill, were future oriented, and exhibited low levels of environmental apathy. Latent profile analysis categorized the sample of famers into four distinct segments: Non-Green Dismissive (11%), Uncommitted (57%), Green Adopters (20%) and Profit-Driven Adopters (12%). Both Green and Profit-Driven adopters engaged in more LEAP than members of the Uncommitted and Non-Green Dismissive segments. Our results indicate that unique combinations of psychological drivers and barriers may influence LEAP adoption in each segment. This information can be used to inform the development of segment-specific messaging and engagement strategies. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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