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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.12.010
	A socio-psychological model for analyzing climate change adaptation: A case study of Sri Lankan paddy farmers
	Truelove H.B.; Carrico A.R.; Thabrew L.
发表日期	2015
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	31
英文摘要	Farmers in developing countries are among the most vulnerable to climate change effects, particularly drought. However, little research has focused on the psychological mechanisms that facilitate or constrain agricultural adaptation behavior. Drawing on the protection motivation theory from health promotion research, we propose a risk, coping, and social appraisal (RCSA) model of adaptation decisions. To test the model, we assessed drought risk perceptions, efficacy beliefs, village identification, and perceived descriptive norms among a sample of 192 paddy farmers from five villages in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Results revealed that the RCSA model was a better predictor of agricultural adaptation intention than a strictly demographic model. Efficacy beliefs were the strongest predictor of behavioral intentions, with descriptive norms also consistently relating to intentions. Drought risk perceptions related only to intention to adopt one of the behaviors, while village identification related only to a very communal behavior. The results have implications for agricultural extension officers, irrigation officers, and water management officials in their efforts to assist farmers in adapting to limited water resources. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
英文关键词	Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Agricultural adaptation; Climate change; Efficacy; Protection motivation theory
学科领域	climate change; developing world; drought; paddy farming; psychology; risk perception; Sri Lanka
语种	英语
scopus关键词	climate change; developing world; drought; paddy farming; psychology; risk perception; Sri Lanka
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117539
作者单位	Department of Psychology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, United States; University of Colorado at Boulder, UCB 215, Boulder, CO 80309, United States; Western Power, 363 Wellington Street, Perth, WA 6000, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Truelove H.B.,Carrico A.R.,Thabrew L.. A socio-psychological model for analyzing climate change adaptation: A case study of Sri Lankan paddy farmers[J],2015,31.
APA	Truelove H.B.,Carrico A.R.,&Thabrew L..(2015).A socio-psychological model for analyzing climate change adaptation: A case study of Sri Lankan paddy farmers.Global Environmental Change,31.
MLA	Truelove H.B.,et al."A socio-psychological model for analyzing climate change adaptation: A case study of Sri Lankan paddy farmers".Global Environmental Change 31(2015).