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DOI	10.1111/risa.14242
	General science-technology orientation, specific benefit-risk assessment frame, and public acceptance of gene drive biotechnology
	Liu, Xinsheng; Goldsmith, Carol L.; Kang, Ki Eun; Vedlitz, Arnold; Adelman, Zach N.; Buchman, Leah W.; Heitman, Elizabeth; Medina, Raul F.
发表日期	2024
ISSN	0272-4332
EISSN	1539-6924
起始页码	44
结束页码	6
卷号	44 期号:6
英文摘要	With limited understanding of most new biotechnologies, how do citizens form their opinion and what factors influence their attitudes about these innovations? In this study, we use gene drive biotechnology in agricultural pest management as an example and theoretically propose that given low levels of knowledge and awareness, citizens' acceptance of, or opposition to, gene drive is significantly shaped by two predisposition factors: individuals' general orientation toward science and technology, and their specific benefit-risk assessment frame. Empirically, we employ data collected from a recent US nationally representative public opinion survey (N = 1220) and conduct statistical analyses to test the hypotheses derived from our theoretical expectations. Our statistical analyses, based on various model specifications and controlling for individual-level covariates and state-fixed effects, show that citizens with a more favorable general orientation toward science and technology are more likely to accept gene drive. Our data analyses also demonstrate that citizens' specific gene drive assessment frame-consisting of a potential benefit dimension and a potential risk dimension, significantly shapes their attitudes as well-specifically, people emphasizing more on the benefit dimension are more likely to accept gene drive, whereas those who place more importance on the risk dimension tend to oppose it. We discuss contributions of our study and make suggestions for future research in the conclusion.
英文关键词	agricultural pest management; benefit-risk assessment; gene drive biotechnology; public opinion; science-technology orientation
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health ; Mathematics ; Mathematical Methods In Social Sciences
WOS类目	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health ; Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications ; Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods
WOS记录号	WOS:001237576500010
来源期刊	RISK ANALYSIS
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/296657
作者单位	University of Macau; Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Bush School of Government & Public Service; California State University System; California State University San Bernardino; Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; University of Texas System; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Liu, Xinsheng,Goldsmith, Carol L.,Kang, Ki Eun,et al. General science-technology orientation, specific benefit-risk assessment frame, and public acceptance of gene drive biotechnology[J],2024,44(6).
APA	Liu, Xinsheng.,Goldsmith, Carol L..,Kang, Ki Eun.,Vedlitz, Arnold.,Adelman, Zach N..,...&Medina, Raul F..(2024).General science-technology orientation, specific benefit-risk assessment frame, and public acceptance of gene drive biotechnology.RISK ANALYSIS,44(6).
MLA	Liu, Xinsheng,et al."General science-technology orientation, specific benefit-risk assessment frame, and public acceptance of gene drive biotechnology".RISK ANALYSIS 44.6(2024).