Need for cognitive closure, information acquisition and adoption of green prevention and control technology

• Autorzy: Wu Qiong , Zhou Jing

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/eces-2021-0011

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In this paper, we use the OLS regression method to analyse the influencing mechanism of the NFCC on farmers’ adoption of green prevention and control technology and further verify the mediating effect of information acquisition. The results show that the NFCC has a direct effect on the adoption of green prevention and control technology, and information acquisition has a mediating effect. The first stage of cognitive closure has a more significant effect on farmers’ adoption of green prevention and control technology, information acquisition ability has a significant positive impact on farmers’ adoption of green prevention and control technology, and information acquisition has an incomplete mediating effect on the impact of cognitive closure on the adoption of green prevention and control technologies. This paper further studies and verifies the action path of two dimensions of the NFCC on farmers’ adoption of green prevention and control technology. The results have certain theoretical significance for expanding the knowledge of farmers’ green prevention and control technology behaviour and further enriching the research on farmers’ cognition.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

need for cognitive closure; information acquisition; rice; green agriculture; pesticide; prevention; control

PL

potrzeba poznawczego domknięcia; pozyskiwanie informacji; ryż; zielone rolnictwo; pestycydy; zapobieganie; kontrola

• Wydawca: Towarzystwo Chemii i Inżynierii Ekologicznej
• Czasopismo: Ecological Chemistry and Engineering. S
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 28, nr 1
• Strony: 129--143
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 17 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Wu Qiong

• College of Economics and Management, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China

autor

Zhou Jing

• College of Economics and Management, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China

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Uwagi

1. This work was supported by NSFC71473167 (Information Acquisition, Anchor Adjustment and Vegetable Farmers’ Behaviour of Pesticides Application: Mechanism and Evidence); L18BGL012 (Research on Social Trust, Risk Perception and Farmers’ Pesticide Application Behaviour).

2. Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).