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Psychological and Situational Variables Associated with Objective Knowledge on Water-Related Issues in a Northern Spanish City
This study brings together the level of objective knowledge on water-related issues and other variables of psychological and situational nature. A random sample of 459 participants was employed, selected proportionally based on sex and age. In this sample, knowledge on the water-related issues tende...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8003800/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33808857 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063213 |
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author | Andrade, Elena Seoane, Gloria Vila-Tojo, Sergio Gómez-Román, Cristina Sabucedo, Jose-Manuel |
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description | This study brings together the level of objective knowledge on water-related issues and other variables of psychological and situational nature. A random sample of 459 participants was employed, selected proportionally based on sex and age. In this sample, knowledge on the water-related issues tended to be low, particularly related to the direct source of water in the household, the type of services involved in the management, and consumption itself. In order to understand both the relationship with knowledge on water and the relative importance of all the other factors, a regression model was formulated. The highest standardised effect was for sex, followed by occupation, political leaning, and water-related emotions. The best level of knowledge was attained if the residents were male, if they were actively employed or unemployed, if their political leaning was towards the left, and if they demonstrated greater emotional involvement with the water use. Consequently, the design of programmes would need to consider that the information flow must be greater for citizens as a whole, particularly for certain groups such as women and students. It should contribute to the realistic perception of water as a problem and to seek emotional involvement. |
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spelling | pubmed-80038002021-03-28 Psychological and Situational Variables Associated with Objective Knowledge on Water-Related Issues in a Northern Spanish City Andrade, Elena Seoane, Gloria Vila-Tojo, Sergio Gómez-Román, Cristina Sabucedo, Jose-Manuel Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This study brings together the level of objective knowledge on water-related issues and other variables of psychological and situational nature. A random sample of 459 participants was employed, selected proportionally based on sex and age. In this sample, knowledge on the water-related issues tended to be low, particularly related to the direct source of water in the household, the type of services involved in the management, and consumption itself. In order to understand both the relationship with knowledge on water and the relative importance of all the other factors, a regression model was formulated. The highest standardised effect was for sex, followed by occupation, political leaning, and water-related emotions. The best level of knowledge was attained if the residents were male, if they were actively employed or unemployed, if their political leaning was towards the left, and if they demonstrated greater emotional involvement with the water use. Consequently, the design of programmes would need to consider that the information flow must be greater for citizens as a whole, particularly for certain groups such as women and students. It should contribute to the realistic perception of water as a problem and to seek emotional involvement. MDPI 2021-03-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8003800/ /pubmed/33808857 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063213 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Andrade, Elena Seoane, Gloria Vila-Tojo, Sergio Gómez-Román, Cristina Sabucedo, Jose-Manuel Psychological and Situational Variables Associated with Objective Knowledge on Water-Related Issues in a Northern Spanish City |
title | Psychological and Situational Variables Associated with Objective Knowledge on Water-Related Issues in a Northern Spanish City |
title_full | Psychological and Situational Variables Associated with Objective Knowledge on Water-Related Issues in a Northern Spanish City |
title_fullStr | Psychological and Situational Variables Associated with Objective Knowledge on Water-Related Issues in a Northern Spanish City |
title_full_unstemmed | Psychological and Situational Variables Associated with Objective Knowledge on Water-Related Issues in a Northern Spanish City |
title_short | Psychological and Situational Variables Associated with Objective Knowledge on Water-Related Issues in a Northern Spanish City |
title_sort | psychological and situational variables associated with objective knowledge on water-related issues in a northern spanish city |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8003800/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33808857 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063213 |
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