According to cultural cognition theory, individuals hold opinions about politically contested
issues like climate change that are consistent with their “cultural way of life,” conforming their …

The world is turning into a risky society. Although modernization based on the developments
in science and technology has increased individuals' well-being and wealth, the perceived …

Abstract Grid-Group Cultural Theory (CT) has attracted significant attention across the social
sciences and is increasingly being used in survey research. But the reliability of CT survey …

Cultural Theory (CT) is a constructivist theory, developed by M ary D ouglas, A aron W
ildavsky, and others, that seeks to participate in the positivist project of discovering …

Statistical numeracy skills have been found to be among the most robust general predictors
of risk understanding and decision-making quality. However, some research suggests that …

Public support for and voluntary compliance with protective policy measures are crucial to
mitigating the spread of infectious disease. However, it is unclear why and how people with …

To meet the public requirements for environmental democracy in the world, many
international environmental public participation programmes have been developed by …

Recent growth in unconventional oil and gas development is controversial, fueling an
ongoing US policy debate. Central to these discussions is hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” …

This article addresses public attitudes towards government measures to contain preventable
diseases in China in light of personal privacy and social safety controversies. Using a …

Objective We use the variation in public support for campaign finance reform (CFR) to
determine factors important to collective policy preference formation. Methods Using a …