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dc.contributor.authorDoran, Rouven
dc.contributor.authorBöhm, Gisela
dc.contributor.authorHanss, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-07T09:50:48Z
dc.date.available2019-06-07T09:50:48Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-04
dc.PublishedDoran R, Böhm G, Hanss D. Using card sorting to explore the mental representation of energy transition pathways among laypeople. Frontiers in Psychology. 2018;9:2322eng
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/19914
dc.description.abstractMeeting international emission targets will require major changes in the energy system. This paper addresses the public perception of different pathways to energy transition, and their mental representation in particular. A study is reported that employed card sorting to explore how laypeople categorize possible pathway components with respect to their perceived similarity (Norwegian sample, n = 61; German sample, n = 71). Data sets that were obtained by this method were subjected to multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis. Results for both samples consistently indicate that people differentiate components located at the individual level (e.g., vegetarian food, avoid long flights, walking and cycling), components located at the societal level (e.g., taxes, regulations, urban planning), and components concerned with technological solutions (e.g., hydropower, wind farms, solar panels). These results give reason to assume that laypeople from Norway and Germany share a multifaceted understanding of energy transition, yet some differences between samples were present with regard to the substructure of the individual level category. Future research can build on the present results to explore the subjective meanings of these structures, possibly identifying barriers to public engagement with energy transition.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherFrontierseng
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0eng
dc.subjectmental representationeng
dc.subjectclimate changeeng
dc.subjectenergy transitioneng
dc.subjectcard sortingeng
dc.subjectperceived similarityeng
dc.subjectcrossnationaleng
dc.subjectNorwayeng
dc.subjectGermanyeng
dc.titleUsing card sorting to explore the mental representation of energy transition pathways among laypeopleeng
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.date.updated2019-03-21T13:02:13Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2018 The Author(s)eng
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02322
dc.identifier.cristin1638749
dc.source.journalFrontiers in Psychology


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