Frank, Jens
- Institutionen för ekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
This article analyzes people’s subjectively experienced fear in areas with presence of brown bear or wolf. Departing from the Human-Environment Interaction Model (Küller, 1991), a hypothetical model of environmental and individual antecedents of fear was tested using structural equation modeling of survey data (n = 391). In the model of fear of brown bear, the main predictor was the appraisal of the species as dangerous/uncontrollable and unpredictable. In the model of fear of wolf, the greater experience with the species and a stronger appraisal of wolf as dangerous, uncontrol- lable, and unpredictable led to low social trust and this, together with the appraisal of wolf as dangerous/uncontrollable and unpredictable, increased the likelihood of fear. Efforts to reduce human fear of wolves should focus on building trust between the pub- lic and authorities, whereas efforts to reduce fear of brown bear should focus on the individual’s appraisal of the species.
Nyckelord
subjectively experienced fear; brown bear; wolf; cognitive vulnerability model; social trust; structural equation modeling
Publicerad i
Human Dimensions of Wildlife
2012, volym: 17, nummer: 1, sidor: 58-74
SLU författare
Associerade SLU-program
Viltskadecenter
UKÄ forskningsämne
Ekologi
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2012.619001
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/52128