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Details for article 156 of 156 found articles
| Title: |
Young New Zealanders' knowledge and concern about nuclear war |
| Author: |
Fernando, Kris Vaughan, Graham M. |
| Appeared in: |
Global change peace and security |
| Paging: | Volume 4 (1992) nr. 2 pages 31-57 |
| Year: |
1992-10 |
| Contents: |
A questionnaire given to 2,172 young people (8-20 years) identified their knowledge about nuclear issues. Relationships were investigated between level of knowledge and: frequency and importance of nuclear issues as a worry; participation in anti-nuclear activities; perception of individual and group efficacy concerning nuclear war prevention; and feelings of optimism/pessimism about the future. Their sources of information, perceptions about whether they knew enough; and whether they desired more information were also examined, along with interactions of these variables with age and sex. Young people were found to be generally ill-informed. The more knowledgeable revealed: concern about nuclear issues as a future fear but less frequency of worry; greater uncertainty about the future; more optimism regarding the prevention of nuclear war; and less personal efficacy regarding its prevention. The main source of information was the mass media but most felt that they did not know enough, indicating that they wished to learn more about nuclear and peace issues. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
Details for article 156 of 156 found articles
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