What's in it for Me? Motivational Differences between Farmers' Subsidised and Non-Subsidised Conservation Practices

TY - JOUR

T1 - What's in it for Me? Motivational Differences between Farmers' Subsidised and Non-Subsidised Conservation Practices

AU - Lokhorst, A. M.

AU - Staats, H.

AU - van Dijk, J.

AU - van Dijk, E.

AU - de Snoo, G.R.

N1 - ISI Document Delivery No.: 766EF Times Cited: 44 Cited Reference Count: 44 Lokhorst, Anne Marike Staats, Henk van Dijk, Jerry van Dijk, Eric de Snoo, Geert de Snoo, geert/M-4315-2013; van Dijk, Jerry/C-6197-2009 van Dijk, Jerry/0000-0002-1945-9415 45 0 43 Wiley-blackwell Hoboken <Go to ISI>://WOS:000290763100001

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - Through nature conservation practices, farmers can strongly enhance nature quality and biodiversity in rural areas. In this paper, the social psychological underpinnings of farmers' nature conservation practices are investigated using the Theory of Planned Behavior, to which the concepts of self-identity and personal norms were added. A distinction is made between nature conservation practices done on a non-subsidised basis and nature conservation practices for which farmers receive some form of remuneration from the Dutch government. Eighty-five arable farmers participated in our survey. Results show that our model explains more variance in the intention to perform non-subsidised than subsidised nature conservation practices. Also, the concepts of self-identity and personal norms appear to be related to the intention to perform non-subsidised, not subsidised conservation.

AB - Through nature conservation practices, farmers can strongly enhance nature quality and biodiversity in rural areas. In this paper, the social psychological underpinnings of farmers' nature conservation practices are investigated using the Theory of Planned Behavior, to which the concepts of self-identity and personal norms were added. A distinction is made between nature conservation practices done on a non-subsidised basis and nature conservation practices for which farmers receive some form of remuneration from the Dutch government. Eighty-five arable farmers participated in our survey. Results show that our model explains more variance in the intention to perform non-subsidised than subsidised nature conservation practices. Also, the concepts of self-identity and personal norms appear to be related to the intention to perform non-subsidised, not subsidised conservation.

KW - agri-environmental schemes social identity theory planned behavior self-identity personal norms car use biodiversity willingness perception commitment Psychology

U2 - 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00438.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00438.x

M3 - Article

SN - 0269-994X

VL - 60

SP - 337

EP - 353

JO - Applied Psychology-an International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale

JF - Applied Psychology-an International Review-Psychologie Appliquee-Revue Internationale

IS - 3

ER -