Attitudes towards Hydroelectric Power Plants: An Evaluation in terms of System Justification, Locus of Control, and Attributional Complexity

HASTA D., Sozen A. I.

TURK PSIKOLOJI DERGISI, cilt.32, sa.79, ss.36-51, 2017 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 79
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Dergi Adı: TURK PSIKOLOJI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.36-51
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hydroelectric power plants, system justification, locus of control, attributional complexity, POLITICAL CONSERVATISM, AUTHORITARIANISM, COMPLEMENTARY, IDEOLOGY, CONFLICT, ACCURACY, BELIEFS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was conducted to determine if system justification, locus of control, and attributional complexity variables which were assumed to be effective on accepting environmental regulations without questioning, predict the attitudes towards hydroelectric power plants. The results revealed that the negative attitudes towards the Hydroelectric Power Plants were negatively related to system justification, and positively related to locus of control and attribution complexity. In addition, system justification, political orientation, and internal locus of control were found to be the significant predictors of negative attitudes towards hydroelectric power plants. The results were discussed within the framework of the related literature.