Programa de modificação de atitudes face a uma estação de tratamento de resíduos sólidos (ETRS): um estudo quasi-experimental

Abstract

This study is integrated in an environmental psychosocial research. The principal aim is to modify participants stress attitudes, risk perception and pollution perception toward a solid waste incineration system. For this purpose, we designed a quasi-experimental research, with pretest and posttest, an experimental and a control group, since 2003 until 2007, when an environmental educational program was applied. The program efficacy was evaluated by a pre and a posttest. This measure consists on an environmental attitude scale with five factors: (1) risk perception; (2) acceptability; (3) credibility; (4) change reaction; and (5) negativism. The results show that the participation on an attitude’s modify program toward a solid waste incineration can improve risk perception, change reaction and negativism, but not the credibility neither the acceptability.