Addressing Chemophobia: Informational versus affect-based approaches

Saleh, Rita; Bearth, Angela; Siegrist, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.fct.2020.111390

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“…Chemophobia also makes a person hypersensitive or even intolerant and prevents them from realizing the importance of chemical knowledge (Chalupa & Nesměrák, 2018) in everyday life. Lack of knowledge is one of the factors that causes the fear of chemistry (chemophobia) (Lee et al, 2019;Saleh et al, 2020;Siegrist & Bearth, 2019). Based on the results of the analysis of research data described above, it can be seen that in general thechemophobia respondents'is in the moderate category with a percentage of 33.33% (9 students).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Chemophobia is a cultural phenomenon that has only recently been identified (Crowe, 2019). Chemophobia is defined as a fear of chemicals, which can even cause the person to avoid products containing chemicals (Entine, 2011;Bumbac et al, 2018;Chalupa & Nesměrák, 2019;Saleh et al, 2020;) such as in food, drugs, vaccines and other products related to chemicals (Crowe, 2019). Chemophobia also has the idea that chemistry is synonymous with poison and is not natural (Francl, 2013;Ibrahim & Iksan, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This shows that people at that time had preceded people today who believed that vitamin C in citrus fruits would be different from vitamin C produced by synthetic means (Chalupa & Nesměrák, 2018). Furthermore, people tend to believe that whatever is produced by human intervention cannot be the same as that which comes from nature (Saleh et al, 2020). A common mistake that occurs is to believe that natural (organic) foods are inherently safer than synthetics (Gribble, 2013).…”

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Correlation Study of Chemophobia With Science Literature

Herlina

Ramawati²

2021

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Chemophobia is an irrational fear and anxiety of chemicals or chemicals. Many factors are the cause of chemophobia in addition to the wrong perception in understanding the meaning of the word chemistry itself, one of which is scientific knowledge or scientific literacy (scientific literacy) and many other factors. This study aims to examine the correlation of chemophobia with scientific literacy of students of the 2017 chemistry education study program at UIN Walisongo Semarang. This research is a type of quantitative research using a correlational approach. Participants were taken using a purposive sampling technique, the selection of participants was based on the objectives of the researcher, namely the 2017 class of chemistry education students as many as 27 students. The data sources come from the chemophobia questionnaire and scientific literacy test questions. The Cronbach's Alpha method was used to test the reliability of the questionnaires and questions of scientific literacy, obtained a reliability value of 0.673 for the chemophobia questionnaire and 0.719 for scientific literacy questions. The research data were analyzed using Speaman Rank correlation with the help of IBM SPSS 25. The results of data analysis showed a correlation value (r) -0.232 a negative sign contained in the correlation value indicated that there was a relationship between the two variables that were not unidirectional, but the sig value. The number 0.244 > 0.05, it can be concluded that there is no significant relationship between chemophobia and scientific literacy.

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Correlation Study of Chemophobia With Science Literature

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Ramawati²

2021

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“…And, by looking at the last question in the questionnaire, it is safe to say that our sample doesn’t suffer from chemophobia, which can be a decisive factor in how they responded. Considering recent studies revealed that nearly 40% of Europeans have this kind of irrational fear of chemicals (Saleh et al, 2020).…”

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Players Perception of the Chemistry in the Video Game No Man’s Sky

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Zagalo

Morais

2023

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Background No Man’s Sky (NMS) is a sci-fi videogame about survival and exploration where players fly spaceships, search for elements, and use them to build, trade, and survive. Despite evolving around scientific concepts, NMS isn’t a serious game, and not all the scientific content in the game is presented with evidence. Theory and Method Looking at the interceptions between videogames and science, and moving to how science communication, both in theory and practice, can be explored within the videogame’s paradigm, a survey was developed to better understand how NMS players perceive the scientific content in the game. Aims Are players aware of the scientific content and how it is presented in NMS? Can they decipher it, question it and understand it under real-world rules? With the data collected from 124 respondents from 23 countries, we aim to better understand how an entertainment videogame can potentially help scientists, educators, and science communicators reach a growing, evolving, vibrant, diverse, and demanding audience. Results Players seem aware of the scientific content in NMS, with a positive attitude through it. But players showed problems identifying what is right and wrong, while also pointing to the idea that every videogame that deals with science should strive to treat it with evidence. 57% of the respondents answered that NMS motivated them to know more about chemistry, with more than 35% revealing that they learned something new and understood the role of some scientific fundaments in certain real-world situations like new energy sources, biomes, or the role of carbon and oxygen. Discussion and Conclusion With the growth of the videogames’ audience, educators, science communicators, scientists, and policymakers can find in the medium – in any shape or form – a fun and interactive ally to engage with younger audiences and promote dialogues that can be transformative around scientific topics.

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“…As mentioned, the goals of risk communication vary and may range from messages such as “watch out,” “protect yourself,” and “do not worry about this” to “trust us.” Accordingly, the strategies that should be applied may vary depending on the circumstances. Although an educational approach might work well for calming unnecessary fears of chemical substances (Bearth et al., 2020; Saleh et al., 2020), it might be necessary to consider more intuitive approaches for warning messages of hazardous chemicals, such as biocides (Bearth et al., 2017; Boelhouwer et al., 2013; Wogalter et al., 2002). It might be time‐ and cost‐intensive to develop and evaluate risk communication with social science studies that explore and investigate nonexperts’ mental models (i.e., qualitative interviews or focus groups with thematic analyses, large‐scale surveys, online or laboratory experiments).…”

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Biocidal products: Opportunities in risk assessment, management, and communication

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In the coronavirus disease 2019 era, biocidal products are increasingly used for controlling harmful organisms, including microorganisms. However, assuring safety against adverse health effects is a critical issue from a public health standpoint. This study aimed to provide an overview of key aspects of risk assessment, management, and communication that ensure the safety of biocidal active ingredients and products. The inherent characteristics of biocidal products make them effective against pests and pathogens; however, they also possess potential toxicities. Therefore, public awareness regarding both the beneficial and potential adverse effects of biocidal products needs to be increased. Biocidal active ingredients and products are regulated under specific laws: the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act for the United States; the European Union (EU) Biocidal Products Regulation for the EU; and the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocide Safety Management Act for the Republic of Korea. Risk management also needs to consider the evidence of enhanced sensitivity to toxicities in individuals with chronic diseases, given the increased prevalence of these conditions in the population. This is particularly important for post‐marketing safety assessments of biocidal products. Risk communication conveys information, including potential risks and risk‐reduction measures, aimed at managing or controlling health or environmental risks. Taken together, the collaborative effort of stakeholders in risk assessment, management, and communication strategies is critical to ensuring the safety of biocidal products sold in the market as these strategies are constantly evolving.

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Addressing Chemophobia: Informational versus affect-based approaches

Cited by 19 publications

References 56 publications

Correlation Study of Chemophobia With Science Literature

Correlation Study of Chemophobia With Science Literature

Players Perception of the Chemistry in the Video Game No Man’s Sky

Biocidal products: Opportunities in risk assessment, management, and communication

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