Willingness to participate in virtual reality technologies: public adoption and policy perspectives for marine conservation

Greater efforts are required to educate the public about marine conservation as the marine environment continues to deteriorate over time. A way to remotely travel during the pandemic is provided by virtual reality technologies in marine ecotourism. In order to present a theoretical framework that e...

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Main Authors: Koh, Le Yi, Wu, Min, Wang, Xueqin, Yuen, Kum Fai
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1691392023-07-03T05:15:42Z Willingness to participate in virtual reality technologies: public adoption and policy perspectives for marine conservation Koh, Le Yi Wu, Min Wang, Xueqin Yuen, Kum Fai School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering::Environmental engineering Theory Of Perceived Risk Trust Greater efforts are required to educate the public about marine conservation as the marine environment continues to deteriorate over time. A way to remotely travel during the pandemic is provided by virtual reality technologies in marine ecotourism. In order to present a theoretical framework that explains consumers' propensity to participate in virtual reality technology, this study draws on the theories of perceived risk, trust, and attitude. An online survey with 451 respondents was administered in Singapore and structural equation modeling was applied to analyze the data. The results reflect that perceived health risk, perceived financial risk, perceived social risk, and perceived performance risk, mediated by trust and attitude, have a significant influence on consumers' willingness to participate in virtual reality technologies in marine ecotourism. After analyzing their total effects, trust was found to have the highest effect on willingness to participate, followed by attitude, perceived social risk, perceived financial risk, perceived health risk, and perceived performance risk. Overall, the present research offers new perspectives on comprehending the drivers of willingness to participate, as well as implicating policies to raise public awareness of marine conservation, as well as to raise more money to support marine conservation initiatives. 2023-07-03T05:15:42Z 2023-07-03T05:15:42Z 2023 Journal Article Koh, L. Y., Wu, M., Wang, X. & Yuen, K. F. (2023). Willingness to participate in virtual reality technologies: public adoption and policy perspectives for marine conservation. Journal of Environmental Management, 334, 117480-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117480 0301-4797 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169139 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117480 36774901 2-s2.0-85147772285 334 117480 en Journal of Environmental Management © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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topic Engineering::Environmental engineering
Theory Of Perceived Risk
Trust
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Theory Of Perceived Risk
Trust
Koh, Le Yi
Wu, Min
Wang, Xueqin
Yuen, Kum Fai
Willingness to participate in virtual reality technologies: public adoption and policy perspectives for marine conservation
description Greater efforts are required to educate the public about marine conservation as the marine environment continues to deteriorate over time. A way to remotely travel during the pandemic is provided by virtual reality technologies in marine ecotourism. In order to present a theoretical framework that explains consumers' propensity to participate in virtual reality technology, this study draws on the theories of perceived risk, trust, and attitude. An online survey with 451 respondents was administered in Singapore and structural equation modeling was applied to analyze the data. The results reflect that perceived health risk, perceived financial risk, perceived social risk, and perceived performance risk, mediated by trust and attitude, have a significant influence on consumers' willingness to participate in virtual reality technologies in marine ecotourism. After analyzing their total effects, trust was found to have the highest effect on willingness to participate, followed by attitude, perceived social risk, perceived financial risk, perceived health risk, and perceived performance risk. Overall, the present research offers new perspectives on comprehending the drivers of willingness to participate, as well as implicating policies to raise public awareness of marine conservation, as well as to raise more money to support marine conservation initiatives.
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Wang, Xueqin
Yuen, Kum Fai
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author Koh, Le Yi
Wu, Min
Wang, Xueqin
Yuen, Kum Fai
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title Willingness to participate in virtual reality technologies: public adoption and policy perspectives for marine conservation
title_short Willingness to participate in virtual reality technologies: public adoption and policy perspectives for marine conservation
title_full Willingness to participate in virtual reality technologies: public adoption and policy perspectives for marine conservation
title_fullStr Willingness to participate in virtual reality technologies: public adoption and policy perspectives for marine conservation
title_full_unstemmed Willingness to participate in virtual reality technologies: public adoption and policy perspectives for marine conservation
title_sort willingness to participate in virtual reality technologies: public adoption and policy perspectives for marine conservation
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