Indoor Air Quality: Predicting and Comparing Protective Behaviors in Germany and Portugal

IF 4.3 2区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Indoor air Pub Date : 2024-10-23 DOI:10.1155/2024/3006342
Inês Veiga, Mijail Naranjo-Zolotov, Ricardo Martins, Tiago Oliveira, Stylianos Karatzas
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Abstract

This study investigates the adoption of indoor air quality (IAQ) management technologies in Germany and Portugal, focusing on the common and differentiating factors influencing individuals’ motivations and the perceived health impacts of these technologies. Utilizing a model based on the protection motivation theory, we surveyed 800 participants (400 from each country) to understand how their perceptions of the risks associated with poor IAQ and their evaluations of the effectiveness and costs of technologies like air purifiers and sensors drive the adoption intention of these technologies and well-being of individuals. To estimate the complex relationships in our model, we employed partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Our model explains nearly 50% of the variance in well-being for both countries. The results revealed significant differences in the factors driving technology adoption: Germans are primarily motivated by individual efficacy and personal responsibility with the people close to them. Regarding the similarities, participants from both countries value the technology’s effectiveness in improving IAQ and do not see being vulnerable to health issues derived from poor IAQ as a motivator. These insights highlight the need for strategies that are tailored to specific cultural and national contexts to promote the adoption of IAQ management technologies, aiming to enhance IAQ and public health outcomes.

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室内空气质量:预测和比较德国和葡萄牙的保护行为
本研究调查了德国和葡萄牙采用室内空气质量(IAQ)管理技术的情况,重点是影响个人动机和这些技术对健康影响的共同因素和不同因素。利用基于保护动机理论的模型,我们调查了 800 名参与者(每个国家各 400 名),以了解他们对不良室内空气质量相关风险的看法,以及他们对空气净化器和传感器等技术的效果和成本的评价,是如何推动这些技术的采用意向和个人福祉的。为了估算模型中的复杂关系,我们采用了偏最小二乘结构方程模型(PLS-SEM)。我们的模型解释了两个国家近 50%的幸福感差异。结果显示,推动技术采用的因素存在显著差异:德国人的主要动机是个人效能和对身边人的个人责任。至于相似之处,两国的参与者都重视该技术在改善室内空气质量方面的有效性,而不认为因室内空气质量差而容易出现健康问题是一种动力。这些见解突出表明,需要根据具体的文化和国情制定战略,以促进室内空气质量管理技术的采用,从而提高室内空气质量和公共卫生成果。
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Indoor air
Indoor air 环境科学-工程:环境
CiteScore
10.80
自引率
10.30%
发文量
175
审稿时长
3 months
期刊介绍: The quality of the environment within buildings is a topic of major importance for public health. Indoor Air provides a location for reporting original research results in the broad area defined by the indoor environment of non-industrial buildings. An international journal with multidisciplinary content, Indoor Air publishes papers reflecting the broad categories of interest in this field: health effects; thermal comfort; monitoring and modelling; source characterization; ventilation and other environmental control techniques. The research results present the basic information to allow designers, building owners, and operators to provide a healthy and comfortable environment for building occupants, as well as giving medical practitioners information on how to deal with illnesses related to the indoor environment.
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