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chemophobia: a standalone construct

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Risk perception

an irrational fear of chemicals, linked to the belief that natural substances are safe and synthetic ones harmful.

In risk perception, chemophobia refers to an irrational fear of chemicals, linked to the belief that natural substances are safe and synthetic ones harmful. This meaning comes from Siegrist (2019) in Nature Chemistry.[1]

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References

Siegrist, M., & Bearth, A. (2019). Chemophobia in Europe and reasons for biased risk perceptions. Nature Chemistry, 11(12), 1071-1072. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-019-0377-8

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