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Revealing an Integrative Mechanism of Cognition, Emotion, and Heat-Protective Action of Older Adults

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  • Hee Jin Yang

    (Incheon Studies Institute, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea)

  • Heeyeun Yoon

    (Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea)

Abstract

This study aims to provide an in-depth understanding of what motivates older adults to take their adaptive behaviors during extreme heat events. Elaborating the mediating role of emotion in human behaviors, we empirically explore an interrelationship between individuals’ cognition, emotion, and heat-protective action in response to heat warning system alarms. Through face-to-face surveys and structural equation modeling, this study reveals that an increased level of cognition about climate change, heat waves, and local policy measures leads to emotional responses such as concern and worry, and consequently encourages people to comply with heat-related public guidelines. Furthermore, we also consider individuals’ pre-existing health conditions and their previous experiences of heat-related illnesses together with the emotional factors. The role of emotion in mediating between cognition and heat-protective action is much greater than in mediating between pre-existing health conditions and heat-protective action. We conclude that policy interventions to educate older adults can effectively increase the likelihood of individual compliance with the relevant preventive measures beyond their individual health and experiences.

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  • Hee Jin Yang & Heeyeun Yoon, 2021. "Revealing an Integrative Mechanism of Cognition, Emotion, and Heat-Protective Action of Older Adults," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-12, March.
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