HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2020, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (19): 183-189.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2020.19.039

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Study on citrus farmers’ adaptation to climate change based on SOR theory

YANG Jiea, HOU Lin-chuna, LI Hui-qinb   

  1. a. School of Geography and Information Engineering; b. Faculty of Economy and Management, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China
  • Received:2019-12-23 Online:2020-10-10 Published:2020-11-24

Abstract: Based on stimulus-organism-response (SOR) theory, the survey data of fruit growers in the citrus planting area of Wangjiaqiao in Zigui county were used to analyze the adaptive behavior mechanism of citrus fruit growers to climate change combined with structural equation. The results showed that adaptation of fruit growers to climate change was an adaptive measure after the assessment of perceived value and perceived risk. Fruit growers were acutely aware of climate change, and the perceived risk of fruit growers to temperature was 0.45. Perceived value had a positive effect on the adaptive behavior of fruit growers, while perceived risk had a negative effect on the adaptive behavior of fruit growers. From the micro perspectives of individual fruit growers, it is of great significance for the government to formulate appropriate policies and improve the adaptability of fruit growers to explore their adaptation behaviors to climate change.

Key words: SOR theory, adaptive behavior, structural equation model (SEM), citrus fruit growers

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