期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2017
卷号：24
期号：2
页码：194-200
DOI：10.26444/aaem/74478
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction. Agriculture based on genetically modified organisms plays an increasingly important role in feeding theworld population, which is evidenced by a considerable growth in the size of land under genetically modified crops (GM).Uncertainty and controversy around GM products are mainly due to the lack of accurate and reliable information, and lackof knowledge concerning the essence of genetic modifications, and the effect of GM food on the human organism, andconsequently, a negative emotional attitude towards what is unknown.Objective. The objective of the presented study was to discover to what extent knowledge and the emotional attitude ofadolescents towards genetically modified organisms is related with acceptance of growing genetically modified plants orbreeding GM animals on own farm or allotment garden, and the purchase and consumption of GM food, as well as the useof GMOs in medicine.Materials and method. The study was conducted by the method of a diagnostic survey using a questionnaire designed bythe author, which covered a group of 500 adolescents completing secondary school on the level of maturity examination.The collected material was subjected to statistical analysis. Research hypotheses were verified using chi-square test (χ2),t-Student test, and stepwise regression analysis.Results. Stepwise regression analysis showed that the readiness of adolescents to use genetically modified organisms asfood or for the production of pharmaceuticals, the production of GM plants or animals on own farm, depends on an emotionalevaluativeattitude towards GMOs, and the level of knowledge concerning the essence of genetic modifications.
关键词：adolescents; GMO; knowledge; emotions; use of GMOs
