The motivation for citizens' involvement in life sciences research is predicted by age and gender
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- dc.contributor.author Lakomý, Martin
- dc.contributor.author Hlavová, Renata
- dc.contributor.author Machackova, Hana
- dc.contributor.author Bohlin, Gustav
- dc.contributor.author Lindholm, Maria
- dc.contributor.author Bertero, Michela G.
- dc.contributor.author Dettenhofer, Markus
- dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-30T07:26:24Z
- dc.date.available 2020-10-30T07:26:24Z
- dc.date.issued 2020
- dc.description.abstract Open Science is an umbrella term encompassing multiple concepts as open access to publications, open data, open education and citizen science that aim to make science more open and transparent. Citizen science, an important facet of Open Science, actively involves non-scientists in the research process, and can potentially be beneficial for multiple actors, such as scientists, citizens, policymakers and society in general. However, the reasons that motivate different segments of the public to participate in research are still understudied. Therefore, based on data gathered from a survey conducted in Czechia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and the UK (N = 5,870), this study explores five types of incentives that can motivate individuals to become involved in life sciences research. The results demonstrate that men and younger individuals are more persuaded by extrinsic motives (external benefits or rewards), as compared with women and older people, who are driven by intrinsic motives (that originates from within an individual). This paper shows that specific strata of the population are differentially motivated to engage in research, thereby providing relevant knowledge for effectively designing public involvement activities that target various groups of the public in research projects.
- dc.description.sponsorship This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 741527. This publication reflects only the author’s view and the Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
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- dc.identifier.citation Lakomý M, Hlavová R, Machackova H, Bohlin G, Lindholm M, Bertero MG, Dettenhofer M. The motivation for citizens' involvement in life sciences research is predicted by age and gender. PLoS One. 2020; 15(8):e0237140. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237140
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237140
- dc.identifier.issn 1932-6203
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/45623
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- dc.relation.ispartof PLoS One. 2020; 15(8):e0237140
- dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/741527
- dc.rights © 2020 Lakomý et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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- dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- dc.subject.keyword Motivation
- dc.subject.keyword Citizen science
- dc.subject.keyword Survey research
- dc.subject.keyword Czech Republic
- dc.subject.keyword Open science
- dc.subject.keyword Spain
- dc.subject.keyword Elderly
- dc.subject.keyword Research design
- dc.title The motivation for citizens' involvement in life sciences research is predicted by age and gender
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