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@article{1673058,
author = {Lakomý, Martin and Hlavová, Renata and Macháčková, Hana and Bohlin, Gustav and Lindholm, Maria and Bertero, Michela G. and Dettenhofer, Markus},
article_location = {San Francisco},
article_number = {8},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237140},
keywords = {open science; citizen science; human motivation; incentives; survey; individual difference},
language = {eng},
issn = {1932-6203},
journal = {PLOS ONE},
title = {The motivation for citizens’ involvement in life sciences research is predicted by age and gender},
url = {https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237140},
volume = {15},
year = {2020}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1673058
AU - Lakomý, Martin - Hlavová, Renata - Macháčková, Hana - Bohlin, Gustav - Lindholm, Maria - Bertero, Michela G. - Dettenhofer, Markus
PY - 2020
TI - The motivation for citizens’ involvement in life sciences research is predicted by age and gender
JF - PLOS ONE
VL - 15
IS - 8
SP - 1-17
EP - 1-17
SN - 19326203
KW - open science
KW - citizen science
KW - human motivation
KW - incentives
KW - survey
KW - individual difference
UR - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237140
L2 - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237140
N2 - 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 nonscientists 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.
ER -
LAKOMÝ, Martin, Renata HLAVOVÁ, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ, Gustav BOHLIN, Maria LINDHOLM, Michela G. BERTERO and Markus DETTENHOFER. The motivation for citizens’ involvement in life sciences research is predicted by age and gender. \textit{PLOS ONE}. San Francisco, 2020, vol.~15, No~8, p.~1-17. ISSN~1932-6203. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237140.
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