in fact this is an attitude which appears to prevent people pulling the chute
You may well be right but is there evidence for that?
Yes.
Three pieces to consider.
1) Palm Bay, FL, a fatal Cirrus accident when the pilot reported loss of engine power and diverted to an open area, one of those undeveloped housing tracts that have roads but no buildings. The pilot stated three times on the radio that he was doing an "off site landing" with apparently increasing stress in his voice. Upon landing in the tall grass, one wing tip hit the ground and caused the plane to cartwheel violently. The pilot and his wife were seriously injured and died overnight in hospital; their neice walked out of the rear seat. This pilot was known to previously own a competitor's plane, whose sales people are on record as claiming that the parachute was a marketing gimmick, and he was heard to disdain the COPA mantra of Pull Early, Pull Often as a way to encourage consideration of using the parachute. Classic off-airport landing scenario that turned fatal, but for the pilot's attitude preventing a survivable CAPS pull.
2) Morton, WA, a fatal Cirrus accident in which a mechanic failed to tighten a cap on the fuel distribution system causing fuel exhaustion. The pilot declared an emergency and diverted to a small mountain airport, couldn't reach it and diverted towards an open field, couldn't reach it and stretched the glide, hit trees and impacted at 60 knots nose first. Pilot died and passenger was hospitalized for several weeks. Scuttlebutt was that the pilot's instructor was not a fan of the parachute and did not encourage its consideration. Classic off-airport landing scenario that turned fatal, but for the pilot's lack of consideration to abandon the power-off glide preventing a survivable CAPS pull.
3) Numerous flight instructors at Cirrus Pilot Proficiency Program report that they encounter Cirrus pilots who repeat the POH guidance that clearly states that using CAPS could cause death or serious injury, consequently they have decided not to rely upon CAPS for emergency procedures. When the instructors recount the numerous survivable scenarios and emphasize the CAPS...CONSIDER step in all emergency procedures, then they see these pilots change their appreciation for the value and utility of CAPS.
Cheers
Rick