Residents’ behavioural intentions to resist the nuclear power plants in the vicinity: an application of the protective action decision model

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 382-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Zeng ◽  
Jiuchang Wei ◽  
Weiwei Zhu ◽  
Dingtao Zhao ◽  
Xunguo Lin
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Decision Model ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Protective Action ◽  
Behavioural Intentions ◽  
Protective Action Decision Model ◽  
Action Decision

scholarly journals Determinant Factors in Personal Decision-Making to Adopt COVID-19 Prevention Measures in Chile

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 8131
Author(s):  
Karina Fernanda Gonzalez ◽  
Maria Teresa Bull ◽  
Sebastian Muñoz-Herrera ◽  
Luis Felipe Robledo
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Model ◽  
Protective Action ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Protective Action Decision Model ◽  
Exploratory Survey ◽  
Relevant Variables ◽  
Personal Decision ◽  
Action Decision

The pandemic has challenged countries to develop stringent measures to reduce infections and keep the population healthy. However, the greatest challenge is understanding the process of adopting self-care measures by individuals in different countries. In this research, we sought to understand the behavior of individuals who take self-protective action. We selected the risk homeostasis approach to identify relevant variables associated with the risk of contagion and the Protective Action Decision Model to understand protective decision-making in the pandemic. Subsequently, we conducted an exploratory survey to identify whether the same factors, as indicated in the literature, impact Chile’s adoption of prevention measures. The variables gender, age, and trust in authority behave similarly to those found in the literature. However, socioeconomic level, education, and media do not impact the protection behaviors adopted to avoid contagion. Furthermore, the application of the Protective Action Decision Model is adequate to understand the protective measures in the case of a pandemic. Finally, women have a higher risk perception and adopt more protective measures, and in contrast, young people between 18 and 30 years of age are the least concerned about COVID-19 infection.

scholarly journals Heat adaptation measures in private households: an application and adaptation of the protective action decision model

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Katharina Beckmann ◽  
Michael Hiete ◽  
Michael Schneider ◽  
Christoph Beck
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Decision Model ◽  
Protective Action ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Heat Adaptation ◽  
Private Households ◽  
Protective Action Decision Model ◽  
Heat Risk ◽  
Action Decision

AbstractExtreme heatwaves will occur more frequently and with higher intensity in future. Their consequences for human health can be fatal if adaptation measures will not be taken. This study analyses factors related to heat adaptation measures in private households in Germany. During the summer months of 2019, indoor temperatures were measured in over 500 private households in the City of Augsburg, Germany, accompanied by a survey to find out about heat perception and adaptation measures. Hypotheses deducted from the Protective Action Decision Model were tested using one-way ANOVAs, regression analysis and in the end a multiple hierarchical regression model. The results of the hypotheses tested imply an influence of knowledge and heat risk perception of heat adaptation behaviour and an influence of age on heat risk perception. The results of the regression model show an influence of the efficacy-related attribute, of age, indoor temperature, subjective heat stress and health implications to heat adaptation behaviour. In the end, this study proposes adjustments to the PADM according to the results of the hierarchical regression analysis.

scholarly journals Cumulative disaster exposure, gender and the protective action decision model

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 100042
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Liddell ◽  
Leia Y. Saltzman ◽  
Regardt J. Ferreira ◽  
Amy E. Lesen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Model ◽  
Protective Action ◽  
Protective Action Decision Model ◽  
Disaster Exposure ◽  
Action Decision

The Protective Action Decision Model: Theoretical Modifications and Additional Evidence

Risk Analysis ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 616-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael K. Lindell ◽  
Ronald W. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Decision Model ◽  
Protective Action ◽  
Protective Action Decision Model ◽  
Action Decision

Risk Communication Emergency Response Preparedness: Contextual Assessment of the Protective Action Decision Model

Risk Analysis ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Heath ◽  
Jaesub Lee ◽  
Michael J. Palenchar ◽  
Laura L. Lemon
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Decision Model ◽  
Protective Action ◽  
Protective Action Decision Model ◽  
Contextual Assessment ◽  
Action Decision

scholarly journals Characteristics and recognition of guardians living in the urgent protective action planning zone of the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant, Saga Prefecture, Japan who wished to receive pre-distribution stable iodine for their children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hitomi Matsunaga ◽  
Makiko Orita ◽  
Yasuyuki Taira ◽  
Noboru Takamura
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Radiation Exposure ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Protective Action ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Stable Iodine

Abstract Purpose：The aim of this study was to clarify the characteristics and the awareness of nuclear prevention measures including prophylactic stable iodine (SI) of guardians of 0- to 6-year-old children living in the urgent protective action planning zone (UPZ) of the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant (GNPP), Japan. Methods：Of these 1172 guardians, 973 responded that they wished to receive pre-distribution of stable iodine (PDSI) and 199 did not wish to receive PDSI. Results: Logistic regression analysis showed that the following items were independently associated with guardians who wished to receive PDSI for their children: thinking that pregnant women should take prophylactic SI (odds ratio [OR]=6.57, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.62–9.35; p<0.01); wishing to participate in a lecture about the health effects of radiation exposure (OR=1.99, 95%CI: 1.40–2.82; p<0.01); thinking that SI can prevent exposure from all radionuclides (OR=1.93, 95%CI: 1.24–2.99; p<0.01); awareness of SI before the study (OR=1.91, 95%CI: 1.35–3.00; p<0.01); and anxiety about prophylactic SI for their children (OR=0.33, 95%CI: 0.20–0.55; p<0.01). The GNPP was one of the nuclear power plants in Japan that resumed operations after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in 2011. Conclusion: These results suggest that some residents have incomplete knowledge about nuclear prevention, including SI. Therefore, it is essential to educate residents and communicate the health risks of radiation exposure with residents living around nuclear power plants. Furthermore, it is important to train specialists to educate and communicate with residents to prepare for a nuclear accident.

Applying the Protective Action Decision Model to Explain Cyclone Shutter Installation Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 04020043
Author(s):  
Mitchell Scovell ◽  
Connar McShane ◽  
Anne Swinbourne ◽  
Daniel Smith
Keyword(s):  
Decision Model ◽  
Protective Action ◽  
Protective Action Decision Model ◽  
Action Decision

Work structure in nuclear power plants

1983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjorie B. Bauman ◽  
Richard F. Pain ◽  
Harold P. Van Cott ◽  
Margery K. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Work Structure
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