Comparing national responses to perceived health risks from mobile phone masts

2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Burgess
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Perceived Health

Health Effects of Mobile Phone Usage

2015 ◽  
pp. 607-629
Author(s):  
Angelo Levis ◽  
Laura Masiero ◽  
Paolo Orio ◽  
Susan Biggin ◽  
Spiridione Garbisa
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Radiofrequency Radiation ◽  
Head Tumors ◽  
Chronic Effects ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage ◽  
Acute And Chronic Effects

Uncertainty about the association between health risks and exposure to radiofrequency radiation emitted by cellular and cordless mobile phones can be addressed by a critical analysis of the methodology used in studies assessing this relationship. Studies funded by cellphone companies give reassuring conclusions but are affected by biases and flaws, whereas public-funded studies are without these errors and show acute and chronic effects, including head tumors, findings supported by biological evidence.

What Influences Consumer Evaluation of Genetically Modified Foods?

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Pham ◽  
Naomi Mandel
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Genetically Modified Foods ◽  
Persuasive Messages ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Consumer Evaluation ◽  
Safety Message ◽  
Gm Foods

Genetically modified (GM) foods have attracted a great deal of controversy. While some consumers and organizations regard GM foods as safe, many other consumers and organizations remain concerned about their potential health risks. The results of three studies suggest that consumers respond differently to persuasive messages regarding GM foods on the basis of their preexisting attitudes. Weak anti-GM consumers tend to comply with a variety of pro-GM messages. In contrast, strong anti-GM consumers exhibit message-opposing behavior. Moreover, they respond just as negatively to a safety message (claiming that GM foods are safe) as to a risk message (claiming that GM foods are unsafe). The mechanism underlying these effects is consumers’ perceived health risk. A benefit message claiming that GM foods are beneficial (e.g., more nutritious than their conventional counterparts) is a better alternative for strong anti-GM consumers. Finally, the results suggest that persuasive messages do not significantly change pro-GM consumers’ evaluations of these foods.

Determinants and stability over time of perception of health risks related to mobile phone base stations

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 735-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Kowall ◽  
Jürgen Breckenkamp ◽  
Maria Blettner ◽  
Brigitte Schlehofer ◽  
Joachim Schüz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Base Stations ◽  
Perception Of Health ◽  
Over Time

scholarly journals Defensive spending on tap water substitutes: the value of reducing perceived health risks

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane P. Dupont ◽  
Nowshin Jahan
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Consumer Spending

We examine factors that explain consumer spending on tap water substitutes using information from a national survey undertaken with a representative set of Canadian respondents. We develop a model to predict the percentage of households that undertake such spending for the purpose of reducing perceived health risks from tap water consumption. Using results from the model we estimate the magnitude of defensive expenditures to be over half a billion dollars (2010 US$) per year for Canada, as a whole. This is equivalent to approximately $48 per household per year or about $19 per person per year. Residents of Ontario, the province in which an Escherichia coli incident took place in 2000, have the highest willingness-to-pay of approximately $60 per household per year.

scholarly journals Benevolent Sexism, Perceived Health Risks, and the Inclination to Restrict Pregnant Women’s Freedoms

Sex Roles ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 65 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 596-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robbie M. Sutton ◽  
Karen M. Douglas ◽  
Leigh M. McClellan
Keyword(s):  
Health Risks ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Benevolent Sexism
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