scholarly journals Risk Perceptions After Receiving Multiple Risk Feedback

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 1350-1363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Gamp ◽  
Harald T. Schupp ◽  
Britta Renner
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Blood Lipid ◽  
Relative Accuracy ◽  
Risk Indicator ◽  
Compensatory Response ◽  
Defensive Responses ◽  
Multiple Risk ◽  
Belief Model

How do people respond to multiple risk feedback in a real-life context? Based on theoretical assumptions, three different predictions for risk perceptions were tested: (a) relative accuracy in risk perceptions, (b) self-defensive responses according to self-affirmation theory, and (c) compensatory responses according to the compensatory health belief model. Participants of a community health screening ( N = 725) received multiple risk indicator feedback for actual blood pressure, blood glucose, and blood lipid levels. Consistent multiple risk feedback profiles encompassed three consistent readings (three normal or three elevated readings). Mixed risk profiles included one elevated and two normal readings. Results indicate relative accuracy in responses: an elevated reading triggered higher risk perception of the respective risk factor. Importantly, the effect was not modulated by the presence of normal readings as assumed by the self-defensive or compensatory response perspective, indicating that people accurately integrate multiple risk indicator feedback as it is often provided in real life.

Food Safety Perceptions and Behaviors of Kentucky Consumers

2006 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 1412-1421 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARY ROSEMAN ◽  
JANET KURZYNSKE
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Food Handling ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Safety Perceptions ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Handling Practices ◽  
Belief Model

In several areas, Kentuckians practice more risky health behaviors than most of the rest of the nation. The Health Belief Model states that individuals with lower perceived risks practice less healthy behaviors. This study sought to determine if this was true for food safety by assessing food safety perceptions and behaviors of Kentucky consumers. Data were collected through a telephone questionnaire based on a survey by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; 728 respondents participated. Food safety perceptions were analyzed by examining participants' responses to confidence in the safety of the food supply, perception of likelihood of people becoming sick because of foodborne illness, and perception of where food safety problems are most likely to occur. Significant differences were found in food safety perceptions for age, gender, household income, education, and employment in the food industry. Analysis of food safety behaviors revealed differences in food handling behaviors for gender, education level, household income, race, and households with a member aged 65 years or older. Significant relationships were found between respondents' food safety perceptions and behaviors. In general, Kentucky consumers who perceived higher risks exhibited safer food handling behaviors. Strategies to increase the understanding of real and perceived food safety risks in the home combined with strategies that target specific demographic groups may be the most effective approach to improve food handling practices. A better understanding of consumers' food safety risk perceptions and behaviors could lead to more effective food safety education materials and messages.

scholarly journals Perceived Risk and Intentions to Practice Health Protective Behaviors in a Mining-Impacted Region

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney M. Cooper ◽  
Jeff B. Langman ◽  
Dilshani Sarathchandra ◽  
Chantal A. Vella ◽  
Chloe B. Wardropper
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Lead Contamination ◽  
Protective Behaviors ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Belief Model

Understanding the strength of the associations between perceived risk and individuals’ behavioral intentions to protect their health is important for determining appropriate risk communication strategies in communities impacted by lead contamination. We conducted a survey within communities of northern Idaho, USA (n = 306) near a Superfund megasite with legacy mining contamination. We empirically test a theoretical model based on the Health Belief Model. Survey respondents had higher intentions to practice health protective behaviors when they perceived the risk of lead contamination as severe, recognized the benefits of health protective behaviors, and considered the risks of lead contamination. Women reported higher behavioral intentions than men, but age and mining affiliation did not have an association. Survey comments indicated that perceptions about the long-term environmental remediation in the region influenced risk perceptions. Understanding risk perceptions, behavioral intentions, and related factors can aid public health agencies in tailoring risk communication for increasing protective behaviors in mining-impacted communities internationally.

scholarly journals Perceived Susceptibility to and Seriousness of COVID-19: Associations of Risk Perceptions with Changes in Smoking Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7621
Author(s):  
Erin A. Vogel ◽  
Lisa Henriksen ◽  
Nina C. Schleicher ◽  
Judith J. Prochaska
Keyword(s):  
Nicotine Dependence ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Perceived Susceptibility ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Perceived Seriousness ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Belief Model

During the COVID-19 pandemic, studies have documented increased and decreased cigarette smoking among adults. Individual differences in the perceived susceptibility and seriousness of the virus, for people who smoke in general and for oneself personally, may relate to changes in smoking. Using the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a theoretical framework, we examined associations with self-reported increasing and decreasing smoking a lot during the COVID-19 stay-at-home period. Adults in 30 large U.S. cities who smoked cigarettes daily completed an online survey between 14 July and 30 November 2020. The analytic sample (N = 2768) was 54.0% male and 68.3% white with 23.7% reporting increasing and 11.3% decreasing smoking (6% reported both). Younger age, a diagnosis of COVID-19, and greater pandemic-related stress were associated with greater odds of both increased and decreased smoking. Increased smoking also was associated with heavier nicotine dependence, greater desire to quit, and greater perceived susceptibility and lower perceived seriousness of COVID-19 for people who smoke, while pandemic-related job-loss, lower nicotine dependence, and greater self-efficacy were associated with decreased smoking. Among respondents who had not contracted COVID-19 (n = 2418), correlates were similar with the addition of greater perceived personal susceptibility to COVID-19 associated with both increased and decreased smoking, while greater perceived personal seriousness of COVID-19 was associated with increased smoking. Findings for risk perceptions were largely in directions that contradict the HBM. Circumstances surrounding behavior change during the pandemic are complex and may be especially complex for nicotine addiction.

“I put diabetes on the shelf”: African-American Women’s Perceptions of Risk for Diabetes Complications

2021 ◽  
pp. 105477382199655
Author(s):  
Judith Muhonja Ochieng ◽  
Janice D. Crist
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
African American ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Qualitative Description ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Women’S Perceptions ◽  
Belief Model

The purpose of this study was to describe the perceptions of African American (AA) women with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) about developing diabetes mellitus (DM) complications and explore how their perceived risk influenced DM self-management. Ten ( N = 10) AA women participated in the qualitative description study through semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis informed by the Health Belief Model and Risk Perception Conceptual Model revealed the perceived probability of DM complications by AA women with T2DM and how they made judgments regarding the seriousness, extent, or severity of complications. Those with high levels of DM knowledge perceived themselves at high risk of developing DM complications and those with low DM knowledge perceived themselves at low risk of DM complications. Risk perceptions and health literacy also influenced DM self-management behaviors.

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