Risk, worry and motivation: How is public knowledge of dementia shaped?

Dementia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 147130122110647
Author(s):  
Rosalie Ashworth ◽  
Zoe Bassett ◽  
Jake Webb ◽  
Sharon Savage
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public ◽  
Dementia Worry ◽  
Modifiable Factors ◽  
Disease Surveys ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
Design And Methods

Background and Objectives Due to the concern over global rising rates of dementia, increased emphasis has been placed on understanding and moulding the public’s knowledge and awareness of the condition. There has been limited previous research into predictors of dementia knowledge; overall knowledge amongst the public is low, and it has been widely agreed that more needs to be done to raise awareness of this condition. This study seeks to solidify understanding of public dementia knowledge and introduces dementia worry, motivation to seek information and risk perception as novel concomitants of this knowledge. Research Design and Methods A convenience sample of 311 UK adults completed a survey on dementia knowledge including Alzheimer’s disease-specific questions, worry about developing dementia, motivation to seek information and perceived personal risk of getting the disease. Surveys were completed face-to-face and included both closed and open-ended questions. Results Overall dementia knowledge scores were low, achieving an average of 33% of the total possible score, with 88% of the sample scoring below 50%. Bivariate correlations were performed between dementia knowledge and key variables, revealing significant positive relationships with risk perception ( r = 0.179, p = .002), worry ( r = 0.140, p = .016) and motivation to seek information ( r = 0.139, p = .016). When knowledge was dichotomised into high and low, worry about ( p = .28) and perceived risk ( p = .19) of dementia was significantly lower for people with low knowledge scores than for people with higher dementia knowledge scores. Motivation to seek information was not significantly different between the high and low knowledge groups ( p = .071). Discussion and Implications Despite the relatively low knowledge scores, findings show a positive relationship between modifiable factors and dementia knowledge, suggesting areas to consider for both further research and publication campaigns. Further implications and limitations of this study are discussed.

Risk Perception: Experts and the Public

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lennart Sjöberg
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Social Dilemmas ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Risk Acceptability

Perceived risk is a crucial factor in the social dilemmas surrounding the risks and hazards of the environment. This paper reviews behavioral research on perceived risk of the public and experts, giving special attention to nuclear waste risk. Experts and the public frequently have very different views of risk, and three cases are distinguished and explanations for the differences between experts and the public are outlined. Theories and models of perceived risk are then discussed. Most theories have been found to have only low or modest explanatory power with regard to level of perceived risk, and even less when it comes to risk acceptability. It is pointed out that risk perception is probably less cognitive than has previously been believed, and that such factors as attitudes and moral values play a crucial role.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Perception of Risk and Knowledge of Contracting the Novel COVID-19 among Adults in Bangladesh: Analysis of Online Surveys

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanvir Abir ◽  
Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah ◽  
Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu ◽  
Dewan Muhammad Nur -A Yazdani ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
The Public ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Target Male ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

COVID-19 is an infectious disease spreading through human touch. This study explored the risk perception and knowledge towards COVID-19 infection among Bangladeshi adult participants. Two self-administered online surveys were administered at two different time points from 26-31 March 2020 (Early lockdown) and 11-16 May 2020 (Late lockdown) through social media on 1005 respondents (322 and 683 participants, respectively) during COVID-19 lockdown period in Bangladesh. Univariate and multiple linear regression models were used to examine factors associated with risk perception and knowledge towards COVID-19. The mean knowledge (8.4 vs. 8.1, P=0.022) and risk perception (11.2 vs. 10.6, P < 0.001) scores differ significantly between early and late lockdown. Compared to the early lockdown period, the scores for perceived risk of contracting COVID-19 decreased significantly while public knowledge about COVID-19 was lower but not statistically significant. Female participants who practiced high quarantine particularly those who did so at the public health order during the lockdown reported increased knowledge towards the spread of COVID-19 and perceived high risk of contracting COVID-19. Education intervention using awareness to increase public knowledge and perception towards COVID-19 in Bangladesh should target male participants who practiced low quarantine and are less worried about the spread of such novel coronavirus even as the physical distancing persists.

scholarly journals Higher perceived risk of COVID-19 pandemic, higher concern for climate change: evidence from a longitudinal study in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanchao Gong ◽  
Yan Sun
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Cognitive Resources ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Risk ◽  
Climate Change Concern

Abstract COVID-19 is raging globally taking a huge toll on public health. Although there seems to be a silver lining regarding mitigation of climate change given decreased emission of greenhouse gases during the pandemic, climate disruption actually constantly keeps apace. Therefore, it is important for the public to maintain alert to climate change amid the devastating pandemic. The current longitudinal study made a preliminary exploration of the relationship between public risk perception of the pandemic and climate change and we examined two possibly competing mediators which might lead to opposite effects—negative emotions and limited cognitive resources. The results show that pandemic risk perception has positive predictive effect on climate change concern mediated by negative emotions, but public attention to climate change is not impaired by increased concern for the pandemic. We discuss the value of our results and offer inspiring advice to better address climate change during COVID-19 outbreak.

scholarly journals Risk assessment terminology: risk communication part 2

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaetano Liuzzo ◽  
Stefano Bentley ◽  
Federica Giacometti ◽  
Silvia Piva ◽  
Andrea Serraino
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Risk Profile ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cultural Determinants ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Food Commodity

The paper describes the terminology of risk communication in the view of food safety: different aspects of risk perception (perceived risk, media triggers, the psychometric paradigm, fright factors and cultural determinants of risk perception) are described. The risk profile elements are illustrated in the manuscript: hazard-food commodity combination(s) of concern; description of the public health problem; food production, processing, distribution and consumption; needs and questions for the risk assessors; available information and major knowledge gaps and other risk profile elements.

Assessment of public awareness, risk perception and mental health burden during the first 3 months of the COVID-19 epidemic in China: a social media surveillance (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiyuan Hou ◽  
Xinyu Zhou ◽  
Hao Jiang ◽  
Fanxing Du ◽  
Heidi Larson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Burden ◽  
Containment Measures

BACKGROUND The COVID-19 epidemic and subsequent containment measures may inflate public awareness, risk perception and mental health burden. OBJECTIVE To assess the public awareness, risk perception and mental health burden in real time during the COVID-19 epidemic in China. METHODS We collected data from Sina Weibo, the most popular social media platforms in China, from December 2019 to March 2020. The daily number of Weibo posts with keywords related to COVID-19 were presented with daily data on confirmed COVID-19 cases. All Weibo posts were analysed by the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count text analysis program to assess the public risk perception and mental health burden, measured by anxiety, depression, and anger. RESULTS A total of 4,992,731 Weibo posts were collected. The first coronavirus death triggered public perceived risk of an imminent epidemic. Delayed release of epidemic information contributed to mental health burden. Mental health burden evolved with the uncertainty and consequent anxiety about the coronavirus epidemic. Public anxiety started to decline after confirmation of human-to-human transmission, yet depression tied to a bleak future in light of the epidemic and anger at the late dissemination of relevant information increased until the implementation of containment measures. CONCLUSIONS Early release of information on emerging infectious diseases and early implementation of containment measures might effectively manage public awareness and risk perception and the consequential mental health burden. Social media surveillance should be fully incorporated into epidemic preparedness and response systems.

scholarly journals Risk Perception and Property Value: Evidence from Tianjin Port Explosion

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1169
Author(s):  
Yaoxuan Huang ◽  
Tsz Leung Yip ◽  
Cong Liang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Property Value ◽  
Property Market ◽  
Sales Price ◽  
The Public ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Difference

This paper aims to investigate the perceived risk after the Tianjin port explosion event and its impact on property value. In addition to focusing on the relationship between homebuyers’ risk perception and property sales price, this paper also considers the risk perception of property sellers via the sale-to-list ratio. By using the difference-in-differences method and the sample from the property agent, we found that the explosion event generated a long-time effect on the public and property market in the city of Tianjin. Relative to those properties far away from the explosion site, the sales price and the sale-to-list ratio of the property near the explosion site were detected to have significant drops for the first six months after the explosion event. The temporal decrease of the relative sales price and the sale-to-list ratio are the evidence of short period overreaction from the public, which decays over time. This study demonstrates an indirect method to estimate the perceived risk of the general public and provides valuable insight into sustainable port management policies.

scholarly journals The amplification of risk in experimental diffusion chains

2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (18) ◽  
pp. 5631-5636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Moussaïd ◽  
Henry Brighton ◽  
Wolfgang Gaissmaier
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Perception Of Risk ◽  
Social Amplification Of Risk ◽  
Public Response ◽  
The Public ◽  
Perceptions Of Risk ◽  
The Social ◽  
Risk Judgments

Understanding how people form and revise their perception of risk is central to designing efficient risk communication methods, eliciting risk awareness, and avoiding unnecessary anxiety among the public. However, public responses to hazardous events such as climate change, contagious outbreaks, and terrorist threats are complex and difficult-to-anticipate phenomena. Although many psychological factors influencing risk perception have been identified in the past, it remains unclear how perceptions of risk change when propagated from one person to another and what impact the repeated social transmission of perceived risk has at the population scale. Here, we study the social dynamics of risk perception by analyzing how messages detailing the benefits and harms of a controversial antibacterial agent undergo change when passed from one person to the next in 10-subject experimental diffusion chains. Our analyses show that when messages are propagated through the diffusion chains, they tend to become shorter, gradually inaccurate, and increasingly dissimilar between chains. In contrast, the perception of risk is propagated with higher fidelity due to participants manipulating messages to fit their preconceptions, thereby influencing the judgments of subsequent participants. Computer simulations implementing this simple influence mechanism show that small judgment biases tend to become more extreme, even when the injected message contradicts preconceived risk judgments. Our results provide quantitative insights into the social amplification of risk perception, and can help policy makers better anticipate and manage the public response to emerging threats.

scholarly journals Public Risk Perception of Nuclear Power in Serbia: Fear of Exposure to Radiation vs. Social Benefits

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir M. Cvetković ◽  
Adem Öcal ◽  
Yuliya Lyamzina ◽  
Eric K. Noji ◽  
Goran Milošević ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Japanese People ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Square ◽  
Energy Needs ◽  
Public Risk ◽  
Almost All

<p>Nuclear power (NP) remains one of the choices for increasing environmental and social concerns related to energy needs due to its relatively low level of emissions. At the other hand, serious problems can arise as a result of potential accidents. For example, the nuclear power plant (NPP) crisis in Fukushima Daichi (2011) has caused a great deal of concern not only for the Japanese people, but also for the world. Today, the consequences of this occasion continue in EU countries. However, Serbia does not have an NP plant on its own, it has about 15 NP stations around it. The Serbian Government, therefore, wanted to know what the majority of its people think about nuclear energy (NE) and possible consistency. The objective of this paper is to present the results of the Serbian population assessment of the NP risk perception of the trial. A series of 270 face-to-face interviews took place in the public square of Belgrade in March 2019. A logistic regression analysis was used to examine the cumulative effects of the different risk factors. As a key result, it was found that almost all respondents did not support the construction of the NP in Serbia. In addition, this research identified several important variables that have a significant impact on the perception of the public risk of NP.</p>

scholarly journals Public Risk Perception of Nuclear Power in Serbia: Fear of Exposure to Radiation vs. Social Benefits

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir M. Cvetković ◽  
Adem Öcal ◽  
Yuliya Lyamzina ◽  
Eric K. Noji ◽  
Goran Milošević ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Japanese People ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Square ◽  
Energy Needs ◽  
Public Risk ◽  
Almost All

<p>Nuclear power (NP) remains one of the choices for increasing environmental and social concerns related to energy needs due to its relatively low level of emissions. At the other hand, serious problems can arise as a result of potential accidents. For example, the nuclear power plant (NPP) crisis in Fukushima Daichi (2011) has caused a great deal of concern not only for the Japanese people, but also for the world. Today, the consequences of this occasion continue in EU countries. However, Serbia does not have an NP plant on its own, it has about 15 NP stations around it. The Serbian Government, therefore, wanted to know what the majority of its people think about nuclear energy (NE) and possible consistency. The objective of this paper is to present the results of the Serbian population assessment of the NP risk perception of the trial. A series of 270 face-to-face interviews took place in the public square of Belgrade in March 2019. A logistic regression analysis was used to examine the cumulative effects of the different risk factors. As a key result, it was found that almost all respondents did not support the construction of the NP in Serbia. In addition, this research identified several important variables that have a significant impact on the perception of the public risk of NP.</p>

Agents of Practice at the Public Library’s Reference Desk

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Cavanagh
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Professional Boundaries ◽  
The Public ◽  
Reference Librarians ◽  
Practice Perspective ◽  
The Face ◽  
Reference Et

The face to face interactions of reference librarians and reference assistants are studied from a theoretical practice perspective. Rather than reinforcing professional boundaries, the results of this analysis support reference practice in public libraries as a highly relational activity where reference “expertise” retains a significant subjectivist, relational dimension.Les interventions en personne des bibliothèques de référence et des adjoints à la référence sont étudiées du point de vue de la pratique théorique. Plutôt que de renforcer les frontières interprofessionnelles, les résultats de cette analyse appuient l'idée que les pratiques de référence en milieu public sont des activités hautement relationnelles où l'expertise de la référence conserve une dimension subjectiviste et relationnelle. 

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