The Role of Risk Tolerance in Publics’ Health Risk Perception and Responses

To better understand how uncertainty influences publics’ risk perception and responses, this study introduced risk tolerance as a new concept to public relations literature and then investigated how publics react to health risks with different temporal distances: climate change and foodborne illness. Through an online survey, this study found out that uncertainty, induced by risk temporal distance, leads to varied risk tolerance, which subsequently influences where and how people seek and share risk information.

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COVID-19 Pandemic and Tourism: The Impact of Health Risk Perception and Intolerance of Uncertainty on Travel Intentions

10.20944/preprints202010.0432.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Anastasiya Golets ◽

Jéssica Farias ◽

Ronaldo Pilati ◽

Helena Costa

Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

Health Risk ◽

Online Survey ◽

Intolerance Of Uncertainty ◽

Risk And Uncertainty ◽

Tourist Behaviour ◽

The Impact ◽

Health Risk Perception ◽

Perceived Probability

Understanding tourist behaviour during and after major tourism crises is essential to help destinations recover. The COVID-19 pandemic, a period of uncertainty and risk, makes it relevant to assess factors that influence travel intentions. There has been little research on tourist behaviour during health crises and, in particular, on perceived health risk and uncertainty effects on travel intentions. This study was carried out during the first months of the pandemic in Brazil and aims to investigate the role of health risk perception and intolerance of uncertainty on travel intentions for 2020 and 2021. We applied an online survey to 1,150 Brazilian participants from March to May of 2020. Our findings indicate that perceived COVID-19 severity, perceived probability of contracting it, and expected pandemic duration are significant predictors of travel intentions for both years. This paper sheds new light on tourist behaviour in the context of global health crises.

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Risk Perception and Coping Behavior of Construction Workers on Occupational Health Risks—A Case Study of Nanjing, China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18137040 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (13) ◽

pp. 7040

Author(s):

Hui Liu ◽

Jie Li ◽

Hongyang Li ◽

He Li ◽

Peng Mao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

Occupational Health ◽

Health Risks ◽

Coping Behavior ◽

Education Level ◽

Construction Workers ◽

Personal Knowledge ◽

Coping Behaviors ◽

And Coping ◽

Health Risk Perception

To reduce harm caused by occupational health risks of construction workers exposed to working environments, especially those for interior decoration, it is crucial for them to actively recognize and prevent these risks. Therefore, how to improve their occupational health risks perception and regulate their coping behaviors should be of great concern. However, most prior studies target construction worker safety, and little research focuses on risk analysis from the psychological level of workers. Hence, construction workers’ occupational health risk perception level and coping behavior level in Nanjing and the influencing factors were analyzed through statistical analysis with 341 valid questionnaires. Bootstrapping was applied to test the mediating effects of risk perception on the proposed factors and coping behaviors. This study revealed that construction workers have a high-level of occupational health risk perception, yet low-level coping behavior. Gender, age, education level, and unit qualification cause differences in individual risk perception level. Personal knowledge and group effects significantly affect the level of risk perception, which subsequently affect coping behavior. Education level, monthly income, and personal knowledge influence the coping behavior through risk perception. Recommendations were put forward for risk perception and coping behavior improvement from the perspectives of construction workers themselves, enterprises, and governments. This study sheds new light for research areas of occupational health and risk management and provides beneficial practice for improving construction workers’ responses to occupational health risks.

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Climate change risk perception and adaptive behavior of coffee farmers: the mediating role of climate-related attitudinal factors and moderating role of self-efficacy

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences ◽

10.1007/s13412-021-00732-y ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tuyen Thi Tran ◽

Hong Chen

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Risk Perception ◽

Adaptive Behavior ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Climate Change Risk ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Attitudinal Factors ◽

Coffee Farmers ◽

Moderating Role

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An Exploratory Study of Police Officers’ Perceptions of Health Risk, Work Stress, and Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Outbreak in China

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.632970 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Qiufeng Huang ◽

Ali Ahmad Bodla ◽

Chiyin Chen

Keyword(s):

Psychological Distress ◽

Chronic Disease ◽

Risk Perception ◽

Gender Difference ◽

Health Risk ◽

Work Stress ◽

Health Risks ◽

Police Officers ◽

Working Hours ◽

Health Risk Perception

BackgroundHow do the police officers perceive health risk, psychological distress, and work stress during the COVID-19 outbreak in China? This study explores the health risk perception, work stress, and psychological distress of police officers who worked at the front line to implement lockdown measures.Materials and MethodsWe conducted a large-scale field survey (N = 5,611) with police officers sample in the northwestern part of China from February 29 to March 7, 2020. Independent-sample T-test and ANOVA were used to analyze whether there are differences in health risk perception, work stress, and psychological distress between different groups. The regression analysis was employed to figure out the factors that influence police officers’ psychological distress.ResultsResults showed a gender difference in perceiving work stress among police officers. Also, police officers with chronic disease perceived higher health risks, more psychological distress, and higher work stress. Additionally, police officers above 45 years old significantly perceived higher health risks than young officers did. It also revealed that working hours contribute to police officers’ health risk perception, psychological distress, and work stress. Finally, our results highlight that age, working hours, chronic disease, health risk perception, and work stress significantly contribute to police officers’ psychological distress.ConclusionOur research verifies that there is a gender difference in perceiving work stress among police officers. Police officers with ongoing medical issues and above 45 years old suffer more during the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Our research suggests that the government should pay more attention to their physical health and mental health. The heavy workload containing the COVID-19 extends police officers’ working hours, causing higher health risks, work stress, and psychological distress. This study contributes to the psychological distress literature and provides a way forward to other countries struggling to contain the COVID-19.

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Dynamics of Public Risk Perception and Media Coverage

10.5771/9783748922728 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Anne-Kathrin Fischer

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Public Opinion ◽

Risk Perception ◽

Demographic Change ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Personal Experience ◽

Third Party ◽

The Us ◽

Public Risk

Many societal risks are beyond the scope of personal experience. Thus, people are increasingly dependent on third-party information to assess risks. This study examines the dynamics of public risk perception by focusing on the role of media coverage. It does so by comparing public opinion on selected societal risks, namely climate change, terrorism and demographic change over a 25-year period (1990–2015). The analysis examines risk perception in the US and Germany and provides valuable insights into how and why the public's assessment of risks differs in these countries.

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The Outrage Effect of Personal Stake, Familiarity, Effects on Children, and Fairness on Climate Change Risk Perception Moderated by Political Orientation

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17186722 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (18) ◽

pp. 6722

Author(s):

Myoungsoon You ◽

Youngkee Ju

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Risk Perception ◽

Online Survey ◽

Emotional Responses ◽

Political Orientation ◽

Climate Change Risk ◽

Personal Lives ◽

Delayed Effects ◽

Effects On Children ◽

Personal Stake

Outrage factors are perceived characteristics of risk that provoke emotional responses and influence risk perception. Although several studies examined how multiple influences affect climate change risk perception, outrage factors have not been comprehensively assessed in the context of climate change risk perception. Using an online survey in South Korea (n = 592), we investigated outrage factors associated with climate change risk perception and whether political orientation moderates these outrage effects. We considered 11 of 20 outrage factors: voluntariness, controllability, familiarity, fairness, uncertainty, delayed effects, effects on children, trust, reversibility, personal stake, and human vs. natural origin. Factors that overlapped with the selected outrage factors or those that were not relevant to climate change were excluded. The survey revealed that the climate change risk perception of an individual increased when they perceived climate change to be relevant to their personal lives, when they felt unfamiliar with climate change, when they thought climate change would have a severe impact on children, or when they thought climate change would have unequal consequences. Moreover, respondents who identified as political conservatives were subject to a greater outrage effect of personal stake for climate change. The implications of the outrage effect on climate change risk perception and the greater vulnerability of conservatives to outrage effect are discussed.

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