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Gender differences in risk and communication behabior : Responses in the New Madrid earthquake prediction
Article em En | DESASTRES | ID: des-12599
Biblioteca responsável: CR3.1
Localização: CR3.1; DES
ABSTRACT
This study examines gender differences in communication behavior, risk perception, and preparedness in response to the highly publicized New Madrid earthquake prediction for a 6.5-7.5 Richter magnitude earthquake on December 2-3, 1990. A survey of 629 respondents in November and a follow-up survey of 496 respondents in February 1991 in the Cape Girardeau, Missouri, community provided the opportunity to assess public response to the false alarm. The analysis includes a panel survey of 290 respondents who agreed in November to a second interview. When compared with men, women were associated with higher levels of interpersonal discussion about the prediction and perceived higher levels of news and media influence on their perceptions of the importance of the earthquake prediction. Contrary to previous studies reporting higher levels of news media use for men, no gender differences in news media use were found. A majority of studies of risk perception suggest higher levels of perceived risk for women than men. In this study, men were associated with higher levels of risk and lower levels of preparedness (AU)
Assuntos
Coleções: 05-specialized Base de dados: DESASTRES Assunto principal: Percepção / Medição de Risco / Terremotos / Previsões Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters Ano de publicação: 1999 Tipo de documento: Article
Coleções: 05-specialized Base de dados: DESASTRES Assunto principal: Percepção / Medição de Risco / Terremotos / Previsões Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters Ano de publicação: 1999 Tipo de documento: Article