Public Risk Perception Attitude and Information-Seeking Efficacy on Floods:A Formative Study for Disaster Preparation Campaigns and Policies

作     者：Do Kyun David Kim T.Phillip Madison Do Kyun David Kim;T.Phillip Madison

作者机构：Department of CommunicationUniversity of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette.LA 70503USA 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Disaster Risk Science》 (国际灾害风险科学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2020年第11卷第5期

页      面：592-601页

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学科分类：08[工学] 081501[工学-水文学及水资源] 0815[工学-水利工程] 

主　　题：Communication campaign Disaster preparation Flood victims Information-seeking efficacy Pluvial flood Risk perception attitude 

摘      要：Floods are among the most frequent and devastating natural hazards and disasters in many southern states in the United *** study examined the relationship and reciprocal predictability between two theoretical constructs-risk perception attitude(RPA)and informationseeking efficacy(ISE)——in regard to pluvial *** addition,this study extended these theoretical constructs to investigate differences in RPA and ISE among potential audience segments,providing practitioners with applicable insights for designing effective flood prevention and risk management *** of data from 716 residents in south Louisiana revealed a statistically strong relationship between RPA and *** research also identified specific audience segments that would benefit from an increase in RPA and ISE concerning *** meaningful findings infonn a discussion of the theoretical and practical implications of the relationship between RPA and ISE and guide future disaster preparation campaigns and policies.