Effects of Publics’ Technology Risk Characteristics and Trust on Risk Perception, Risk Acceptability - Focused on Nano Technology -  (과학기술에 대한 공중의 위험특성과 신뢰가 위험인식 및 위험수용에 미치는 영향 - 나노기술을 중심으로 - )

wonje kim (김원제); SONG， HAE RYONG (송해룡); Chanwon Kim (김찬원)

Effects of Publics’ Technology Risk Characteristics and Trust on Risk Perception, Risk Acceptability - Focused on Nano Technology -

Crisisonomy
Abbr : KRCEM
2016, 12(1), pp.69-81
Publisher : Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy > Public Policy in general

wonje kim ¹, SONG， HAE RYONG ¹, Chanwon Kim ²

¹성균관대학교
²성균관대학교 미디어문화콘텐츠연구소

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine how the trust of public toward risk management groups affects their risk perception and acceptability based on nanotechnology risk characteristics. The results were as follows. First, nanotechnology risk characteristics were identified as dread risk and unknown risk, and the level of unknown risk had a negative influence on trust toward risk management groups (governments and scientists). The level of dread risk on nanotechnology risk influenced risk perception positively, while the level of unknown risk on nanotechnology risk negatively affected risk acceptability. Second, the public trust toward risk management group positively influenced risk acceptability, although it did not have a significant influence on risk perception. Third, no significant association was found between risk perception and risk acceptability on nanotechnology.

KEYWORDS

risk characteristics, trust, risk acceptability

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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