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The Effects of Geographical Distance, Involvement, Emotion to Earthquake on Risk Perception

  • Crisisonomy
  • Abbr : KRCEM
  • 2017, 13(5), pp.59-73
  • DOI : 10.14251/crisisonomy.2017.13.5.59
  • Publisher : Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy > Public Policy in general
  • Received : January 22, 2017
  • Accepted : April 25, 2017
  • Published : May 31, 2017

Chanwon Kim 1

1성균관대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of geographical distance, involvement, emotion to earthquake on risk perception among Korean people, Total of 309. For the purpose of this study, Risk perception levels were compared between participants in Seoul and Gyeongju for geographical distance, between high and low involvement groups, and between high and low emotion groups. The results revealed that participants in Gyeongju showed a higher risk perception than those in Seoul. Also, those with high involvement in and high emotion to earthquake had a higher risk perception than those with low involvement and low emotion, respectively. Lastly, involvement in and emotion to earthquake exerted interaction effects on risk perception, highlighting that both high involvement and high emotion had a joint effect on risk perception.

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