Humor styles, risk perceptions, and risky behavioral choices in college students

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnie Cann ◽  
Adam T. Cann
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Sense Of Humor ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Personal Quality ◽  
Behavioral Choices ◽  
Potential Impact

AbstractSense of humor has been identified as a possible factor that leads to riskier behavioral choices, which could, in turn, contribute to health problems and reduced longevity. In previous studies, sense of humor was viewed as a one-dimensional, positive personal quality: the potential impact of maladaptive styles of humor was not acknowledged. The current study assesses both adaptive and maladaptive humor styles and relates them to perceived risk, and to the performance of risky behavior. The results do not support the suggestion that a sense of humor – when considered as a cheerful, carefree, and optimistic orientation – is related to assessments of risk or risky choices. Although humor

Perceived Risk and Online Shopping Intention

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Dillon ◽  
John Buchanan ◽  
Kholoud Al-Otaibi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Apparel Shopping ◽  
Online Shoppers ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Financial Privacy

As online shopping growth continues, electronic retailers are recognizing the need to understand risk perceptions of (prospective) customers so as to remove impediments to continued growth. One particularly fruitful area of research concerns the perceptions of online shoppers to product, financial, privacy, time/inconvenience, psychological, and product source risk. Equally important is to understand differences in risk perceptions between males and females and also how such perceptions vary across different product types: digital (e.g. music), and non-digital (e.g. apparel). Utilizing an online survey of undergraduate college students, findings show that female respondents consistently perceived greater risk than males, with significant differences for product and financial risks for both product types. The “experiential” nature of apparel shopping was highlighted by online shopping intention being explained by psychological (male and females) and product (females) risk only. Overall, perceived risk was found to negatively influence intention to shop online by gender, especially with females.

scholarly journals The Geographic Distribution of Mental health among Chinese Young Adults: A Nationwide Survey during COVID-19 Pandemic (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangbiao Tao ◽  
Xiaoyan Wu ◽  
Shuman Tao ◽  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Shiyue Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Chinese Young Adults

BACKGROUND Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), mental health problems among young adults are concerned OBJECTIVE We assess the prevalence of mental health problems and examine their associations with geographic location METHODS A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted in 16 provinces and autonomous regions among Chinese college students from Feb 4 to Feb 12, 2019. An online survey was adopted to collect information including demographics, perceived risk of infection, attitudes toward epidemic and control, and mental health status. Depression symptoms and anxiety were assessed by scales. A total of 11 787 participants were involved in the current study. A Chi-square test was used to compare the percentage of the perceived risk of infection and attitude toward COVID-19 between different geographic locations. The binary logistic models were used to identify associations between associations of geographic location and mental health problems after controlling for covariates RESULTS The prevalence of anxiety, depression symptoms were 17.8% and 25.9% for college students. After controlling for covariates, current living or college geographic location in Wuhan was positively associated with anxiety symptoms (OR=1.38, 95%CI: 1.12-1.69; OR=1.17, 95%CI: 1.03-1.32) and depression symptoms (OR=1.32, 95%CI: 1.10-1.59; OR=1.16, 95%CI: 1.04-1.30) compared with other areas. Living or travel history in Wuhan in the latest month was also positively associated with anxiety symptoms (OR=1.65, 95%CI: 1.49-1.83) and depression symptoms (OR=1.51, 95%CI: 1.34-1.6). CONCLUSIONS Mental health problems are prevalent in Chinese young adults vary geographically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results provide further insight into developing targeted intervention strategies

scholarly journals The Influence of Communication on College Students’ Self–Other Risk Perceptions of COVID-19: A Comparative Study of China and the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12491
Author(s):  
Yi Yang ◽  
Ru-De Liu ◽  
Yi Ding ◽  
Jia Wang ◽  
Wei Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
New Media ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Chinese College Students

This study aimed to explore cross-country differences in the characteristics and determinations of self–other risk perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. We distinguished perceived risk to self from perceived risk to others and subdivided risk perceptions into three levels: personal, group, and societal. We focused on the differential impact of multiple communication channels (i.e., interpersonal communication, traditional media exposure, and new media exposure) on risk perceptions at the three levels. A sample of 790 college students completed self-report online questionnaires from May to June 2020, including 498 in China and 292 in the United States. The results showed an “ascending pattern,” revealing that participants perceived higher levels of risk to others than to themselves. In addition, U.S. college students perceived higher risks of COVID-19 than Chinese college students at all levels. As for the relations between communication and risk perceptions, the results revealed that interpersonal communication and traditional media exposure were more effective with Chinese participants, whereas new media exposure was more effective with U.S. participants. Specifically, interpersonal communication was positively associated with risk perceptions at three levels, and the magnitude of the effect was higher in the Chinese group than in the U.S. group. Traditional media exposure increased societal risk perception only for Chinese college students, and new media exposure increased societal risk perception only for U.S. college students. Our findings provide theoretical implications for the characteristics and forming mechanisms of risk perceptions and also provide practical implications for policymakers in the two countries to implement effective measures to foster individuals’ risk perceptions in relation to preventive behaviors.

scholarly journals Perceived risk of lock-in in the front-end phase of major transportation projects

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal C. Cantarelli ◽  
David Oglethorpe ◽  
Bert van Wee
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Project Proposal ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Perceptions Of Risk ◽  
Transportation Projects ◽  
Front End ◽  
Mediating Factor ◽  
Lock In

AbstractLock-in is defined as the tendency to continue with an inefficient decision or project proposal. The front-end phase is critical to project success, yet most studies have focused on lock-in in the implementation phase. Moreover, little is known about the way in which decision-makers perceive the risk of lock-in. In this paper we identify determinants of lock-in in the front-end phase and we reveal decision-makers’ perceptions of risk of lock-in. Our findings show that risk attitudes towards lock-in vary with the level of risk aversion. However, this is not sufficiently acute to drive the level of regret needed to avoid lock-in. This implies that decision-makers do not accurately assess the risk of lock-in and as such their risk perceptions are a mediating factor in the formation of lock-in. Based on escalation of commitment, path dependency, and prospect theory, the main contribution lies in providing a more comprehensive understanding of lock-in in the front-end phase.

How beliefs about weight malleability and risk perceptions for obesity influence parents’ information seeking and feeding

2021 ◽  
pp. 135910532110614
Author(s):  
Charlotte J Hagerman ◽  
Rebecca A Ferrer ◽  
Susan Persky
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Genetic Information ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Implicit Theories ◽  
Risk Information ◽  
Junk Food ◽  
Obesity Risk ◽  
Child Feeding

This study surveyed 185 parents to determine whether their perceived risk of their child developing obesity and their implicit theories about the malleability of weight independently and/or interactively predict their child-feeding and pursuit of child-related obesity risk information. Higher risk perceptions were associated with healthier feeding intentions and more information seeking. More incremental (malleable) beliefs predicted healthier feeding intentions and greater pursuit of environmental, but not genetic, information. Contrary to hypotheses, the influence of implicit theories and risk perceptions were primarily independent; however, more incremental beliefs predicted less “junk food” feeding among only parents with lower perceived risk.

THE EFFECT OF WEB VENDOR TRUST ON TURKISH ONLINE SHOPPERS BUYING BEHAVIOR

2012 ◽  
Vol 01 (06) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Tolon Metehan ◽  
Zengin Asude Yasemin
Keyword(s):  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Purchase Behavior ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Online Purchase ◽  
Online Shoppers ◽  
Virtual Platform

Firms’ primary objectives are gaining profit and providing continuity. During the recent years virtual platforms are the most popular and strategic way to achieve these objectives. According to this, firms try find different markets to improve their market share as well as their profits. From this point of view increase in sales at virtual platform depends on customers’ trust upon total online system in the related market. In order to create customer loyalty at virtual platform, firms must build trust between firm and customer. For this purpose, it is of strategic importance for e-commerce to create trust among their customers. At this point, firms have to determine trust and perceived risk related to online shopping. Especially firms which want to operate in internet have to analyze trust dimensions and risk perceptions of customers in related online shopping. In this study, the effect of the trust and perceived risk of Turkish customers over online purchase behavior/online shopping has been presented empirically.

Understanding Local Sea Level Rise Risk Perceptions and the Power of Maps to Change Them: The Effects of Distance and Doubt

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 483-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
David P. Retchless
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
College Students ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Bias Risk ◽  
Interactive Map ◽  
Increases In Risk

Audiences that view sea level rise as a distant hazard or hold doubtful or dismissive beliefs about climate change in general may not be receptive to information about this hazard. This study explores how maps may address these challenges to sea level rise communication by making visible the impacts of sea level rise on local communities. Using an interactive map of sea level rise in Sarasota, Florida and an accompanying online survey, it considers how college students from nearby and far away from Sarasota, and with different views about climate change, vary in their risk perceptions. Results show that, consistent with spatial optimism bias, risk perceptions increased more from pre- to post map for respondents far away from Sarasota than for those nearby, while respondents who were initially doubtful or cautious about climate change showed larger increases in risk perceptions than those who were disengaged or alarmed.

scholarly journals “If He Has it, We Know What to Do”: Parent Perspectives on Familial Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine E MacDuffie ◽  
Lauren Turner-Brown ◽  
Annette M Estes ◽  
Benjamin S Wilfond ◽  
Stephen R Dager ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Familial Risk ◽  
Predictive Testing ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Brain And Behavior ◽  
Familial Disorders

Abstract Objective Predictive testing for familial disorders can guide healthcare and reproductive decisions. Familial disorders with onset in childhood (e.g., autism spectrum disorder [ASD]) are promising targets for presymptomatic prediction; however, little is known about parent perceptions of risk to their children in the presymptomatic period. The current study examined risk perceptions in parents of infants at high familial risk for ASD enrolled in a longitudinal study of brain and behavior development. Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with 37 parents of high-risk infants during the presymptomatic window (3–15 months) that precedes an ASD diagnosis. Infants were identified as high familial risk due to having an older sibling with ASD. Parent interview responses were coded and interpreted to distill emerging themes. Results The majority of parents were aware of the increased risk of ASD for their infants, and risk perceptions were influenced by comparisons to their older child with ASD. Parents reported a variety of negative emotions in response to perceived risk, including worry, fear, and sadness, and described impacts of perceived risk on their behavior: increased vigilance to emerging symptoms, altered reproductive and healthcare decisions, and seeking ongoing assessment through research. Conclusions Parents of children at high familial risk for childhood-onset disorders like ASD face a period of challenging uncertainty during early development. In anticipation of a future in which presymptomatic testing for ASD is made available, it is important to understand how parents react to and cope with the elevated—but still highly uncertain—risk conveyed by family history.

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