scholarly journals Environmental Risk Perception and Preventive Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Central Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 9920
Author(s):  
Kuo-Wei Hsu ◽  
Jen-Chih Chao ◽  
Ching-Yi Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Environmental Risk Perception ◽  
Central Taiwan ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Due to traffic and industrial and seasonal air pollution, wearing masks outside the home has long been a daily habit for many people in Taiwan. After the emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which has an incubation period of up to 14 days, wearing masks and maintaining social distancing was advised to reduce exposure to this new environmental risk. This study investigates open and semi-open spaces in three districts in central Taiwan, using a non-participant observation method, with the aim of understanding people’s mask-wearing behavior. The results indicate that mask-wearing rates were higher in urban areas than in rural ones and among females than males. By age cohort, mask-wearing was most prevalent among young adults and middle-aged people and least prevalent among minors, with the elderly occupying a middle position. Masks were also more likely to be worn in semi-open spaces than in open ones. This study enriches our understanding of environmental risk perception of the pandemic and of public perceptions, which are vital to increasing the adoption of preventative measures.

Collection and Analysis of Environmental Risk Perception Data

2018 ◽  
pp. 149-159
Author(s):  
Henrique Fernandes Magalhães ◽  
Regina Célia da Silva Oliveira ◽  
Ivanilda Soares Feitosa ◽  
Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Environmental Risk Perception

scholarly journals Environmental risk perception from visual cues: the psychophysics of tornado risk perception

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 124009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Dewitt ◽  
Baruch Fischhoff ◽  
Alexander Davis ◽  
Stephen B Broomell
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Visual Cues ◽  
Environmental Risk Perception

Ethnicity and environmental risk perception revisited: the importance of residential location.

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (1) ◽  
pp. 5120
Author(s):  
M Barton Laws ◽  
Ellin Reisner ◽  
Kevin Stone ◽  
Tina Wang ◽  
Yeh Yating ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Residential Location ◽  
Environmental Risk Perception

scholarly journals Assessment of Environmental Attitudes and Risk Perceptions among University Students in Mersin, Turkey

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulcin Yapici ◽  
Oya Ögenler ◽  
Ahmet Öner Kurt ◽  
Fazıl Koçaş ◽  
Tayyar Şaşmaz
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Resource Depletion ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Environmental Risk Perception

Background. Environmental destruction is one of the most important problems in this century. Objective. The aim of the study was to determine the environmental attitudes and perceived risks associated with environmental factors of the students. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 7 faculties of Mersin University. The research data were collected using a questionnaire. The questionnaire included sociodemographic characteristics, the “Environmental Attitudes Scale,” and the “Environmental Risk Perception Scale.” 774 students who filled out questionnaires were evaluated. Results. The sample included 55.8% females. Environmental Attitudes Scale mean scores of students were identified as 81.1±11.3. The highest perceived risk was release of radioactive materials associated with nuclear power generation. The environmental attitudes and risk perception scores were higher in Health Sciences than in the other faculties. Females were more positive towards the environment and had higher risk perceptions than the men. There is a negative correlation between age and resource depletion risk and global environmental risk score. Conclusion. Students had a positive attitude to the environment and had moderate-level risk perception about the environment. Environmental awareness of students, especially those studying in the Social Sciences, should be increased. The environmental education curriculum should be revised throughout all the courses.

Environmental Risk Perception, Activism and World-Mindedness among Samples of British and U.S. College Students

1996 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 451-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aghop Der-Karabetian ◽  
Kathy Stephenson ◽  
Tiffany Poggi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Value Orientation ◽  
Environmental Activism ◽  
Perceptions Of Risk ◽  
Future Action ◽  
Environmental Risk Perception ◽  
Superordinate Goals

Hypotheses were tested that greater perception of environmental risk and stronger world-minded value orientation are associated with more pro-environmental behavior among samples of British ( n = 96) and U.S. ( n = 119) college students. Risk perception was assessed in terms of emotional and cognitive aspects. Behavior was assessed in terms of present action and commitment to future action. The hypotheses were generally supported for both samples, with emotionality in risk perception tending to be more strongly related to pro-environmental behavior. Greater perceptions of risk and activism were also related to stronger world-mindedness. Results are discussed in terms of the importance of emotionality in pro-environmental activism and an hypothesis about superordinate goals.

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