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Disaster preparedness: a social-cognitive perspective

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posted on 2023-05-16, 14:12 authored by Douglas Paton
Despite considerable effort and expenditure on public hazard education, levels of disaster preparedness remain low. By integrating and expanding on natural hazards and health research on protective behaviour, this paper proposes a social cognitive model of disaster preparedness. The model describes a developmental process that commences with factors that motivate people to prepare, progresses through the formation of intentions, and culminates in decisions to prepare. Following their critical appraisal, variables implicated at each stage are identified and their role in the preparedness process described. The implications of the model for the conceptualisation and assessment of preparedness is discussed, as is its implications for risk reduction and communication strategies. © MCB UP Limited.

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Publication title

Disaster Prevention and Management

Volume

12

Pagination

210-216

ISSN

0965-3562

Department/School

School of Psychological Sciences

Publisher

Emerald

Place of publication

UK

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Expanding knowledge in human society

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