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Societal Influences on Earthquake Information Meaning-Making and Household Preparedness

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posted on 2023-05-18, 06:02 authored by Becker, J, Douglas Paton, Johnston, D, Ronan, K
Previous research has identified a diversity of personal and individual factors that influence household preparedness for earthquakes. However, societal influences on the preparedness process are less well studied. In particular, there is limited understanding of the impact that wider society has on people’s interpretation of earthquake and preparedness information, and how this relates to people’s decisions about getting prepared for earthquakes. To address this gap, a New Zealand-based project was initiated to investigate how social factors interact with individuals’ meaning-making of earthquake information and how this affects subsequent earthquake preparedness behaviour. A range of social factors were identified as being influential on the meaningmaking and preparedness process, including community (community participation, sense of community); leadership; responsibility (responsibility for preparing, responsibility for others); social norms; trust; and societal requirements.

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Publication title

International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters

Volume

32

Pagination

317-352

ISSN

0280-7270

Department/School

School of Psychological Sciences

Publisher

International Research Committee on Disasters

Place of publication

United States

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Copyright 2014 Research Committee on Disasters International Sociological Association

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Expanding knowledge in human society

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