The development of reactions of the public to warning and emergency situations in France, Greece, and the Netherlands
- Department of Psychology, University of Twente, (Netherlands)
This article describes the different reactions to emergency warning messages among residents living within a 3-km radius of a hazardous chemical complex and by people living at least 10 km from an industrial site in France, Greece, and the Netherlands. Belief in warning, primary and secondary appraisal, emotional response, and adherence to normal routine were assessed by conducting face-to-face interviews in which a four-phase scenario simulating a credible industrial accident was presented. The results showed that respondents who did not reside in the neighborhood of the hazardous site were, in general, more inclined to trust the warning messages than respondents who resided in the neighborhood were. With the exception of primary appraisal, the warning phases evoked very distinct reactions in the respondents from all three countries with regard to warning belief, secondary appraisal, emotional response, and adherence to normal routine.
- OSTI ID:
- 7021464
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Social Psychology; (United States), Vol. 132:1; ISSN 0022-4545
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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