Determinants of environmental risk information seeking: an emphasis on institutional trust and personal control

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Health Risk & Society Pub Date : 2020-05-18 DOI:10.1080/13698575.2020.1813261

Jisoo Ahn, G. Noh

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Abstract

The release of Fukushima’s radioactive water has important consequences for public health in Japan, the wider region and further afield. Whereas earlier studies of information seeking on risks and trust have tended to relate to risk governance at the national level, this case poses more international dimensions, such as how those in South Korea consider and seek risk information, given Korea’s close proximity to Japan. In this study we examine the South Korean public’s motivation to seek information about risks related to Fukushima’s radioactive water, through analysis of primary survey data. A total of 1,500 Korean residents, recruited via a national survey company, participated in this study. Our findings indicate that negative affect such as anxiety and anger, trust in the Korean government, and controllability of the issue by oneself and experts were determinants for seeking information. We develop specifications regarding personal control in hazard characteristics as a way of contributing to the Risk Information Seeking and Processing model analytical approach. These findings can help inform risk communication strategies and wider governance of environmental public health risks.

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环境风险信息寻求的决定因素:强调机构信任和个人控制

福岛放射性水的泄漏对日本、更广泛地区和更远地区的公众健康产生了重要影响。尽管早期关于风险和信任信息寻求的研究往往与国家层面的风险治理有关，但本案例提出了更多的国际维度，例如考虑到韩国与日本的密切关系，韩国人如何考虑和寻求风险信息。在本研究中，我们通过对主要调查数据的分析，考察了韩国公众寻求有关福岛放射性水风险信息的动机。通过一家全国性调查公司，共有1500名韩国居民参与了这项研究。我们的研究结果表明，负面影响，如焦虑和愤怒，对韩国政府的信任，以及自己和专家对问题的可控性是寻求信息的决定因素。我们开发了关于个人控制危险特征的规范，作为对风险信息搜索和处理模型分析方法做出贡献的一种方式。这些发现有助于为风险沟通战略和更广泛的环境公共卫生风险治理提供信息。

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3.30

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14.30%

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期刊介绍： Health Risk & Society is an international scholarly journal devoted to a theoretical and empirical understanding of the social processes which influence the ways in which health risks are taken, communicated, assessed and managed. Public awareness of risk is associated with the development of high profile media debates about specific risks. Although risk issues arise in a variety of areas, such as technological usage and the environment, they are particularly evident in health. Not only is health a major issue of personal and collective concern, but failure to effectively assess and manage risk is likely to result in health problems.