Risk Perception of Natural and Human-Made Disasters—Cross Sectional Study in Eight Countries in Europe and Beyond

• DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.825985
• Publication Date: 2022-02-14T05:22:02Z
• Authors: Moran Bodas; Kobi Peleg; Nathan Stolero; Bruria Adini
• Keywords: Risk Perception; Pandemic

Each year, emergency and disaster situations claim a heavy toll in human lives economic loss. Civilian populations that are more aware prepared for emergencies resilient. The aim of this study was to explore similarities differences risk perception disasters across different societies its association with individual resilience. A cross sectional explored attitudinal factors, as expressed by diverse samples target countries Europe beyond, took place during the months January-February 2021. Diverse (N ≥ 500) adults from 8 (Italy, Romania, Spain, France, Sweden, Norway, Israel, Japan) were engaged study. This used Pictorial Representation Illness Self-Measure (iPRISM) tool assess perception. results suggest overall sample = 4,013), pandemics which participants showed highest concern, followed critical infrastructure fail, social disturbance, natural hazards, extreme weather events. It found religiosity is associated perception, highly religious non-religious reporting elevated (F 5.735, df 2, p 0.003), however country-specific analysis revealed finding varies depending on local contexts. also age type risk. present there commonalities between beyond concerning societal resilience at large, including dependency context suggests regional-based approach reduction may be called adapt adjust socio-cultural characteristics each population.