Impact Of Perceived Risk Research Articles

The Driving Factors of Food Waste in Chinese Urban Households: A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory

Food waste has become an increasingly common and serious global problem, affecting the guarantee of food security in China and the sustainable development of the national agricultural and food system. Urban households are the main source of food waste on the consumer side. Given China’s unique culture, economy, and social environment, the drivers of food waste in urban households need to consider broader social, psychological, and situational factors in order to provide a basis for formulating and implementing targeted policy measures. This article conducts a grounded theoretical analysis of semi-structured interview data from 56 urban households in China and constructs a driving factor model for food waste in urban households in the Chinese context. Research has found that the influencing factor system of food waste in Chinese urban households includes seven interrelated main categories. Among them, risk perception has a direct effect on responsibility awareness and behavioral tendencies, responsibility awareness and environmental pressure have a direct effect on behavioral tendencies, behavioral tendencies have a direct effect on behavioral choices, perception barriers play a moderating role in the impact of risk perception on responsibility awareness and behavioral tendencies, and behavioral constraints play a moderating role in the impact of behavioral tendencies on behavioral choices. This study enriches the research on the mechanism of food waste behavior in Chinese households, providing scientific basis for the formulation of intervention strategies for food waste in Chinese households, and also providing reference for revealing the mechanism of food waste behavior in other countries with similar cultural backgrounds.

The impact of risk perception and non-pharmaceutical health interventions on the decision-making processes of cruise tourists: Focusing on behavioral intentions before and after the COVID-19 pandemic

The impact of risk perception and non-pharmaceutical health interventions on the decision-making processes of cruise tourists: Focusing on behavioral intentions before and after the COVID-19 pandemic

Impact of risk perception and trust in autonomous vehicles on pedestrian crossing decision: Navigating the social-technological intersection with the ICLV model

In the rapidly evolving realm of transportation technology, the dynamic relationship between pedestrians and technological innovations has attained unprecedented importance. The complex social-technological intersection surrounding pedestrian road crossings has emerged as an attention for traffic safety. What distinguishes the contemporary urban environment is the rapid assimilation of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) into the transportation infrastructure, including technological elements such as autonomous vehicles, advanced surveillance systems, and smart infrastructure. To investigate how pedestrians perceive risks, trust technology, and make decisions in this era of technological progress, we designed a video-based questionnaire utilizing the stated preference (SP) methodology. We collected SP data from 589 Chinese pedestrians and employed an integrated choice and latent variable (ICLV) model to quantify the influence of risk perception and trust in autonomous vehicle (trust in AV), treated as latent variables, on their crossing decisions. Our findings indicate that the presence of autonomous vehicles significantly affects pedestrian crossing decisions. Specifically, an increase in the approaching vehicle speed and a decrease in the approaching vehicle distance increase the pedestrians’ tendency to choose not to cross the road, and the latent variables of risk perception and trust in AV strongly predict this phenomenon. The results of the scenario analysis show that, compared with overall pedestrians, middle-aged pedestrians and high-risk perception-level pedestrians are more conservative in their crossing decisions, but high levels of trust in AV improve pedestrians’ willingness to cross the street. Additionally, the pedestrian-related findings of this study at the social-technological intersection provide better understanding of the decision process and contribute to the planning and development of urban intelligent transportation systems.

What are the views of adults with an intellectual disability (AWID), carers and healthcare professionals on a community falls management programme for AWID: a qualitative interview study in the UK

ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to refine a draft of the ACTiON FALLS LD programme based on the views of adults with an intellectual disability (AWID), carers and healthcare...

The impact of risk perception and institutional trust on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in China

ABSTRACT Vaccination has become the primary means for citizens to prevent severe morbidity and mortality during the pandemic. However, vaccine hesitancy poses a major threat to global public health security. Based on the data from Chinese General Social Survey in 2021, this study aims to explore the socio-political aspects of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, focusing on the relationship between COVID-19 risk perceptions, institutional trust and vaccine hesitancy. Among the samples, 39.8% of the respondents exhibited COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, 48.9% had a high awareness of the risk of COVID-19, and 74.6% presented a high level of trust in institutions. The results showed that higher risk perception and institutional trust are negatively correlated with vaccine hesitancy (p < .001). Institutional trust had no statistically significant moderating effect on the association between risk perception and vaccine hesitancy, but the role of institutional trust in influencing vaccine hesitancy is more significant at a lower level of perceptions of COVID-19 risk. Furthermore, regional variations in the factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy were demonstrated in China. These findings have important implications for developing strategies to address vaccine hesitancy.

포스트 팬데믹 시대 위험지각이 해외여행 태도와 행동의도에 미치는 영향

포스트 팬데믹 시대 위험지각이 해외여행 태도와 행동의도에 미치는 영향

Risk Perception and Sense of Public Health Safety: The Mediating Role of Emotional Perception

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused significant economic, social, and cultural impacts, but it has also significantly influenced the public’s sense of psychological health and safety. Therefore, this study aimed to explain the theoretical logic of risk perception and the sense of public health safety. A conceptual framework of risk perception consisting of four dimensions—emotional perception, information perception, trust perception, and efficacy perception—was constructed. Additionally, the impact of risk perception on the sense of public health safety was empirically explored. By conducting an analysis of a survey of 292 residents in China, we found that risk perception had different impacts on residents’ sense of public health safety. Emotional perception and information perception had significantly negative effects on the sense of public health safety, while the effects of trust perception and efficacy perception were significantly positive. Notably, emotional perception played a partial mediating role in the impact of information perception, trust perception, and efficacy perception on sense of public health safety, respectively. The findings of this study showed that emotional perception is a critical mechanism for improving residents’ sense of public health safety. Some certain guidance measures are provided to reduce public anxiety and fear during pandemics.

Impact of risk perception on intrapersonal heterogeneity in decision-making processes by air pollution context: A latent variable and latent class regret-utility approach

Public preferences and needs are crucial for the effective implementation of air pollution treatment policies. Homogeneous decision-making processes assumption is limited in exploring public preferences and welfare estimates in the context of heterogeneous respondents. Behavioral economics have developed a hybrid set of decision rules to address this issue, but the internal factors contributing to public heterogeneous choices behavior remain unknown. This study aims to explore the hidden motivations, particularly risk perception, that contribute to intrapersonal heterogeneity in decision-making regarding an air pollution treatment project by a latent variable and latent class regret-utility approach. Results indicate that risk perception is a determinant factor causing intrapersonal heterogeneity of public's decision-making process of air pollution treatment programs. Respondents with higher risk controllability tend to employ a fully rational decision rule (utility maximization) and reduce heavily polluted days, whereas those who are more susceptible to risk prefer to adopt a bounded rational decision rule (regret minimization), increase the clean air days ratio and shorten the years of policy delay. Furthermore, considering risk perception, the probability of respondents being regret-driven increases from 57.20% to 61.36%, and the willingness to pay of respondents for air pollution treatment measures evidently decreases. These findings shed light on the motivations and barriers behind public action and help tailor approaches for specific groups to achieve sustainable environmental management.

RISK PERCEPTION AND INVESTMENT INTENTION IN ISLAMIC BANKS' TERM DEPOSITS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN MOROCCO

&lt;p&gt;This study focuses on the impact of risk perception on the intention to invest in Islamic banks' term deposits in Morocco. Using quantitative methodologies, including statistical analysis, Cronbach's reliability tests, and structural equation modelling, the study assesses the influence of various factors, including perceived quality and perceived value, on the intention to invest. Contrary to expectations and the existing literature, the results suggest that risk perception has no statistically significant effect on the intention to invest in these financial products. However, perceived value shows a significant relationship with intention to invest, indicating its crucial role in financial decision-making within this specific context. These results have important implications for Islamic banks, policymakers, and researchers, as they challenge the conventional emphasis on risk perception in the Islamic finance literature. The results suggest that other factors, such as perceived quality and value, may play a more influential role in the intention to invest in Islamic term deposits.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JEL&lt;/strong&gt;: G11, G 21, Z12, D81&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Article visualizations:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="/-counters-/soc/0101/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Impact of risk perception and disease cognition on the willingness to participate in screening for lung cancer in a high-risk population.

Risk perception and disease cognition may influence the efficiency of lung cancer screening by affecting the participation rate. There is still some uncertainty regarding the association between risk perception and disease cognition and how they affect participation in lung cancer screening. Therefore, we explored the influence of risk perception and disease cognition on the willingness to participate in screening among people at high risk of lung cancer. Subjects with high-risk factors for lung cancer were recruited in Lu'an City, Anhui Province, China. Questionnaires were used to determine their demographic characteristics, risk perception, disease cognition, and willingness to engage in screening. Of the 1955 subjects with high risk factors for lung cancer, 1136 (58.12%) were willing to participate in lung cancer screening. Univariable and multivariable analyses showed that disease cognition ( adj OR = 2.012, 95% CI: 1.528-2.649, P = 0.000), cognitive risk ( adj OR = 7.661, 95% CI: 6.049-9.704, P = 0.000), and affective risk ( adj OR = 5.964, 95% CI: 4.552-7.815, P = 0.000) were significant factors in promoting screening participation. For those with moderate risk perception, improving disease cognition was a key approach to increase screening participation. This study elucidated the relationship between various factors and lung cancer screening participation and proposed a feasible route for the screening implementation, providing a theoretical basis to further improve the participation rate and efficiency of lung cancer screening.

The impact of risk perception and preference on farmland transfer-out: Evidence from a survey of farm households in China

This study examines the impact of farmers' risk perceptions on their decision to transfer-out farmland, as well as the variations in this influence based on different risk preferences. The research utilizes survey data from 1389 farmers in rural China. By expanding the decision-making model for farmer households within the context of risk perception, this paper analyzes the equilibrium point of farmers' decision-making using mathematical models. Employing the Probit and Tobit models with instrumental variable methods, we discovered that farmers' perceptions of land revenue risk, land use risk, and non-farm employment risk significantly hindered the decision and rate of farmland transfer-out. Notably, the inhibitory effect decreased progressively. Moreover, risk preference was found to moderates the negative impacts. However, it is worth noting that risk perception remains a crucial factor impeding farmland transfer, primarily due to the prevalence of neutral or risk-averse risk preferences among most farmers. This study presents a novel perspective and explanatory framework for development of the farmland circulation market, aiming to overcome existing challenges from a risk-oriented standpoint. Consequently, it is essential for the government to carefully address all risks associated with farmland transfer, enhance the income guarantee system for farmers post-transfer, and offer non-farm employment training and job opportunities to facilitate the healthy and rapid development of the agricultural land transfer market.

How Risk Perception Impacts Cervical Cancer Knowledge Acquisition in China: From an Adapted Cognitive Mediation Model Perspective

As a result of the relatively late implementation of HPV vaccination in China, many young Chinese women have weak awareness and limited knowledge about cervical cancer. This study developed an adapted cognitive mediation model with risk perception as a key factor that prompts serial mediation effects and ultimately influences cervical cancer knowledge acquisition. An online survey was conducted among 1066 Chinese women aged 15-35. The results were analyzed for three age groups, which mostly supported the hypothesized model. Risk perception was positively correlated with elaboration and cervical cancer knowledge acquisition, but only with attention to cervical cancer-related information among participants aged 20-35. Attention to cervical cancer-related information was positively associated with elaboration while having no significant correlation with knowledge acquisition. Elaboration was positively associated with knowledge acquisition. Indirect effects between risk perception and knowledge acquisition through elaboration were found. The impact of risk perception on knowledge acquisition was also sequentially mediated by attention and elaboration among participants aged 28-35. The results indicate a general tendency that an individual’s level of risk perception, attention to cervical cancer-related information, elaborative processing of information, and the amount of knowledge gained increase with age. Adolescents aged 15-19 particularly lack risk perception and attention to health information. The implications of the results are discussed in detail based on previous studies. Research limitations and future directions are also suggested.

The impact of risk perception and information acquisition on meteorological adaptive behavior of large grain farmers

Based on the survey data of 414 large grain farmers in 11 counties and cities in Poyang Lake District of Jiangxi Province, this paper used structural equation modelling (SEM) and hierarchical regression method to explore the relationship between risk perception, information acquisition, human capital and meteorological disaster adaptive behaviour of large grain farmers. This paper focuses on the mediating role of information acquisition in risk perception and adaptive behaviour and the moderating role of human capital in information acquisition and adaptive behaviour. The results show that the risk perception of large grain farmers has a significant positive effect on their information acquisition and adaptive behaviour. Information acquisition&#x0D; ability of large grain farmers has a significant positive effect on their adaptive behaviour, and there exists a mediating effect between risk perception and adaptive behaviour; the human capital of large grain farmers does not play a moderating role in the impact of risk perception on information acquisition, yet has a significant positive moderating effect on the impact of information acquisition on adaptive behaviour. The results reveal the mechanism of meteorological disaster adaptive behaviour of large grain farmers and its influencing factors, which can be used as a reference for the government to make relevant policies.

The impact of perceived risk of COVID-19 from smoking on the change in number of cigarettes smoked

ABSTRACT Introduction Smoking increases the risk of severe illness and mortality from COVID-19. However, the impact of risk perception on smoking over time is unknown. Method Participants (n = 487) who reported having smoked daily or nondaily in February 2020 were recruited through Reddit and completed a cross-sectional survey. Linear regression models examined the impact of perception that smoking increases the risk of COVID-19 on changes in cigarettes per day (CPD). Results The greater perceived risk of smoking on COVID-19 predicted greater decreases in CPD from before the pandemic (December 2019 – February 2020) to March – May 2020, but no change was observed from March – May 2020 to June – August 2020. However, greater perceived risk predicted increases in CPD from June – August 2020 to November 2020 – January 2021. Participants with high levels of perceived risk (>75th percentile) were more likely to reduce their CPD in the beginning of the pandemic compared to those with low perceived risk (≤25th percentile), but more likely to increase their CPD between June – August 2020 to November 2020 – January 2021, even though perceived risk remained stable over time. Conclusion Perceived risk is associated with a reduction in CPD, but participants returned to their pre-COVID smoking behavior within less than a year.

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Perceived Risk Impact on PTSD and Revisit Intention During Post-pandemic Covid-19 Era

Protection motivation theory is applied in this study to examine the perceived risk of tourists’ toward Covid-19. This study aims to investigate social media’s effect on customer engagement toward the brand and the impact on revisit intention. This study examines the perceived risk of tourists related to Covid-19, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and revisit intention tourist destination to develop a theoretical framework and define tourist behavior related to Covid-19, to contribute to related literature. The structural equation approach or PLS-SEM (partial least squares – structural equation modeling) is adopted to verify collected data from shopping destinations in Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. The finding shows that positive and significant social media affect customer brand engagement, affecting revisit intention in the post-pandemic era. Thereupon, the finding shows the positive effect of customer brand engagement on revisit intention. Afterward, the finding indicates the indirect effect of social media on revisit intention mediated by customer brand engagement. In consequence, the social media effect on revisit intention is more prominent with the enhancement of customer brand engagement during the post-pandemic era. Furthermore, this study discovers that perceived risk related to Covid-19 has positive effects on PTSD. Further finding shows that post-traumatic stress disorder has negative effects on the revisit intention of the tourist destination. It is caused by the destination being visited by a group of people from different nationalities, ages, and cultures, rapidly spreading viruses such as Covid-19.

The impact of risk perceptions on tourists’ revisit intention: the case of COVID-19 and Fiji

ABSTRACT The tourism industry is fragile as it is prone to numerous risks such as the outbreak of deadly viruses, and natural and human-made disasters. These risks have a significant impact on tourists’ decisions when choosing a destination and while in a destination. This paper investigates the risks perceived by Australian tourists and how these risks affect their intention to revisit the Pacific Island Country of Fiji. Through a quantitative survey with 301 tourists, augmented by qualitative interviews conducted among management of hotels, as well as the DMO, the results show that tourists continue to perceive Fiji as a relatively safe destination however there are increased in the perceptions of risk concerning disease risk and financial risk.

Spatial-Temporal Differences in the Effect of Epidemic Risk Perception on Potential Travel Intention: A Macropsychology-Based Risk Perception Perspective

Most of the previous studies on the impact of risk perception on travel intention are based on an individual psychological perspective, and the understanding based on the perspective of macropsychology is insufficient. Analyzing the temporal and spatial characteristics of risk perception theory at the macropsychological and regional levels will expand the scope of risk perception theory, which may help to promote the orderly recovery of tourism activities under the normalization of epidemics at the regional level. This study uses Baidu big data, through a panel VAR analysis, to explore the impact of people’s epidemic risk perception on travelers intentions from a macropsychological level and to analyze the temporal and spatial differences of this impact. From a temporal perspective, this study found that the early stage of epidemic risk perception had a negative impact on travel intentions, and later, a compensatory effect on travelers intentions appeared. From the perspective of risks at different threat levels, the Wuhan epidemic with a high degree of threat had a greater impact, while foreign epidemics had less impact. From the perspective of spatial differences, this study indicated that the negative impact of attention to epidemics on attention to tourism basically shows a gradual decay from the core to secondary and then to peripheral areas. This research will reveal some new findings on the impact of perceived risk on behavior intention at the temporal and spatial levels, and will have certain reference value for regional tourism restoration and marketing under the influence of epidemics.

Impact of Risk Perceptions and User Trust on Intention to Re-Use E-Government

Despite the plethora of studies investigating different impacting factors on intention to re-use (IR) e-government services, they suffer from two limitations. First, initial studies provide mixed results on the effect of risk perception (PR) on IR. Second, although e-commerce studies have considered PR as a complex construct that encompasses several dimensions to date, none have considered exploring the effect of this complex construct on IR e-government websites. Thus, this study attempts to extend surrogates to such gaps by integrating PR and user trust (UT) in IR e-government using mixed-methods. It involved both a qualitative study (n = 81) to identify perceive risk antecedents and quantitative study (369 users) to build and test the proposed model. Results show that of eight PR factors, only privacy, time, psychological, and overall emerged as negative influencers and as such indirectly affect the IR government, through the mediating role of perceived value and user’s trust. System quality also has an indirect effect on IR through perceived value mediation.

The Silver Lining of the Pandemic! The Impact of Risk Perception of COVID-19 on Green Foods Purchase Intention

As the COVID-19 crisis heightened consumers’ risk perceptions, they have become more aware of the health benefits of consuming green foods, which are of fine quality, nutritious, and produced under sustainable principles. The present research investigated the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the intention to purchase green foods with the serial mediating roles of health consciousness, environmental consciousness, and attitude toward sustainable food consumption, as well as the moderating role of generations. Protection motivation theory was applied as a behavioral framework to study changes in consumer awareness, attitudes, and behavioral intentions in terms of consuming sustainable nutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this purpose, this study was conducted in Turkey with 631 participants who were surveyed online. The results support our main hypothesis that the risk perception of COVID-19 is positively related to the intention to purchase green foods, indicating individuals’ beliefs and motivations toward consuming healthy and environmentally friendly products. Our study further shows that risk perception of the COVID-19 pandemic had a positive effect on health and environmental consciousness and consequently affected individuals’ attitudes toward sustainable food consumption. We also demonstrated a serial mediation relationship in which health consciousness, environmental consciousness, and a positive attitude toward sustainable food consumption mediated the effect of the risk perception of COVID-19 and the intention to purchase green foods. Interestingly, the findings indicate that generations do not have a significant effect on the relationship between the risk perception of a COVID-19 pandemic and the intention to purchase green food.

Mediating Role of Risk Perception and Environmental Quality on the Relationship Between Risk Knowledge and Traveler’s Intention in COVID-19

The recent outbreak of epidemic disease (COVID-19) has dramatically changed the socio-economic and environmental dynamics of the world. In particular, it affects human movement, travel intentions, and ambient air pollution amid rising stringency measures. Therefore, this study examines the influence of tourism knowledge, environmental vulnerability, and risk knowledge on travelers’ intentions in China’s tourism industry during COVID-19. To address the study objectives, an online survey questionnaire was created, through which a valid sample of 402 respondents was achieved. The direct and indirect relationship between variables was tested through structural equation modeling, the outcomes confirm that both tourism knowledge and risk knowledge in terms of COVID-19 significantly and negatively define the travelers’ intention toward tourism. Moreover, environmental vulnerability moderately affected tourism behavior and augmented with COVID-19 stringency disclosures. The mediating effect of risk perception and attitude towards the relationship between exogenous and endogenous constructs was tested. It shows a significant mediating impact of risk perception, environmental hazards and attitude towards risk on the nexus between tourism knowledge and travelers’ intention. The study offers valuable recommendations for policymakers to understand tourist intentions and climate vulnerability.