Determinants of household- and community-based disaster preparedness

• MOTOYOSHI Tadahiro

  Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University

• TAKAO Kenji

  Faculty of Medical Welfare, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare

• IKEDA Saburo

  National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 家庭防災と地域防災の行動意図の規定因に関する研究
• カテイ ボウサイ ト チイキ ボウサイ ノ コウドウ イト ノ キテイイン ニ カンスル ケンキュウ

Abstract

This study examined factors which influence the extent to which citizens prepare for natural disasters. A questionnaire-based survey was administered to residents (N=849) living in the greater Nagoya area. The items were devised to probe for residents' attitudes toward disaster preparedness, perceived flood and seismic risk, their commitment to the community, and concerns about society. The study revealed that both household and community disaster preparedness were affected by the individual's subjective norm regarding preparation, the perceived benefit of protective courses of action, and general concern about natural disasters. Commitment to the community and concerns about society were the only strong predictors of community-based disaster preparedness. By contrast, perceived flood and seismic risks were weak predictors.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Social Psychology

  Japanese Journal of Social Psychology 23 (3), 209-220, 2008

  The Japanese Society of Social Psychology

Keywords

• natural disaster
• risk perception
• fear
• attitude
• disaster management

Details

• CRID: 1390282679468344832
• NII Article ID: 110006646631
• NII Book ID: AN10049127
• DOI: 10.14966/jssp.kj00004896217
• ISSN: 21891338
• ISSN: 09161503
• NDL BIB ID: 9388174
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I9388174
• Text Lang: ja
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