An integrative framework for mapping the psychological landscape of risk perception.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 05 2024
14 05 2024
Historique:
received:
20
12
2023
accepted:
08
04
2024
medline:
15
5
2024
pubmed:
15
5
2024
entrez:
14
5
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We vary greatly in our perception of risk, not just because of differences between risks themselves, but also because of individual, contextual and cultural differences too. To better understand and predict responses to risk, we need to (a) integrate these components, combining approaches from different psychological disciplines and (b) also consider risk tolerance - how individuals trade-off between risks and benefits. We therefore developed an ICONS (individual, contextual, cognitive, social) framework; using it across two empirical studies (n = 4228) to examine how individuals perceive and respond to the quotidian risks associated with consumer products. Three dimensions underlined risk perceptions: benefits, dread and individual responsibility. Risk tolerance was typically predicted by interactions between individual (demographic, cultural worldview, personality) and contextual (product type/category, harm information) factors. In turn, perceived dread, benefits and individual differences shaped how likely participants were to communicate risk information. Our results demonstrate for the first time how the interaction between individual, cognitive (risk tolerance, intensity), contextual, and social (risk communication) factors is key to understanding and predicting risk perceptions. Together, our findings help explain why societal responses to risks are often difficult to predict and have implications for the spread, and amplification, of risk information.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38744838
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-59189-y
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-59189-y
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
10989Subventions
Organisme : Office for Product Safety and Standards
ID : Understanding the Psychological and Cultural Factors Underpinning Risk Perceptions of Products
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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