Psychology of Disaster Preparedness

Mishra, Sasmita; MazumdarSanjoy,

doi:10.1089/eco.2015.0006

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“…perceived risks), and perception of the effectiveness of a coping response and one’s ability to adopt it (i.e. coping response) (Mishra and Mazumdar 2015 ). Perceived risks and coping responses are assessed prior to an individual choosing an adaptation strategy.…”

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In harm’s way: Non-migration decisions of people at risk of slow-onset coastal hazards in Bangladesh

Mallick

Rogers

Sultana

2021

Ambio

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Non-migration is an adaptive strategy that has received little attention in environmental migration studies. We explore the leveraging factors of non-migration decisions of communities at risk in coastal Bangladesh, where exposure to both rapid- and slow-onset natural disasters is high. We apply the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to empirical data and assess how threat perception and coping appraisal influences migration decisions in farming communities suffering from salinization of cropland. This study consists of data collected through quantitative household surveys (n = 200) and semi-structured interviews from four villages in southwest coastal Bangladesh. Results indicate that most respondents are unwilling to migrate, despite better economic conditions and reduced environmental risk in other locations. Land ownership, social connectedness, and household economic strength are the strongest predictors of non-migration decisions. This study is the first to use the PMT to understand migration-related behaviour and the findings are relevant for policy planning in vulnerable regions where exposure to climate-related risks is high but populations are choosing to remain in place.

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Section: Analytical Frameworkmentioning

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In harm’s way: Non-migration decisions of people at risk of slow-onset coastal hazards in Bangladesh

Mallick

Rogers

Sultana

2021

Ambio

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“…Personal natural hazard experience was identified as an explanatory variable for awareness and preparedness in previous studies (e.g. Bubeck et al, 2012;Mishra and Mazumdar, 2015). It is assumed that the experience of suffering damage increases the readiness to protect oneself (e.g.…”

Section: Natural Hazard Experiencementioning

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Culture matters: Factors influencing natural hazard risk preparedness – a survey of Swiss households

Maidl

Bresch

Buchecker

2019

Preprint

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Abstract. Building a culture of risk is an essential objective within the integrated risk management paradigm. Challenges arise both due to increasing damage from natural hazards and the complexity in interaction of different actors in risk management. In Switzerland, the Strategy for Natural Hazards Switzerland, aims to establish efficient protection of the population, natural resources and material goods. This requires that all actors are recognized and aware of their responsible role in risk management. However, previous, non-representative studies indicate that risk awareness and preparedness levels are rather low within the general population. For the first time, our nation-wide survey provides empirical data on factors that influ-ence individual risk preparedness. Multivariate analysis shows that taking responsibility for natural hazard risk prevention is not only related to personal experience and perceived probability of hazard events, but also crucially influenced by social forms of communication and integration. Therefore, we conclude that social capacity building needs to include such factors in order to render integrated risk management strategies successful.

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“…[13][14][15] The influence of perceived self-efficacy on adoption of protective behavior against natural disasters has been highlighted. 8,16,17 Self-efficacy is defined by the belief that individuals can act in a variety of situations. Thus, it is not limited to the sum of the skills that individuals possess.…”

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“…The questionnaire was sent before the overflow from hospital. 8 . The questionnaire was pre-tested by 5 people to ensure that the items were well understood.…”

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Do Hospital Workers Feel They Are Ready to Manage a Sanitary Crisis in a Pre-Crisis Context?

Bossard¹,

Weiss

Dusserre³

2021

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to measure the perception of readiness to manage a sanitary crisis for hospital workers and to study the factors related to this perception. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study; 408 French hospital workers responded to an online questionnaire. The variables studied concerned the perceived personal preparedness, the perception of colleagues’ and hospital’s preparedness, perception of the situation, and preparatory behavioral acts. Correlations, partial correlations, and multiple linear regressions were applied. Results: Based on Pearson’s correlations, the higher the participants’ sense of personal efficacy and control over their behavior, the more ready they feel (r p = 0.77*** and r p = 0.55***). The more participants perceive their colleagues as ready and their hospital as prepared, the more ready they feel (r p = 0.52*** and r p = 0.46***). Based on Pearson’s partial correlations, upon controlling the effect of preparedness perception, declared preparedness is not significantly correlated with personal readiness perception (r p = 0.01). Conclusion: The perception of personal readiness does not depend only on actual preparedness but also on individual and collective variables. Technically, these results confirm the value of relying on psychosocial variables during training. It would be interesting to propose empowerment in training courses. It also seems necessary to demonstrate crisis management efficacy at different levels: institutional, collective, and individual.

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Psychology of Disaster Preparedness

Cited by 18 publications

References 85 publications

In harm’s way: Non-migration decisions of people at risk of slow-onset coastal hazards in Bangladesh

In harm’s way: Non-migration decisions of people at risk of slow-onset coastal hazards in Bangladesh

Culture matters: Factors influencing natural hazard risk preparedness – a survey of Swiss households

Do Hospital Workers Feel They Are Ready to Manage a Sanitary Crisis in a Pre-Crisis Context?

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