Risk Perception of Prescription Drugs: Report on a Survey in Sweden

Slovic, Paul; Kraus, Nancy; Lappe, H.; Letzel, H; Malmfors, Törbjorn

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-74272-9_12

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“…Similar results were found by Slovic, Kraus, Lappe, and Major, (2) who surveyed a representative sample of the adult population in Canada. Survey respondents were asked first to rate the riskiness of each of the 33 items; they then rated the benefit of each item.…”

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confidence: 84%

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A Psychological Study of the Inverse Relationship Between Perceived Risk and Perceived Benefit

1994

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Judgments of risk and judgments of benefit have been found to be inversely related. Activities or technologies that are judged high in risk tend to be judged low in benefit, and vice versa. In the present study, we examine this inverse relationship in detail, using two measures of relationship between risk and benefit. We find that the inverse relationship is robust and indicative of a confounding of risk and benefit in people's minds. This confounding is linked to a person's overall evaluation of an activity or technology. Theoretical and practical implications of this risk‐benefit confounding are discussed.

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“…As noted earlier, new analyses of the data from the Canadian survey by Slovic et al (2) found negative correlations between perceived risk and perceived benefit across respondents for 32 of 33 items studied. These ranged between -.33 and -.03.…”

Section: Objectives and Methods Of The Present Studymentioning

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A Psychological Study of the Inverse Relationship Between Perceived Risk and Perceived Benefit

1994

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“…pesticides) people associate greater perceived risk with lower perceived benefit, and vice versa (Fischhoff, Slovic, Lichtenstein, Read, & Combs, 1978;McDaniels, Axelrod, Cavanagh, & Slovic, 1997;Slovic, Kraus, Lappe, & Major, 1991). For instance, the nature of the benefits gained from GM crops (e.g., micronutrient-rich food sources) may be qualitatively different from the nature of the risks (e.g., developing herbicide-resistant "superweeds"), but many people tend to see GM crops as high in risk and relatively low in benefit (cf., Gaskell, Bauer, Durant, & Allum, 1999;Raufaste, Finucane, & Slovic, 2000).…”

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Improving Quarantine Risk Communication: Understanding Public Risk Perceptions

Finucane

2000

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“…Slovic, Krause et al 1991;Jenkins-Smith and Kunreuther 2001 In the case of civilian nuclear energy, the US public perceives the balance to be generally positive. In ongoing survey research, Herron and Jenkins-Smith 2010;Jenkins-Smith and Heron 2009 using data from the Sandia National Security Survey (SNSS) 10 , the overall balance of perceived risks and benefits of nuclear energy among the public has been tracked since 2005.…”

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End of FY10 report - used fuel disposition technical bases and lessons learned : legal and regulatory framework for high-level waste disposition in the United States.

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This report examines the current policy, legal, and regulatory framework pertaining to used nuclear fuel and high level waste management in the United States. The goal is to identify potential changes that if made could add flexibility and possibly improve the chances of successfully implementing technical aspects of a nuclear waste policy. Experience suggests that the regulatory framework should be established prior to initiating future repository development. Concerning specifics of the regulatory framework, reasonable expectation as the standard of proof was successfully implemented and could be retained in the future; yet, the current classification system for radioactive waste, including hazardous constituents, warrants reexamination.Whether or not consideration of multiple sites are considered simultaneously in the future, inclusion of mechanisms such as deliberate use of performance assessment to manage site characterization would be wise. Because of experience gained here and abroad, diversity of geologic media is not particularly necessary as a criterion in site selection guidelines for multiple sites. Stepwise development of the repository program that includes flexibility also warrants serious consideration. Furthermore, integration of the waste management system from storage, transportation, and disposition, should be examined and would be facilitated by integration of the legal and regulatory framework. Finally, in order to enhance acceptability of future repository development, the national policy should be cognizant of those policy and technical attributes that enhance initial acceptance, and those policy and technical attributes that maintain and broaden credibility.

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Risk Perception of Prescription Drugs: Report on a Survey in Sweden

Cited by 66 publications

References 4 publications

A Psychological Study of the Inverse Relationship Between Perceived Risk and Perceived Benefit

A Psychological Study of the Inverse Relationship Between Perceived Risk and Perceived Benefit

Improving Quarantine Risk Communication: Understanding Public Risk Perceptions

End of FY10 report - used fuel disposition technical bases and lessons learned : legal and regulatory framework for high-level waste disposition in the United States.

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