The influence of culture on Koreans’ risk perception

Yang, Jungeun

doi:10.1080/13669877.2013.879490

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“…Although empirical research generally supports the predictions of cultural theory (e.g., Brenot, Bonnefous, & Marris, ; Marris, Langford, & O'Riordan, ), critics of cultural theory have pointed out the weak explanatory power of cultural worldviews in predicting risk perceptions (Sjöberg & Drottz‐Sjöberg, ) and the scarcity of empirical evidence, particularly in non‐Western contexts (Sjöberg, , ; Xue, Hine, Loi, Thorsteinsson, & Phillips, ). Consistent with the findings from Western samples (Brenot et al., ; Dake, ; Marris et al., ), South Korean egalitarians are generally risk averse across a wide range of risk issues, including crimes, economic risks, accidents, and environmental risks (Yang, ). A recent study further suggests that egalitarianism improves the efficacy of narratives aimed at reducing the stigmatization of patients suffering from Middle East respiratory syndrome in South Korea (Kim & Ham, ).…”

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confidence: 56%

“…In prior research, individualism and hierarchism were negatively associated with environmental risk perceptions and policy support (Kahan et al., ; Xue et al., ). However, this pattern was not found in the South Korean sample (Yang, ). Cultural theory does not make specific predictions for fatalists, who view nature as an unmanageable and inefficacious system, as they do not have consistency in their risk perceptions (Steg & Sievers, ).…”

Section: Cultural Worldviews and Risk Information Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 78%

“…In a cross‐cultural study, Koreans were found to be most concerned about risks caused by nuclear energy and the consequences of the greenhouse effect on economic development (Cha, ). In other studies, Koreans expressed relatively greater concern about environmental risks, economic risks, and crimes, than about uncontrollable risks such as accidents (Chung & Ryu, ; Yang, ; Yoo & Lee, ). Collectively, South Koreans tend to perceive risks imposed externally as greater than risks resultant from personal choices and behaviors (Yang, ).…”

Section: Cultural Worldviews and Risk Information Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…In other studies, Koreans expressed relatively greater concern about environmental risks, economic risks, and crimes, than about uncontrollable risks such as accidents (Chung & Ryu, ; Yang, ; Yoo & Lee, ). Collectively, South Koreans tend to perceive risks imposed externally as greater than risks resultant from personal choices and behaviors (Yang, ).…”

Section: Cultural Worldviews and Risk Information Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Egalitarians, who view commerce and industry as important sources of social inequality, also tend to fear anti‐environmental policies intended to deregulate commercial activities (Kahan, ; Wildavsky & Dake, ). Indeed, prior research has found egalitarianism to be positively associated with environmental risk perceptions and support for policies (e.g., Kahan et al., ; Xue et al., ; Yang, ).…”

Section: Cultural Worldviews and Risk Information Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Risk Information Seeking and Processing About Particulate Air Pollution in South Korea: The Roles of Cultural Worldview

Kim

2018

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This study integrates cultural theory of risk into the risk information seeking and processing model in the context of particulate air pollution in South Korea. Specifically, it examines how cultural worldviews (hierarchy, individualism, egalitarianism, and fatalism) influence the way people interpret risk about an environmental risk, which may in turn promote or deter their information seeking and processing about the risk. An online survey (N = 645) showed that egalitarianism was positively associated with perceptions of societal and personal risks, affective responses toward the risk, and informational subjective norms. Perceived societal risk, in particular, mediated the effect of egalitarianism on information insufficiency. Moreover, cultural worldview was a significant moderator of the relationships between information insufficiency and risk information seeking and processing. The positive relationship between information insufficiency and information seeking grew stronger with increasing egalitarianism. In contrast, the negative relationship between information insufficiency and heuristic processing was strengthened with increasing hierarchy. This study extends prior theories and models in risk communication by addressing the roles of cultural worldview, an important individual difference factor in interpreting environmental risks.

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Section: Cultural Worldviews and Risk Information Behaviorssupporting

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Section: Cultural Worldviews and Risk Information Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 78%

Section: Cultural Worldviews and Risk Information Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Cultural Worldviews and Risk Information Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Cultural Worldviews and Risk Information Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Risk Information Seeking and Processing About Particulate Air Pollution in South Korea: The Roles of Cultural Worldview

Kim

2018

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Risk Management

Glendon¹

2015

The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Occupational Safety and Workplace Health

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Risk communication about work-related stress disorders in healthcare workers: a scoping review

Emal

Tamminga

Daams

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Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Purposes Healthcare workers are at risk of stress-related disorders. Risk communication can be an effective preventive health measure for some health risks, but is not yet common in the prevention of stress-related disorders in an occupational healthcare setting. The overall aim is to examine whether risk communication was part of interventions aimed at the prevention of stress-related disorders in healthcare workers. Method We performed a scoping review using the framework of Arksey and O’Malley. We searched in Medline, Web of Science and PsychInfo for studies reporting on preventive interventions of stress-related disorders in healthcare workers between 2005 and December 2020. Studies were included when the intervention reported on at least one element of risk communication and one goal. We predefined four elements of risk communication: risk perception, communication of early stress symptoms, risk factors and prevention; and three goals: inform, stimulate informed decision-making and motivate action. Results We included 23 studies that described 17 interventions. None of the included interventions were primarily developed as risk communication interventions, but all addressed the goals. Two interventions used all four elements of risk communication. The prominent mode of delivery was face to face, mostly delivered by researchers. Early stress symptoms and risk factors were measured by surveys. Conclusions Risk communication on risk factors and early signs of stress-related disorders is not that well studied and evaluated in an occupational healthcare setting. Overall, the content of the communication was not based on the risk perception of the healthcare workers, which limited the likelihood of them taking action.

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The influence of culture on Koreans’ risk perception

Cited by 24 publications

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Risk Information Seeking and Processing About Particulate Air Pollution in South Korea: The Roles of Cultural Worldview

Risk Information Seeking and Processing About Particulate Air Pollution in South Korea: The Roles of Cultural Worldview

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Risk communication about work-related stress disorders in healthcare workers: a scoping review

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