Developing a Measure of Perceived Environmental Risk

Weber, John; Hair, Joseph F.; Fowler, Claudia R.

doi:10.1080/00958960009598669

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“…Instruments include psychometric paradigm models with limited variables to attempt to explain risk perception (Sjöberg ), substituting other health behaviours as a gauge against an environmental risk (Cabrera & Leckie ), or using classroom assessments (Weber et al . ).…”

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“…Few instruments available to test environmental selfefficacy and risk perception have had little to no psychometric testing and often developed for individual environmental risk or for large global indices (Hoti et al 2005). Instruments include psychometric paradigm models with limited variables to attempt to explain risk perception (Sj€ oberg 2006), substituting other health behaviours as a gauge against an environmental risk (Cabrera & Leckie 2009), or using classroom assessments (Weber et al 2000).…”

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The Household Risk Perception instrument and the Self‐Efficacy in Environmental Risk Reduction instrument: psychometric testing using principal component analysis

Oneal

Odom‐Maryon

Postma

et al. 2013

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aim This paper is a report of psychometric testing of the Household Risk Perception and Self-Efficacy in Environmental Risk Reduction Instruments using principle components analysis. Background There are limited instruments available to test household risk perception and self-efficacy related to environmental health behaviors. The Household Risk Perception Instrument was developed to measure personal perceptions of household environmental health risks. The Self-Efficacy in Environmental Risk Reduction Instrument was designed to measure caregivers’ confidence in taking steps to reduce household risks. Method Baseline data from 235 caregivers enrolled in a randomized clinical trial testing a healthy housing intervention were collected between 2006 and 2009. Principal components analysis was used to determine principal components from measured responses to each instrument. Results Components were explored and compared to constructs used to design the original instruments. A five component structure showed the simplest solution and explained 65% of variance in the Household Risk Perception analysis. Cronbach’s alpha values indicated satisfactory internal consistency for four of five identified components. Risk perception varied according to available sensory input of the specific risk. A four component structure explained 64% of the variance in the Self-Efficacy in Environmental Risk Reduction analysis. Cronbach’s alpha values were satisfactory. Items mapped to steps in an action-oriented process versus agent-specific actions. Results from both analyses suggest that Environmental Tobacco Smoke is perceived differently than other household risks. Conclusion Previously, both instruments relied on item reliability and content validity testing. This study provides a basis for further instrument revision and theoretical testing.

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The Household Risk Perception instrument and the Self‐Efficacy in Environmental Risk Reduction instrument: psychometric testing using principal component analysis

Oneal

Odom‐Maryon

Postma

et al. 2013

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…The claim of relying on one's ''personal inspection'' would therefore be flawed, and measuring perceptions would provide a more indicative measure of environmental literacy than factual knowledge and/or feeling. Therefore, differences in socioeconomic status, education level, place of residence and ethnicity may have resulted in significant differences in judgement (Weber et al, 2000).…”

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Importance of public information and perception for managing recreational activities in the Peel-Harvey estuary, Western Australia

Lepesteur

Wegner

Moore

et al. 2008

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Most were developed for more narrowly defined populations or more specific types of environmental problems or health issues. The Perceived Environmental Risk (PER) survey, for example, was previously used to evaluate middle and high school students and teachers participating in environmental educational subjects [15]. Other studies have used surveys developed for those suffering from asthma [16, 17], for farm workers exposed to pesticides [18], and for those in a mining region in Mexico [19].…”

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Nutrition and Other Protective Behaviors Motivated by Environmental Health Risk Awareness

Jones

Feng

Dixon

et al. 2016

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BackgroundResearch findings have suggested that exposure to environmental pollutants contributes to increased health risks, which may be modulated by certain nutrition and other protective health behaviors. Nutrition professionals play an important role in effectively disseminating this information and in devising specific community-based nutrition education programs for audiences located in areas with environmental health issues.ObjectiveTo assess awareness of environmental health problems and motivation to adopt protective health behaviors for use in planning nutrition education programs for communities exposed to environmental pollutants.MethodData were collected from a modified, validated Environmental Health Engagement Profile (EHEP) survey instrument administered to adults (n=774) participating in community events in Kentucky based on location relative to hazardous waste sites.ResultsThe modified EHEP survey instrument showed good internal consistency reliability, and demographic characteristics were evaluated. Correlation analyses revealed significant positive correlations in all groups, separately and combined, between awareness of environmental pollution in an individual’s surroundings and the extent of concern that pollutants cause adverse health effects (P < 0.01) and between concern that pollutants cause adverse health effects and taking personal actions to protect against such environmental insults (P < 0.01). The groups having the highest level of awareness posed by pollution are those residing near federally designated hazardous waste sites.ConclusionThese results suggest that determining and expanding an audience’s knowledge and perceptions of environmental health risks will enhance effective nutrition education program planning.

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Developing a Measure of Perceived Environmental Risk

Cited by 22 publications

References 21 publications

The Household Risk Perception instrument and the Self‐Efficacy in Environmental Risk Reduction instrument: psychometric testing using principal component analysis

The Household Risk Perception instrument and the Self‐Efficacy in Environmental Risk Reduction instrument: psychometric testing using principal component analysis

Importance of public information and perception for managing recreational activities in the Peel-Harvey estuary, Western Australia

Nutrition and Other Protective Behaviors Motivated by Environmental Health Risk Awareness

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