Information seeking in a risky world: the theoretical and empirical development of FRIS: a Framework of Risk Information Seeking

Huurne, E.F.J. ter

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“…The study finds that residents who are apathetic towards environmental issues have a lower negative affective response, since they minimise the possible costs and risks of the activity of the companies analysed. Therefore, in line with the literature (Griffin, Dunwoody, and Neuwirth 1999;ter Huurne 2008) our study corroborates the influence of lack of trust in companies on the individual negative affective response.…”

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“…Having explained the possible relations that the above factors may have on the need for information, we now analyse the relationships that may appear among them. First, in the relationship between trust and individual affective response, the literature (Griffin, Dunwoody, and Neuwirth 1999;Griffin et al 2004;ter Huurne 2008) defends that affective response is influenced by institutional trust (individual's trust in companies and government). In this research, following McComas (2003, 2008), we consider that trust in companies and trust in public authorities must be dealt with differently, both conceptually and empirically.…”

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Antecedent factors of the need for information regarding petrochemical complex hazards

Tortosa-Edo

Navarro

Llorens-Monzonís

2014

Journal of Risk Research

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Information transparency is a relevant factor nowadays. The current legislation has forced hazardous companies to improve their communication policy with the local community, but this entails the difficulty that each individual has a different need for information. This study considers the main antecedents of need for information to explain these differences. The paper analyses, to our knowledge for the first time, the direct influence of personal beliefs about environmental issues on the individual's need for information. The research focused on the residents (992) of an area near to a petrochemical complex. The results, derived from SEM analysis, confirmed the influence of environmental beliefs, trust in companies and negative affective response on the need for information. In light of these results, we recommend that the companies of the complex develop a risk communication policy based on personal environmental beliefs, in order to understand the public's concerns and their needs for risk information. Finally, the analysed companies need to see risk communication as a long-term and ongoing process that involves active dialogue and enables stakeholders' participation, with the aim of establishing a communication network.

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Antecedent factors of the need for information regarding petrochemical complex hazards

Tortosa-Edo

Navarro

Llorens-Monzonís

2014

Journal of Risk Research

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“…Het is belangrijk om bij de preventiecampagnes in te spelen op de risicobeleving van de doelgroep. Dit lijkt namelijk samen te hangen met de effectiviteit van de preventiecampagnes (Ter Huurne, 2008). Bovendien, alleen het notificeren van NAS-gebruikers is niet voldoende.…”

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NAS-ransomware: hoe ransomware-aanvallen tegen NAS-apparaten verschillen van reguliere ransomware-aanvallen

Meurs¹,

Junger²,

Tews³

et al. 2022

Tijdschrift Voor Veiligheid

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Een specifiek type ransomware-aanval richt zich op NAS-apparaten. In deze studie onderzoeken we het verschil tussen deze NAS-ransomware en reguliere ransomware. Uit de resultaten blijkt dat er bij NAS-ransomware andere ransomware-varianten bij de aanval worden gebruikt, dat slachtoffers vaker particulieren zijn en dat het gevraagde losgeld en de financiële schade lager zijn dan bij reguliere ransomware-aanvallen. Daarnaast vonden we een temporeel verband tussen NAS-ransomware-campagnes en de bekendmaking van nieuwe kwetsbaarheden. We sluiten het artikel af met een aantal aanbevelingen om het risico op slachtofferschap van NAS-ransomware te verkleinen, waarbij bewustwording centraal staat.

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“…Information seeking has emerged as an important topic in risk communication over the past few years. The active gathering by individuals of personally relevant risk information is increasingly considered an important mediator between risk communication and subsequent risk-related knowledge and behavior (Griffin, Neuwirth, and Dunwoody 1999;Turner et al 2006;Kahlor 2007;Ter Huurne 2008;Ter Huurne, Griffin, and Gutteling 2009;Kievik and Gutteling in press). In this paper, we present two experimental studies that focus on the determinants of man-made risk communication, in the context of risk information seeking.…”

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The action suited to the word? Use of the framework of risk information seeking to understand risk-related behaviors

Kievik

Huurne

Gutteling

2012

Journal of Risk Research

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Although a growing body of risk communication research focuses on how people process risk information, one question that is overlooked is how the seeking of information contributes to behavioral adaptation toward the risk issue. How are people's behavioral responses to risks affected by the search for risk information? Building on the Framework of Risk Information Seeking (FRIS), this paper reports on two studies that focus on the experimental testing of several of the basic FRIS assumptions. In study 1, a 2 (involvement: high vs. low) Â 2 (risk perception: high vs. low) between-subjects experiment was conducted to test the assumption that higher levels of involvement and risk perception stimulate the intention to seek additional risk information as well as the actual risk information. Study 2 is a partial replication of study 1. In study 2, a 2 (involvement: high vs. low) Â 2 (fear appeal: present vs. absent) Â 2 (response efficacy: high vs. low) between-subjects experiment was conducted to test how varying the levels of involvement, risk perception, and response efficacy influence actual and intended information seeking, as well as the intention to adopt risk-mitigating actions. The results showed that the high-involvement, high-risk perception, high-response efficacy group was most likely to actually seek information and make behavioral changes. The results are in accordance with basic FRIS assumptions. Implications for risk communication are discussed.

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Information seeking in a risky world: the theoretical and empirical development of FRIS: a Framework of Risk Information Seeking

Abstract: Bennett, p. (1999). Understanding responses to risk: some Basic findings. in p. Bennett and k. calman (eds.).

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Antecedent factors of the need for information regarding petrochemical complex hazards

Antecedent factors of the need for information regarding petrochemical complex hazards

NAS-ransomware: hoe ransomware-aanvallen tegen NAS-apparaten verschillen van reguliere ransomware-aanvallen

The action suited to the word? Use of the framework of risk information seeking to understand risk-related behaviors

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