People’s responses to risks of electromagnetic fields and trust in government policy: the role of perceived risk, benefits and control

Dongen, Diana van; Claassen, Liesbeth; Smid, Tjabe; Timmermans, Daniëlle R. M.

doi:10.1080/13669877.2012.761270

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“…Freudenstein et al [2015] found that a higher level of perceived exposures to radiofrequency EMF was associated with an increased risk perception of radiofrequency EMF. A lower level of trust in government policies was also associated with an increased risk perception of EMF sources [van Dongen et al, 2013]. Furthermore, Kim et al [2014] revealed that people who gave higher ratings on "personal knowledge" and "seriousness of the risk to future generations" also exhibited increased risk perception of EMF from mobile phones.…”

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confidence: 96%

Factors Affecting Risk Perception of Electromagnetic Waves From 5G Network Base Stations

Koh

Choi

Seo

et al. 2020

Bioelectromagnetics

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The coverage of the fifth‐generation network has increased steadily since the network was introduced in 2019. However, public protests around the globe against the construction of 5G network base stations have continued to occur for fear that electromagnetic (EM) waves emitted from the stations would cause adverse health effects. To identify factors that have contributed to such increased risk perception, we conducted a cross‐sectional study using data obtained from a survey that assessed Korean adults’ risk perception of EM wave‐related objects. We found that female gender, high level of perceived exposure to EM waves, evaluation of public policies as ineffective, and high level of objective knowledge on EM waves were associated with increased risk perception. Furthermore, we found that higher ratings on a few risk characteristics such as “personal knowledge,” “seriousness of the risk to future generations,” “dreadfulness,” and “severity of consequences” were also associated with increased risk perception as well. Bioelectromagnetics. © 2020 The Authors. Bioelectromagnetics published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Bioelectromagnetics Society

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Factors Affecting Risk Perception of Electromagnetic Waves From 5G Network Base Stations

Koh

Choi

Seo

et al. 2020

Bioelectromagnetics

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“…Additionally, social trust may affect how consumers perceive the product and thus play a role in determining the risk–return judgment [ 68 ]. Many previous studies have claimed that social trust can positively impact perceived benefits and negatively impact perceived risks in the study of the intention to employ particular technologies, such as renewable energy [ 69 ], electromagnetic fields [ 70 ], and electric vehicles [ 71 ]. Accordingly, residents with a higher level of social trust are more convinced of the truthfulness of the advantages of GHs and thus perceive more tangible and intangible benefits from purchasing and living in GHs.…”

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Exploring Residents’ Purchase Intention of Green Housings in China: An Extended Perspective of Perceived Value

Zhao

Chen

2021

IJERPH

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The promotion of green housings (GHs) is considered a potentially effective way to save energy, reduce air pollution, and promote industrial upgrading. However, the low level of public acceptance of GHs leads to insufficient GH market penetration in China. Thus, it is significant to explore GH purchase decisions to understand and enhance the market demand for GHs effectively. From an extended perspective of perceived value, this study proposes a comprehensive research model that integrates residents’ perceptions and personal traits to examine the influencing mechanism of residents’ intention to purchase GHs. The proposed model is empirically tested using data collected from 728 urban residents in China. The results reveal that perceived value is a crucial predictor of GH purchase intention. All dimensions of perceived benefits—including perceived functional benefits, perceived emotional benefits, perceived green benefits, and perceived social benefits—have a positive influence on perceived value, while perceived performance risks have a negative influence on perceived value. Two types of personal traits, namely, environmental concern and social trust, significantly affect residents’ perceived benefits and perceived risks. The findings contribute to a more in-depth analysis of the effects of residents’ perceptions and personal traits on GH purchase behavior. Furthermore, suggestions for policymakers and developers on popularizing GHs are proposed.

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“…It important to note that people generally find uncontrollable risks more problematic than risks over which they do have a sense of control (Timmermans, Henneman, Hirasing, & van der Wal, 2008;van Dongen, Claassen, Smid, & Timmermans, 2013) even if this sense of control is unjustified (McKenna,1993). As a result of the ubiquitous nature of uncontrollable risks, we live in a society where feelings of uncertainty, risk and unpredictability are inevitable (Beck, 1992) and some have even argued that we live in "the age of anxiety" (Twenge, 2000).…”

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The impact of threat to personal control on trust in experts and non-experts communicating about risk

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2020

Preprint

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In the present research we shed light onto processes that may contribute to the decline in trust in experts and other authorities. In a study focusing on the risks of nanotechnology in food, we orthogonally manipulated personal control (high vs low), the expertise of a source communicating about the risks (high vs low) and the extent to which the source communicated with certainty or uncertainty. The main dependent measures were perceptions of ability and trust as well as risk attitudes. The results show perceptions of ability and overall trust were higher for an expert than for a non-expert source, but only when personal control was threatened and the source communicated certainty. When this was not the case, there was no difference in perceived ability or overall trust between the expert and non-expert source. The pattern of results for risk attitudes was similar. Implications for risk communication by experts are discussed.

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People’s responses to risks of electromagnetic fields and trust in government policy: the role of perceived risk, benefits and control

Cited by 15 publications

References 28 publications

Factors Affecting Risk Perception of Electromagnetic Waves From 5G Network Base Stations

Factors Affecting Risk Perception of Electromagnetic Waves From 5G Network Base Stations

Exploring Residents’ Purchase Intention of Green Housings in China: An Extended Perspective of Perceived Value

The impact of threat to personal control on trust in experts and non-experts communicating about risk

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