Emotional distress related to hazards and earthquake risk perception

Daniela Ionescu, Claudia Iuliana Iacob (), Eugen Avram and Iuliana Armaș
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Daniela Ionescu: National School of Political and Administrative Studies
Claudia Iuliana Iacob: University of Bucharest
Eugen Avram: University of Bucharest
Iuliana Armaș: University of Bucharest

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2021, vol. 109, issue 3, No 4, 2077-2094

Abstract: Abstract This paper aimed to investigate emotional distress related to hazards (EDH) considering appraisals and personal resources from cognitive appraisal theory in a sample of Bucharest inhabitants periodically exposed to earthquakes (EQ). The sample consisted of 336 respondents (M = 33.71 years old, SD = 13.71, 64.6% females). The hierarchical regression model revealed that discomfort of living space, a personal resource, was the strongest predictor of EDH (β = .18, t(313) = 3.09, p

Keywords: Bucharest; Distress; Earthquake; Risk perception; Discomfort; Hazard anticipation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-021-04911-6

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