Explaining Individual Risk Perception: The Case of Nuclear Waste

摘要: This paper deals with models of perceived risk, applied to the case nuclear waste. Data from a major survey recently conducted in municipalities where there were intense discussions about siting waste are analyzed (N = 2523). It is pointed out that previous work on psychometric model has achieved some success accounting for but claim emotional factors main engine such shown be misleading. New other factor, found very weak. The supported by present results specific radiation attitude power (NP), severity consequences, and tendency amplify or attenuate all risks. These variables accounted 65 per cent both personal general risk A simplified was somewhat more powerful, also supported, extent, 'interfering nature'and 'trust 'as explanatory concepts. counter-argument these constructsthat they overlap semantically risk-is misleading false. special analysis showed extreme deniers alarmists among respondents, twice as many alarmists. latter group most clearly women low level education. Finally, discussed relation psychology perception.