Journal
ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR
Volume 40, Issue 6, Pages 798-817Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0013916507309864
Keywords
earthquakes; hazards; mitigation; preparation; survival
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There is it need to clarify why people who are at risk from natural disasters such as earthquakes are often less prepared than they could be. This study of residents in Wellington, New Zealand (N = 358), tested demographic and psychological predictors of two aspects of earthquake preparation: survival actions storing water and damage-mitigation actions (e.g., fastening bookshelves or securing foundations). psychological predictors were participants' tendency to take risks and their locus of control significant demo-graphic predictors were home ownership and length of residence. When demogaphic factors were taken into account, risk-taking tendency predicted earthquake preparation in general and survival actions in particular. but not mitigation actions. In contrast. locus of control predicted mitigation actions. These findings extend existing theories and show the value of measuring mitigation actions as well as survival actions.
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