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Disaster preparedness: a social‐cognitive perspective

Douglas Paton (Douglas Paton is Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.)

Disaster Prevention and Management

ISSN: 0965-3562

Article publication date: 1 August 2003

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Abstract

Despite considerable effort and expenditure on public hazard education, levels of disaster preparedness remain low. By integrating and expanding on natural hazards and health research on protective behaviour, this paper proposes a social cognitive model of disaster preparedness. The model describes a developmental process that commences with factors that motivate people to prepare, progresses through the formation of intentions, and culminates in decisions to prepare. Following their critical appraisal, variables implicated at each stage are identified and their role in the preparedness process described. The implications of the model for the conceptualisation and assessment of preparedness is discussed, as is its implications for risk reduction and communication strategies.

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Paton, D. (2003), "Disaster preparedness: a social‐cognitive perspective", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 210-216. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653560310480686

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