851
Views
56
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
research paper

Making sense of natural hazard mitigation: Personal, social and cultural influences

, , , , &
Pages 183-196 | Published online: 15 Jun 2011

References

  • Anckermann , S. , Dominguez , M. , Sotol , N. , Kjaerulf , F. , Berliner , P. and Mikkelsen , E. N. 2005 . Psycho-social support to large numbers of traumatized people in post-conflict societies: an approach to community development in Guatemala . Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology , 15 : 136 – 152 .
  • Bajek , R. , Matsuda , Y. and Okada , N. 2008 . Japan's Jishu-bosai-soshiki community activities: analysis of its role in participatory community disaster risk management . Natural Hazards , 44 : 281 – 292 .
  • Bennett , P. and Murphy , S. 1997 . Psychology and Health Promotion Buckingham : Open University Press .
  • Blumer , H. 1969 . Symbolic Interactionism: Perspective and Method Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall .
  • Bowers , B. 1988 . “ Grounded theory ” . In Paths to Knowledge: Innovative Research Methods for Nursing Edited by: Sarter , B. 33 – 59 . New York : National League for Nursing .
  • Brislin , R. 1986 . “ The wording and translation of research instruments ” . In Field Methods in Cross-Cultural Research Edited by: Lonner , W. and Berry , J. Newbury Park : Sage Publications .
  • Brislin , R. 2000 . Understanding Culture's Influence on Behavior Melbourne : Wadsworth .
  • Byrne , B. M. 2001 . Structural Equation Modelling with AMOS: Basic Concepts, Applications, and Programming New Jersey : Lawrence Erlbaum .
  • Denzin , N. K. 1992 . Symbolic Interactionism and Cultural Studies: The Politics of Interpretation Oxford : Blackwell .
  • Dillon , J. and Phillips , M. 2001 . Social Capital Perth : Curtin University Press .
  • Dow , K. and Cutter , S. L. 2000 . Public orders and personal opinions: household strategies for hurricane risk assessment . Environmental Hazards , 2 : 143 – 155 .
  • Duncan , T. E. , Duncan , S. C. , Okut , H. , Strycker , L. A. and Hix-Small , H. 2003 . A multilevel contextual model of neighbourhood collective efficacy . American Journal of Community Psychology , 32 : 245 – 252 .
  • Earle , T. C. 2004 . Thinking aloud about trust: a protocol analysis of trust in risk management . Risk Analysis , 24 : 169 – 183 .
  • Eng , E. and Parker , E. 1994 . Measuring community competence in the Mississippi Delta: the interface between program evaluation and empowerment . Health Education Quarterly , 21 : 199 – 220 .
  • Gregg , C. E. , Houghton , B. F. , Paton , D. , Swanson , D. A. , Lachman , R. and Bonk , W. J. 2008 . Hawaiian cultural influences on support for lava flow hazard mitigation measures during the January 1960 eruption of Kilauea volcano, Kapoho, Hawai'i . Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research , 172 : 300 – 307 .
  • Hofstede , G. 2001 . Culture's Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions and Organizations across Nations Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage .
  • Jang , L. J. 2005 . Natural Disasters: Effects of Cultural Factors on Resilience Germany : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. Saarbrücken .
  • Lindell , M. K. and Whitney , D. J. 2000 . Correlates of household seismic hazard adjustment adoption . Risk Analysis , 20 : 13 – 25 .
  • Lindell , M. K. and Perry , R. W. 2004 . Communicating Environmental Risk in Multiethnic Communities Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications .
  • Lion , R. , Meertens , R. M. and Bot , I. 2002 . Priorities in information desire about unknown risks . Risk Analysis , 22 : 765 – 776 .
  • Norenzayan , A. and Heine , S. J. 2005 . Psychological universals: what are they and how can we know? . Psychological Bulletin , 131 : 763 – 784 .
  • Paton , D. 2006 . “ Disaster Resilience: Building capacity to co-exist with natural hazards and their consequences ” . In Disaster Resilience: An Integrated Approach Edited by: Paton , D. and Johnston , D. Springfield, IL : Charles C. Thomas .
  • Paton , D. 2008 . “ Community Resilience: Integrating individual, community and societal perspectives ” . In The Phoenix of Natural Disasters: Community Resilience Edited by: Gow , K. and Paton , D. New York : Nova Science Publishers .
  • Paton , D. and Bishop , B. 1996 . “ Disasters and communities: Promoting psychosocial well-being ” . In Psychological Aspects of Disaster: Impact, Coping, and Intervention Edited by: Paton , D. and Long , N. Palmerston North : Dunmore Press .
  • Paton , D. , Smith , L. M. and Johnston , D. 2005 . When good intentions turn bad: promoting natural hazard preparedness . Australian Journal of Emergency Management , 20 : 25 – 30 .
  • Paton , D. , Kelly , G. , Bürgelt , P. T. and Doherty , M. 2006 . Preparing for bushfires: understanding intentions . Disaster Prevention and Management , 15 : 566 – 575 .
  • Paton , D. , Bürgelt , P. T. and Prior , T. 2008 . Living with bushfire risk: social and environmental influences on preparedness . Australian Journal of Emergency Management , 23 : 41 – 48 .
  • Paton , D. , Gregg , C. E. , Houghton , B. F. , Lachman , R. , Lachman , J. , Johnston , D. M. and Wongbusarakum , S. 2008 . The impact of the December 26th 2004 tsunami on coastal Thai communities: assessing adaptive capacity . Disasters , 32 ( 1 ) : 106 – 119 .
  • Paton , D. , Smith , L. M. , Daly , M. and Johnston , D. M. 2008 . Risk perception and volcanic hazard mitigation: individual and social perspectives . Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research , 172 : 179 – 188 .
  • Paton , D. , Houghton , B. F. , Gregg , C. E. , McIvor , D. , Johnston , D. M. , Bürgelt , P. T. , Larin , P. , Gill , D. A. , Ritchie , L. A. , Meinhold , S. and Horan , J. 2009 . Managing tsunami risk: social context influences on preparedness. . Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology , 3 : 27 – 37 .
  • Paton , D. , Tedim , F. and Shand , H. “ Adapting to bushfire risk: social context influences on housing safety ” . In Housing Studies Under review
  • Perry , R. W. and Lindell , M. K. 2008 . Volcanic risk perception and adjustment in a multi-hazard environment . Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research , 172 : 170 – 178 .
  • Poortinga , W. and Pidgeon , N. F. 2004 . Trust, the asymmetry principle, and the role of prior beliefs . Risk Analysis , 24 : 1475 – 1486 .
  • Reisinger , Y. and Mavondo , F. 2006 . Structural equation modeling: critical issues and new developments . Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing , 21 : 41 – 71 .
  • Rich , R. C. , Edelstein , M. , Hallman , W. K. and Wandersman , A. H. 1995 . Citizen participation and empowerment: the case of local environmental hazards . American Journal of Community Psychology , 23 : 657 – 677 .
  • Sheeran , P. 2002 . “ Intention-behaviour relations: a conceptual and empirical review ” . In European Review of Social Psychology Edited by: Stroebe , W. and Hewstone , M. 1 – 36 . Chichester, , England : Wiley .
  • Siegrist , M. and Cvetkovich , G. 2000 . Perception of hazards: the role of social trust and knowledge . Risk Analysis , 20 : 713 – 719 .
  • Speer , P. W. and Peterson , N. A. 2000 . Psychometric properties of an empowerment scale: testing cognitive, emotional and behavioural domains . Social Work Research , 24 : 109 – 118 .
  • Tabachnick , B. G. and Fidell , L. S. 2007 . Using Multivariate Statistics, , 5th edn Boston : Allyn & Bacon .
  • Triandis , H. C. 1995 . Individualism and Collectivism Boulder, CO : Westview .
  • Zaccaro , S. J. , Blair , V. , Peterson , C. and Zazanis , M. 1995 . “ Collective efficacy ” . In Self Efficacy, Adaptation, and Adjustment: Theory, Research, and Application Edited by: Maddux , J. E. 305 – 328 . New York : Plenum Press .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.