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Seeking and Processing Information about Impersonal Risk

Kahlor, LeeAnn, Dunwoody, Sharon, Griffin, Robert J., Neuwirth, Kurt·2006·Science Communication
DOI 10.1177/1075547006293916
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Attempts to model risk response tend to focus on risks that pose a direct personal threat. This study examined the applicability of one risk response model to impersonal risks—risks that threaten something other than the self, in this case, the environment. This study utilized a section of the Griffin et al. risk-information seeking and processing model, which depicts relationships between informational subjective norms and information seeking and processing as being mediated by perceptions of information insufficiency. The results indicate that while those relationships do hold for impersonal risk, informational subjective norms (perceived social pressure to be informed) may play an even more complex role than initially anticipated. These norms may be a powerful predictor of seeking and processing when individuals face impersonal risks.

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Authors
Kahlor, L., Dunwoody, S., Griffin, R. J., & Neuwirth, K.
Affiliations
  • University of Texas, Austin,
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Venue
Science Communication
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2006-12
Volume
28
Issue
2
Pages
163-194
ISSN
  • 1075-5470
  • 1552-8545
DOI
10.1177/1075547006293916
Cited by
194
References
12
Language
en
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journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)

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