Risk Information Seeking Behavior in Disaster Resettlement: A Case Study of Ankang City, China
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In 2011, the Chinese government launched a disaster mitigation and preparedness program called the Resettlement of South Shaanxi (RSS). Due to the wide geographical scope and complex interests, the possibility of conflicts was increased during and after resettlement. Efficient risk communication improves the supply of information about risks and meets the risk-related information needs of individuals. Using the risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model, this research applied a structural equation model and survey with a structured questionnaire to study ways to improve risk communication in disaster resettlement. A total of 616 valid questionnaires were provided by study respondents in resettlement sites in Ziyang County, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. The results indicated the following: (1) the public’s information seeking behavior relies more on village committees and village officials than other channels. Emerging information channels, such as Weibo and WeChat (social media applications in China), do not play leading roles in disseminating risk information. (2) There are differences between the information channels used by residents and the channels that residents believe the most. (3) Relevant channel beliefs, information sufficiency, perceived hazard characteristics, and self-efficacy directly influence risk information seeking behavior. However, the capacity to gather information has non-significant direct influences on information seeking behavior. (4) Perceived hazard characteristics and self-efficacy drive risk information seeking behavior in both direct and indirect ways through information sufficiency.
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- Authors
- Shi, J., Hu, X., Guo, X., & Lian, C.
- Affiliations
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Guo, Xuesong
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2020-10-08
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 19
- Pages
- 7352
- ISSN
- 1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7579260
- OpenAlex
- W3092427509
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3
- FWCI
- 2.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Shaanxi Provincial Project of Soft Science Fund (No. 2020KRM065; No. 2019KRM069)
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. SK2020039)
- Social Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (No. 2019E002)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Communication › Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disaster Management and Resilience
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Risk Perception and Management
- Keywords
- risk information seeking, risk communication, risk information seeking and processing model, information sufficiency, self-efficacy, information channels, village committees, social media, post-disaster relocation, Ankang City
- MeSH terms
- China, Disasters, Humans, Surveys and Questionnaires, Information Seeking Behavior, Social Media
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