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The role of response efficacy and self-efficacy in disaster preparedness actions for vulnerable households

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Qiu, Dong, Lv, Binglin, Cui, Yuepeng, Zhan, Zexiong·2023·Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Abstract. The effects of response efficacy and self-efficacy on disaster preparedness have been widely reported. However, most studies only prove their relationship to disaster preparedness in general terms without ascertaining whether they also variously impact the disaster preparedness of diverse vulnerable families (i.e., caring for older and/or disabled adults (COD), caring for a child (CC), and low capacity (LC)). In this study, disaster preparedness is divided into two dependent variables: adequate and minimal preparedness. A quantitative analysis was conducted using 4559 samples drawn from the 2021 National Household Survey to investigate the relationship between response efficacy and self-efficacy with preparedness measures adopted by vulnerable households. Binary logistic regression results indicated that households with vulnerable groups are generally more likely to report lower disaster preparedness. Response efficacy is more critical to LC and COD families, while self-efficacy is more important to LC and CC families. Based on these findings, interventions can be tailored to suit different family types and help vulnerable families better prepare for disasters.

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  • Self-efficacy is positively associated with preparedness intentions and preparedness actions, often emerging as an important predictor alongside or beyond risk perception and knowledge-based factors.

    “Studies across earthquake and disaster contexts show that self-efficacy is positively associated with preparedness intentions and preparedness actions, often emerging as an important predictor alongside or beyond risk perception and knowledge-based factors [43][44][45].”

    From A comparative study on Earthquake Preparedness of Japanese and International Students in a Nankai Trough Earthquake-threatened Area in Shikoku, Japan (2026) · cites this paper as [44]

    Section 4.1 reports that self-efficacy was positively associated with adequate preparedness in vulnerable households, while risk perception was not; the Discussion reports an association with both adequate and minimal preparedness. The cited passages support preparedness actions, but do not establish a positive association between self-efficacy and preparedness intentions. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Earthquake response self-efficacy is not fully explained by preparedness education; self-efficacy influences preparedness through pathways that are partly independent of formal education and risk knowledge.

    “Previous research supports the broader argument that earthquake response self-efficacy is not fully explained by preparedness education, indicating that self-efficacy influences preparedness through pathways that are partly independent of formal education and risk knowledge.”

    From A comparative study on Earthquake Preparedness of Japanese and International Students in a Nankai Trough Earthquake-threatened Area in Shikoku, Japan (2026) · cites this paper as [44]

    Section 4.1 reports that self-efficacy was associated with adequate household disaster preparedness while education level and risk perception were not significantly associated with it. Section 5 adds that education or training does not necessarily lead to preparation. The paper does not establish that self-efficacy causes preparedness through pathways independent of education or risk knowledge, and its findings concern disaster preparedness in vulnerable households rather than earthquake response specifically. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Students with high information literacy but low risk perception are less likely to take concrete steps to prepare for disasters.

    “Students with high information literacy but low risk perception are less likely to take concrete steps to prepare for disasters (Qiu et al., 2023;Wachinger et al., 2013).”

    From The Mediating Role of Risk Perception in the Effect of Information Literacy on Students’ Disaster Preparedness (2026) · cites this paper as Qiu et al., 2023

    The Discussion says people with more education tend to be less likely to prepare and suggests that perceiving lower disaster risk may help explain this. It discusses households, however, not students, and does not equate education with high information literacy or examine that combination of traits. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Qiu, D., Lv, B., Cui, Y., & Zhan, Z.
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Fujian University of Technology (CN)
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Cui, Yuepeng
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Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Published
2023-12-14
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23
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12
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3789-3803
ISSN
  • 1561-8633 (ISSN-L)
  • 1684-9981
DOI
10.5194/nhess-23-3789-2023
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  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (52008110)
  • Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2020J05195)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Disaster Response and Management
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Public Relations and Crisis Communication
Keywords
disaster preparedness, response efficacy, self-efficacy, vulnerable families, older adults, adults with disabilities, children, personalized interventions

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