%0 Journal Article
%T Values in risk perception - Studying the relationship between values and risk perception in three countries
%A Henrik Nordenstedt
%A Jelena Ivanisevic
%J J¨¤mb¨¢ : Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
%D 2010
%I AOSIS OpenJournals
%R 10.4102/jamba.v3i1.34
%X Risk perception research has largely focused on finding how di$erent demographic variables predict risk perception dimensions. This article suggests including motivational values among the areas of focus, being a dimension shared across different demographical contexts. The methodology includes established and scrutinised tools from the values and risk perception fields respectively, combining them in a questionnaire. Data were gathered from South Africa, Sweden and the USA. The results support the hypothesis that there is a connection between motivational values and risk perception dimensions. Uses for disaster management are discussed. More advanced statistical methods and qualitative methods are suggested to delve deeper into this area.
%U http://www.jamba.org.za/index.php/jamba/article/view/34