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Showing 1 to 20 of 208 for “"Perceived risk"”.
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Perceived risk in adventure tourism
While the phenomenon of risk is something that people generally try to minimise in their lives, the concept of adventure tourism presents an interesting set of circumstances in that tourists actually seek, or at the very least accept, the risk of sustaining physical injury during the adventure …
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Perceived risk of inherited susceptibility to cancer
Perceived risk of inherited susceptibility to cancer (ISC) historically has been determined by objective measures, which neither emphasize how people with ISC perceive their risk of cancer, nor address the meaning of being at risk. The few studies of perceived risk of ISC provide sparse data …
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Modeling perceived risk from coyotes among Chicago residents
… negative beliefs about coyotes perceive higher risk from coyotes than do people having positive beliefs about coyotes; (d) beliefs about coyotes mediate the relationship between wildlife value orientations and perceived risks from coyotes. Data were obtained from a mailed survey of GCMR …
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Actual Versus Perceived Risk of Victimization and Handgun Ownership
This study tested the hypotheses that perceived risk of victimization had a stronger effect than actual exposure to victimization risk on handgun ownership and that this relationship was stronger for women than men. Perceived and actual risks of victimization have been discussed with respect to …
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Consumer adoption of new technologies : the role of perceived risk
Driven by perceived Internet technology advantage and significant market potential, this study focuses on the impacts of Perceived Risk and Trust Belief on Behavioural Intention to use hotel e-booking services in Saudi Arabia. The study employs the UTAUT2 (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of …
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The Impact of Perceived Risk from Challenge Courses on Group Cohesion
… of this study was to assess the impact of perceived risk from high elements in a challenge course on group cohesion. Participants who have not participated in a challenge course will be selected from a First Year Experience cohort at a California State University (n=100). Six randomly …
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Hunters' responses to chronic wasting disease: specialization, social trust, and perceived risk
… subgroups of hunters, and (b) perceive personal risks from CWD and the influence of trust in wildlife agencies as a determinant of risk. This dissertation presents three articles that address these knowledge gaps using data from surveys (n = 9,567) of resident and nonresident deer and elk hunters …
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The influence of progressive relaxation on physiological arousal in a perceived risk situation
Activities in which people perceive risk, arouses a certain measure of anxiety. The heightened anxiety level becomes pathological if it overcomes the natural coping abilities of a person for an extended period of time. In this study a perceived risk situation was created in which heightened …
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Coastal Climate Change Adaptation: the Influence of Perceived Risk, Uncertainty, Trust, and Scale
… Third, this study evaluates the influence of perceived risk, uncertainty, and trust on support for CCA planning. </p> <p>A web-based questionnaire (n =137) was used to investigate these three research questions. Alaska, Florida, and Maryland were selected as the study areas because each state …
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Perceived Risk and the Siting of a Controversial Wastewater Treatment Plant in Central Texas
… intervening variables (resources, trust, and risk communication) influenced the amplification and attenuation of perceived risk during a regulatory permitting process. The objective was to better understand the role of risk perception in a water policy decision, the issuance of a permit by the …
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Influence of Viewing Dramatic Television and Perceived Risk of Victimization on Crime-Specific Fear
The purpose of this study is to examine the predictability of the fear of property and personal crime in relation to viewing dramatic or violent television. The study was carried out using the viewpoint that the viewing of violence, which is symbolically communicated through the medium of …
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Knowledge of AIDS, perceived risk of AIDS, and at-risk behaviors among older adults
… older adults' knowledge of AIDS, perceptions of risk to AIDS, and at-risk behaviors. A total of 166 questionnaires were received from the EXCELL and Senior Adult Theater Group members actively enrolled at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The results indicated the respondents were …
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Cardiovascular Disease Knowledge, Awareness, Perceived Risk, And Hormonal Contraceptive Use Among Female College Students
… of CVD mortality compared to men, and specific risk factors for CVD have been identified that are unique to women, including the use of hormonal contraceptives (Corrao et al., 1990; roger et al., 2011). However, previous research has not addressed knowledge of CVD among college-aged hormonal …
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An examination of the determinants of perceived risk and acceptability of hazardous products and activities
… the antecedents of consumers' perceptions of risk (health and safety risks specifically), and the relationship between the perceived risk of an option, and judgments about the acceptability of that option. The specific objective of the proposed research was to build a model of risk perception …
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High School Teachers' Perceptions of School-Related Violence: Effects on Fear of Victimization and Perceived Risk
… the predictors of both teachers1 fear and perceived risk of victimization at school in an attempt to learn more about this adult population. The predictors that were analyzed on both fear and perceived risk of victimization are as follows: age, sex, school location …
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The Interaction of Personality, Products and Strategic Communications as Viewed Through a Framework of Perceived Risk
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Attitudes, Beliefs, Perceived Risk, and Knowledge of Colorectal Cancer in an Adult Population in a Northern Plains Community
… knowledge about personal, lifestyle, and dietary risk factors and the strategies needed for prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer may contribute to its continued prevalence due to reluctance of the population to participate in screening examinations. Attitudes, beliefs, and perceived …
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Perceived risk level on purchase decision making within product specific factors: a comparison between apparel retailers and customers
… purpose of this study was to compare levels of perceived risk between apparel retail buyers and customers to make a purchase decision of women's pantsuit within product specific criteria. The comparison of product risk was identified as product category risk (PCR), product specific risk (PSR), …
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