After the virtual flood: Risk perceptions and flood preparedness after virtual reality risk communication

Many individuals experience problems understanding and preparing for low-probability/high-impact risk, like natural disasters and pandemics – unless they experience these events, yet then it is often too late to avoid damages. Individuals with recent disaster risk experience are, on average, better...

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Vydané v:Judgment and decision making Ročník 17; číslo 1; s. 189 - 214
Hlavní autori: Mol, Jantsje M., Botzen, W. J. Wouter, Blasch, Julia E.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Tallahassee Society for Judgment and Decision Making 01.01.2022
Cambridge University Press
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Emergency preparedness
Epidemics
flood preparedness
Floods
Natural disasters
Netherlands
risk communicationnakeywords
risk perception
Virtual reality
virtual reality experiment
Netherlands
ISSN:1930-2975, 1930-2975
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Shrnutí:Many individuals experience problems understanding and preparing for low-probability/high-impact risk, like natural disasters and pandemics – unless they experience these events, yet then it is often too late to avoid damages. Individuals with recent disaster risk experience are, on average, better prepared. This seems to be mediated through emotions and a better understanding of the consequences. In this study, we use immersive virtual reality (VR) technology to examine whether a simulated disaster can stimulate people to invest in risk reducing measures in the context of flooding, which is one of the deadliest and most damaging natural disasters in the world. We investigate the possibility to boost risk perception, coping appraisal, negative emotions and damage-reducing behavior through a simulated flooding experience. We find that participants who experienced the virtual flood invest significantly more in the flood risk investment game than those in the control group. The investments in the VR treatment seem to decrease after four weeks but not significantly so.
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ISSN:1930-2975
1930-2975
DOI:10.1017/S1930297500009074