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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| author | Jantsje M. Mol W. J. Wouter Botzen Julia E |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-ec7dbb87dd9a44b8b4ce580cbf09734c2023-09-03T02:41:42ZengCambridge University PressJudgment and Decision Making1930-29752022-01-01171189214After the virtual flood: Risk perceptions and flood preparedness after virtual reality risk communicationJantsje M. MolW. J. Wouter BotzenJulia EMany 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.http://journal.sjdm.org/20/200909/jdm200909.pdfrisk perception flood preparedness virtual reality experiment risk communicationnakeywords |
| spellingShingle | Jantsje M. Mol W. J. Wouter Botzen Julia E After the virtual flood: Risk perceptions and flood preparedness after virtual reality risk communication Judgment and Decision Making risk perception flood preparedness virtual reality experiment risk communicationnakeywords |
| title | After the virtual
flood: Risk perceptions and flood preparedness after virtual reality risk
communication |
| title_full | After the virtual
flood: Risk perceptions and flood preparedness after virtual reality risk
communication |
| title_fullStr | After the virtual
flood: Risk perceptions and flood preparedness after virtual reality risk
communication |
| title_full_unstemmed | After the virtual
flood: Risk perceptions and flood preparedness after virtual reality risk
communication |
| title_short | After the virtual
flood: Risk perceptions and flood preparedness after virtual reality risk
communication |
| title_sort | after the virtual flood risk perceptions and flood preparedness after virtual reality risk communication |
| topic | risk perception flood preparedness virtual reality experiment risk communicationnakeywords |
| url | http://journal.sjdm.org/20/200909/jdm200909.pdf |
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