Abstract
Many educational activities and disaster drills are conducted for the purpose of developing disaster prevention consciousness. It is necessary to develop a standardized psychological scale to measure disaster prevention consciousness; this would help evaluate the effect of activities that improve disaster prevention consciousness. To do this, a qualitative study using a Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach was conducted. First, elements of disaster prevention consciousness were explored through one-hour interviews with a total of ten disaster prevention professionals. They responded to six questions on the characteristics and behaviors of a person who seemed to possess high disaster prevention consciousness. The study yielded six elements in knowledge (ex. “Reality of disaster”), eight elements in behavior (ex. “Preparation for dis-aster”), and ten psychological elements (ex. “Over-reliance on one measure against disasters,” “Predic-tion and analysis of situations,” and “Taking a comprehensive view”). A new anti-disaster consciousness model was developed based on these elements.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 631-638 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Disaster Research |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Anti-disaster consciousness
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
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Exploring elements of disaster prevention consciousness : Based on interviews with anti-disaster professionals. / Ozeki, Miki; Shimazaki, Kan; Yi, Taiyoung.
In: Journal of Disaster Research, Vol. 12, No. 3, 06.2017, p. 631-638.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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