Changes in perceived vulnerability following natural disaster
Impacts of disaster on optimistic biases about personal risk and on a wide range of other cognitions and affects were investigated. Residents of communities hit by severe tornadoes who suffered no damage or injury (N=724) and residents of control communities (N=287) were interviewed shortly after th...
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Published in | Journal of social and clinical psychology Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 372 - 395 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York, NY
Guilford
01.10.2000
Guilford Press |
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Summary: | Impacts of disaster on optimistic biases about personal risk and on a wide range of other cognitions and affects were investigated. Residents of communities hit by severe tornadoes who suffered no damage or injury (N=724) and residents of control communities (N=287) were interviewed shortly after the events. |
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ISSN: | 0736-7236 1943-2771 |
DOI: | 10.1521/jscp.2000.19.3.372 |