Risk perception, worry, and pedestrian behaviour in the Norwegian population.
Risk perception, worry, and pedestrian behaviour in the Norwegian population.
Accid Anal Prev. 2019 Oct 03;133:105294
Authors: Kummeneje AM, Rundmo T
Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate the association between pedestrians' risk perception and worry, and how worry influence pedestrians' behaviour. Worry is regarded as a feeling that emerges as a result of an individual's cognitive assessment of risk. The study was based on a questionnaire survey carried out among a representative sample (n = 2000) of the Norwegian population. The results showed differences in how people perceived risk and how worried they were about being exposed to different hazards (traffic accident, harassment, theft, and terror) as a pedestrian during night-time and daytime. As expected, pedestrians perceived their risk as higher and were more worried being exposed to hazards during night-time than in daytime. Structural equation modelling (SEM) revealed that risk perception was a significant predictor variable for worry during both night-time and daytime. Additionally, worry was found to influence pedestrian behaviour. Worry was moderately associated with walking frequency during night-time, and how often individuals walked alone outdoors during night-time. These associations were stronger for people without access to a private car. No associations were found between worry and walking frequency during daytime. The results of the study contribute ...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Kummeneje AM, Rundmo T Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: research
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