Takashi Kusumi|Rumi Hirayama|Yoshihisa Kashima
Risk Perception and Risk Talk: The Case of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Radiation Risk
Kyoto University of Education|Osaka College of Music|University of Melbourne
abstract individuals perceptions interpersonal communication risk event risk talk play significant role formation societal responses risk event formulate risk opinions speak others risk information circulate social networks contribute construction risk information environment present study japanese citizens risk perception risk talk examined context fukushima daiichi nuclear radiation risk hypothesized found risk information environment risk literacy ie competencies understand use risk information interact influence risk perception risk talk particular risk literacy tends stabilize peoples risk perceptions risk communications nevertheless subtle differences risk perception communication suggesting importance examination interpersonal risk communication role societal responses risk events