Risk Perception In Chemistry Laboratories Among Undergraduate Students

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luz S. Marin ◽  
Mariona Portell ◽  
Clara Rosalia Alvarez ◽  
Francisca Munoz ◽  
Luis Velazquez
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Chemistry Laboratories

Undergraduate Students' Risk Perception and Argumentation Concerning Nanomaterials in Consumer Products

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Karlsson ◽  
Margareta Enghag ◽  
Misse Wester ◽  
Linda Schenk
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Consumer Products

Risk Perception: Unrealistic Optimism or Realistic Expectancy

1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 731-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Todesco ◽  
Stephen B. Hillman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Unrealistic Optimism ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Personal Risk ◽  
Older Adolescents ◽  
Risk Takers ◽  
Risk Taking Behaviors

The current study investigated risk perception and Unrealistic Optimism as a function of involvement in risk. 74 undergraduate students were asked to rate how likely they were to encounter various negative consequences relative to various comparison targets (child, peer, and parent) and specified their actual involvement in risk-taking. Over-all, 37 High and 37 Low Risk-takers rated harmful events similarly, adding support for disputing the hypothesis that risk-takers consider themselves to be invulnerable. When these older adolescents compared themselves with children, they rated their personal risk of engaging in the health threatening behaviors as higher. Adolescents can realistically appraise the differences between themselves and children and view themselves as more likely to encounter the negative outcomes of risk-taking behaviors. Implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Perceptual and Behavioral Response to COVID-19 Pandemic among Sri Lankan Undergraduates

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-27
Author(s):  
Asanka Bulathwatta ◽  
Gunendra Dissanayake ◽  
Tehani Gunawardena ◽  
Uthpala Nirmani ◽  
Oshada Perera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Present Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Related Stress

COVID-19 has emerged as the most impactful pandemic after the Spanish flu. As communities adjust to a life with COVID-19 it has become essential to employ different behavioral mechanisms of prevention to curtail community transmission. Perceptual factors such as risk perception and locus of control play a role in the level of stress experienced and the likelihood of employing behavioral methods for the prevention of the spread of the virus. The present cross sectional study utilized four questionnaires measuring COVID-19 related risk perception, COVID-19 related stress, locus of control and adherence to safety measures. The sample consisted of 371 undergraduate students representing all academic years in the Faculty of Arts in the University of Peradeniya,Sri Lanka. A significant relationship was found between COVID-19 risk perception and COVID-19 stress. Increase in internal locus of control was reflective of lower levels of risk perception and COVID-19 related stress. However adherence to safety measures did not have a significant association with COVID-19 risk perception, COVID-19 related stress or their level of internal locus of control. COVID-19 risk perception was also predictive of COVID-19 stress while increasing internal locus of control and adherence to safety measures were not. This suggests perception of risk to be the key predictive factor for the psychological wellbeing of undergraduate students in this study during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Risk Perception of Paracetamol Use among Undergraduate Students of University of Jos

OALib ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 06 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Theophilus Monday Ejeikwu ◽  
Winna Folashade
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Undergraduate Students

scholarly journals RISK PERCEPTION AND DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS: A STUDY WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS OF A PRIVATE INSTITUTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (spe) ◽  
Author(s):  
Josimar Antônio de Alcântara Mendes ◽  
Robert Mann ◽  
Akwatu Khenti
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Problematic Use ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the relationship between risk perception and behaviors related to driving a motor vehicle under the influence of cannabis. Method: The research was carried out through a cross-sectional survey. 382 undergraduate students between the ages of 17 and 29 were interviewed at a private higher educational institution in the Federal District, Brazil. Descriptive and inferential statistics (cross tabulations and chi-square) were used to analyze the data. Results: they indicate that more than 1/3 of the participants used cannabis in the past 12 months, and 36.4% reported problematic use. It was possible to establish a relationship between the behaviors of perception of risk and driving a motor vehicle under the influence of cannabis: 1) the perception of being sanctioned as a driver and driving a motor vehicle under the influence of cannabis (χ2(1) = 3.96, p=≤0); 2) to perceive damages as driver and driving a motor vehicle under the influence of cannabis (χ2(1)=3.96, p = ≤05); 3) perception of damages as passenger and driving a motor vehicle under the influence of cannabis (χ2(1)=3.96, p=≤5.0). Conclusion: damages caused by cannabis are underestimated by university students, since they have a very low risk perception, especially when compared to alcohol. In Brazil, there is also a lack of regulation and sanctions with respect to driving a motor vehicle under the influence of cannabis, which may contribute to an important risk among this population.

scholarly journals Análisis de las competencias en percepción del riesgo como medio de prevención de lesiones durante la clase de Educación Física (Analysis of skills in risk-perception as a means of preventing injuries in Physical Education lessons)

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (45) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Direct Interaction ◽  
Significant Finding ◽  
Education Groups

This study aims to the analysis of risk perception and prevention skills in future teachers of Physical Education by making a comparative study of both the perceived risk at different teacher’s expertise levels and the risk perception and prevention skills within school practice. A total of 361 people, 202 boys and 159 girls, were included in the study, comprising either 1st and 4th year undergraduate students of Kindergarten and Primary Education studies or graduate teachers of Physical Education with over two years of experience. The research was carried out using two different tools: A “Survey on risk perception” (RPS) and the so-called “Visual check tool for risk perception in teaching practice” (VCTRP). The results do not show major differences in risk perception and prevention among groups, as you might expect from a comparative study between specialized and non-specialized Physical Education groups. A significant finding that can be drawn from the study is that over half of the decisions concerning risk perception and prevention (mostly the latter) have shown to be flawed in prospective teachers. Direct interaction situations show a more effective training while significant gaps are found in preliminary and indirect phases, thus in line with our starting hypothesis.

scholarly journals Behavioral Changes After the COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronica Cucchiarini ◽  
Laura Caravona ◽  
Laura Macchi ◽  
Federico L. Perlino ◽  
Riccardo Viale
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Protective Behaviors ◽  
Injunctive Norm ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Epidemic Curve ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
Prevention Behavior ◽  
The Government

This study aims at identifying the tools necessary for COVID-19 health emergency management, with particular reference to the period following the first lockdown, a crucial phase in which it was important to favor the maintenance of protective behaviors. It also aims at identifying the messages and sources that were most effective in managing communication correctly in such a crucial phase that is likely characterized by a fall in perceived health risk (due to the flattening of the epidemic curve) and a simultaneous rise in perceived economic and social risks (due to the enduring calamity). Knowing what source will be most effective to convey a specific message is fundamental in enabling individuals to focus on and comply with the rules. At the same time, it is necessary to understand how the message should be presented, and the relationships between messages, sources and targets. To meet these goals, data were collected through a self-administered online questionnaire submitted to a sample of undergraduate students from a University in Lombardy–the region most affected by the pandemic in the first wave- (Study 1), and to a national sample composed of Italian citizens (Study 2). Through our first manipulation which explored the effectiveness of social norms in relation to different sources, we found that, in the national sample, the injunctive norm conveyed by the government was the most effective in promoting behavioral intentions. By contrast, among the students, results showed that for the critical group with a lower risk perception (less inclined to adopt prevention behavior) descriptive norms, which implicitly convey the risk perception of peers, were as effective as the government injunctive norm. Our second manipulation, identical in Study 1 and 2, compared four types of communication (emotional, exponential growth, both of them, or neutral). The neutral condition was the most memorable, but no condition was more effective than the others. Across all message types there was a high intention to adopt protective behaviors. The results indicate possible applicative implications of the adopted communicative tools.

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