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A Pandemic Risk Perception Scale
Author(s) -
Vieira Kelmara Mendes,
Potrich Ani Caroline Grigion,
Bressan Aureliano Angel,
Klein Leander Luiz,
Pereira Breno Augusto Diniz,
Pinto Nelson Guilherme Machado
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
risk analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1539-6924
pISSN - 0272-4332
DOI - 10.1111/risa.13802
Subject(s) - risk perception , pandemic , scale (ratio) , perception , confirmatory factor analysis , psychology , structural equation modeling , risk assessment , risk management , risk factor , health risk , environmental health , covid-19 , social psychology , risk analysis (engineering) , medicine , disease , business , geography , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , statistics , computer security , mathematics , finance , pathology , cartography , neuroscience
We propose a Pandemic Risk Perception Scale. Our scale comprises two constructs, Dread Risk and Personal Exposure, divided into five dimensions: Infection Risk, Emotional Health Risk, Health System Risk,Financial Risk, and Alimentary Risk. Using multidimensional item response theory, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling on two samples of respondents, our results show that Alimentary Risk, Health System Risk, and Emotional Health Risk are the main dimensions of risk perception for the COVID‐19 pandemic. Furthermore, Infection Risk has a minor impact on the pandemic's risk perception, suggesting the presence of different dynamics between personal and general risk perceptions for the COVID‐19 pandemic.