Attitudes toward possible food radiation contamination following the Fukushima nuclear accident: a nine-year, ten-wave panel survey

Autor: Takashi Kusumi, Asako Miura, Kanayo Ogura, Kazuji Nishikawa
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Risk Research. 26:502-523
ISSN: 1466-4461
1366-9877
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2023.2181856
Popis: After the Fukushima nuclear accident, we examined changes in risk perception regarding the radiation contamination of food and information-seeking behavior among residents of three regions progressively more distant from the disaster area, the Tokyo Metropolitan area to the Kansai area. We conducted a ten-wave panel survey and obtained data from 1, 752 citizens six months to nine years after the accident. The results indicate that anxiety related to radioactive contamination, active information-seeking behavior, and avoidance of foods from affected areas decreased with time. Active information-seeking behavior and radiation-related knowledge were higher in the disaster-affected prefectures than in other areas. Conversely, avoidance of foods from affected areas was lower in affected prefectures than in the Kansai area. The credibility of government information increased from a considerably low level but did not reach the midpoint level. Multiple regression analysis, cross-lagged analysis, and structural equation modeling indicated that avoidance of foods from affected areas was promoted by anxiety related to radioactive contamination (experiential thinking/System 1) and inhibited by critical thinking attitudes (analytical thinking/System 2). Finally, we discussed the significance of risk literacy, which integrates risk-related knowledge, scientific literacy, media literacy, and critical thinking.
被災地産食品回避は不安の低下と批判的思考が減少させる --10回の継続調査からみた福島原発事故によるリスク認知の変化と地域差--. 京都大学プレスリリース. 2023-03-14.
Overcoming nuke stigma through critical thinking: Changes in post-Fukushima risk perception show regional differences. 京都大学プレスリリース. 2023-05-25.
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