Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
11-1995
Publisher
Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research
Source Publication
MAPOR Conference
Abstract
Data from a field survey and an experiment were used to explore factors associated with forming judgments about risk, worry and seriousness of threats. Results from the survey indicate that topic-specific media attention and topic-specific interpersonal discussion are linked to cognitive and affective risk judgments about both self and others. Findings from the experiment provide evidence that the severity and likelihood of a hazard combine to influence judgments about a problem’s seriousness to others.
Recommended Citation
Dunwoody, Sharon; Neuwirth, Kurt; and Griffin, Robert J., "The Impact of Information Channels and Message Attributes on Dimensions of Risk Judgment" (1995). College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications. 673.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/comm_fac/673
Comments
Author version. "The Impact of Information Channels and Message Attributes on Dimensions of Risk Judgment." A Paper presented at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, annual convention. Chicago, IL. November 1995. Link. ©1995 The Author. Used with permission.