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Do Lessons People Learn Determine Disaster Cognition and Preparedness?

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  • Sasmita Mishra

    (Sasmita Mishra, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer at Rourkela Institute of Management Studies, Rourkela (India). Her current research interest is in disaster studies and human resource development. She has published papers in Psychological Studies and Asian Journal of Social Psychology.)

  • Damodar Suar

    (Damodar Suar, Ph.D., is a Professor and the Head of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (India). His recent publications have appeared in Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, Asian Journal of Social Psychology, International Journal of Rural Management, Journal of Rural Development, Journal of Health Management and Psychology and Developing Societies. E-mail: ds@hss.iitkgp.ernet.in)

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The study examines whether disaster experience and education through risk perception initiate flood and heat wave preparedness. Data were collected from 300 people, each of flood-prone and heat wave affected areas in Orissa. Results reveal that people having disaster experience and education are more prepared for flood and heat wave. More the people have prior disaster experience and education, more they perceive the risk of flood and heat wave. While increase in perceived risk of the disaster initiates flood preparedness, it does not further heat wave preparedness. Risk perception is only found to be a mediator between disaster experience, disaster-related education and flood preparedness.

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  • Sasmita Mishra & Damodar Suar, 2007. "Do Lessons People Learn Determine Disaster Cognition and Preparedness?," Psychology and Developing Societies, , vol. 19(2), pages 143-159, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:psydev:v:19:y:2007:i:2:p:143-159
    DOI: 10.1177/097133360701900201
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