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Relating risk experience, venturesomeness and risk perception

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  • Clare L Twigger-Ross
  • Glynis M Breakwell

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The relationship between venturesomeness, past personal experience of specific hazards and perceived characteristics of certain voluntary and involuntary hazardous activities was examined using data from a postal survey of 102 English nonstudent adults. Risk perception was related to both venturesomeness and past risk experiences but the nature of the relationship depended on whether the hazardous activity was voluntary or involuntary. Involuntary risks were more likely to be perceived as more unfamiliar, uncontrollable and involuntary by those who had greater personal experience of hazardous activities. Voluntary risks were more likely to be regarded as better understood and perceived to be assumed as a matter of choice by those who had greater personal experience of hazardous activities. Whilst no significant relationship was established between venturesomeness and perception of voluntary risk activities, it was related to perception of involuntary hazardous activities. High venturesomeness was associated with perceiving involuntary risk activities as having delayed effects and being unfamiliar.

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  • Clare L Twigger-Ross & Glynis M Breakwell, 1999. "Relating risk experience, venturesomeness and risk perception," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 2(1), pages 73-83, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:2:y:1999:i:1:p:73-83
    DOI: 10.1080/136698799376998
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    4. Peter de Jesús & Pablo Olivos-Jara & Oscar Navarro, 2022. "Place Identity and Traumatic Experiences in the Context of Wildfires," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-17, September.
    5. Domingues, Rita & Costas, Susana & Neves Jesus, Saul & Ferreira, Óscar, 2019. "Assessing stakeholders’ risk perceptions in a vulnerable coastal tourism destination (Faro beach, Southern Portugal)," Journal of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, Cinturs - Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, University of Algarve, vol. 7(1), pages 22-38.
    6. Santeramo, Fabio Gaetano & Lamonaca, Emilia, 2020. "Objective risk and subjective risk: The role of information in food supply chains," MPRA Paper 104515, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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