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dc.contributor.author | Barnett, J | - |
dc.contributor.author | Timotijevic, L | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vassallo, M | - |
dc.contributor.author | Shepherd, R | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-03-28T09:11:06Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2011-03-28T09:11:06Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Risk Research, 11(4) : 525 - 540 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1366-9877 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/4888 | - |
dc.description | The official published version can be obtained from the link below - Copyright @ Taylor & Francis | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | There is a widespread academic and policy debate about public responses to precaution in public health campaigns. This paper explores these issues in relation to the precautionary stance adopted in the UK around the regulation of mobile telecommunications. The aim of the paper is to examine the nature of attitudes to precaution, and the way in which these, along with other relevant variables, relate to the intention to adopt relevant behaviours. The results from an experimental study (n = 173) indicate that people distinguish between two dimensions of precaution: firstly in relation to its value or necessity per se and secondly as anchored to notions of governance. The two variables differentially relate to other variables including trust and uncertainty, and are predictive of intended behaviour change indirectly, through worry about mobile phone risks. Precautionary advice was generally interpreted as causing concern rather than providing reassurance. The results suggest that precaution may be considered a valuable stance but this does not mean that it is seen as good governance or that it will reduce concern. Whilst the discourse of precaution is aimed at reducing concern, it appears that the uptake of relevant behaviours is largely triggered by worry. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_US |
dc.subject | Public health information provision | en_US |
dc.subject | Precaution | en_US |
dc.subject | Uncertainty | en_US |
dc.subject | Risk communication | en_US |
dc.subject | Trust | en_US |
dc.subject | Mobile phones | en_US |
dc.title | Precautionary advice about mobile phones: Public understandings and intended responses | en_US |
dc.type | Research Paper | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13669870802086430 | - |
Appears in Collections: | Computer Science Dept of Computer Science Research Papers |
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