Public perceptions of the threat of terrorist attack in Australia and anticipated compliance behaviours

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-346

  Stevens, Garry ^a   Taylor, Melanie ^a   Barr, Margo ^b   Jorm, Louisa ^a   Giffin, Michael ^b   Ferguson, Ray ^b   Agho, Kingsley ^a   Raphael, Beverley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Evacuation; Psychological distress; Risk perception; Terrorism; Threat perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; SAFETY; TERRORISM; THREAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; ODDS RATIO; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SECURITY MEASURES; TERRORISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249166805     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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