How to trust? the importance of self-efficacy and social trust in public responses to industrial risks

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 809-824

  Ter Huurne, Ellen F J ^a   Gutteling, Jan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Information preference; Risk communication; Risk response; Self efficacy; Social trust

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION PREFERENCE; RISK COMMUNICATION; RISK RESPONSE; SELF-EFFICACY; SOCIAL TRUST;

SURVEYS;

PUBLIC RISKS;

EID: 70449591802     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870902726091     Document Type: Article

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