Risk Perception and the Economic Crisis: A Longitudinal Study of the Trajectory of Perceived Risk

Risk Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 659-677

  Burns, William J ^a,b   Peters, Ellen ^c   Slovic, Paul ^a,d  

^a DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence; Emotion; Hedonic adaptation; Latent growth curve; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS LEADERS; CONFIDENCE; ECONOMIC CRISIS; EMOTION; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GROWTH CURVES; HEDONIC ADAPTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; ONLINE SURVEYS; PERCEIVED RISK; PERCEPTIONS OF RISKS; PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS; RISK MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; INVESTMENTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GENDER; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTOR; SURVEY;

EID: 84859857543     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01733.x     Document Type: Article

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