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Predictors of Intention to Prepare for Volcanic Risks in Mt Merapi, Indonesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Saut Sagala ,
Norio Okada  and
Douglas Paton
Saut Sagala*
Affiliation:
Research Center for Disaster Reduction Systems, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan. sagala@drs.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Norio Okada
Affiliation:
Research Center for Disaster Reduction Systems, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan.
Douglas Paton
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Australia.
*
*Address for correspondence: Saut Sagala, Research Center for Disaster Reduction Systems, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji City, Japan 611–0011.

Abstract

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This article is about modelling causal-relationship factors related to disaster preparedness. A model identifying the relationships between person- and community-level factors and intention to prepare for volcanic risks is tested in communities surrounding the Mt Merapi volcano, Indonesia. The analysis extends the test of a model developed by one of the authors in an individualistic culture, New Zealand, to members of a collectivistic culture. Using the data obtained from communities situated around Mt Merapi (n = 322), analysis revealed that community-level (collective efficacy and community participation) and variables describing the quality of the relationship between community members and civic agencies played significant roles in predicting intentions to prepare for volcanic hazards. The analysis also revealed that individual-level variables (outcome expectancy) were less influential compared with studies applying the model in individualistic countries. Some policy implications related to the findings are discussed.

Keywords

Mt MerapiIndonesiacommunityintentionpreparednessvolcanic risk
Type
Articles
Information
Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , 01 November 2009 , pp. 47 - 54
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009