위험지각 분석과 위험인지도 도출: 진행자에 의한 인지모델기법의 적용

To compensate shortcomings of the prior psychometric studies on risk perception, the current study newly attempted facilitated modelling. In this method, researchers did not provide a pre-made list of risk items. Instead, participants(experts, ordinary people, and college students) had group discussions to come up with risk items, to rate how risky they are, and to evaluate them in terms of knowledge and dread, which are the two psychological dimensions of risk perception. The results showed that there were qualitative differences in the way that the three groups perceived what risk items were. The experts listed risk items based on scientific knowledge and objective data, but ordinary people and college students listed risk items based on what they were exposed in their lives and media, which suggests that risk concepts are partly social construct to them. The three groups showed similarities as well as differences and the results showed similarities to and differences from the prior psychometric studies. Implications of the results and future advances are discussed as well.