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Beyond under the dome: an environmental documentary amplified public risk perception about air pollution in China

  • SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

Air pollution is a major environmental problem in China and it poses serious risks to public health. Based on the social amplification of risk framework (SARF), this study examines how media, in particular, an impactful environmental documentary titled Under the Dome, influenced Chinese citizens’ risk perception about air pollution. Survey results showed that exposure to the documentary amplified risk perception and risk perception was significantly related to viewers’ information seeking behaviors, policy support, and individual mitigation action about this issue.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)227-241
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Risk Research
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2020

Keywords

  • Air pollution
  • behaviors
  • information seeking
  • policy support
  • risk perception

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