Factor | Category | Static/dynamic 1 | Effect on perceived risk |
---|---|---|---|
Fire Cues | Situational | Dynamic | More, closer, unexpected and more intense fire cues lead to higher perceived risk |
Hazard proximity | Situational | Dynamic | Inconclusive |
Floor level | Situational | Dynamic | The higher the floor, the higher the perceived risk |
Context | Situational | Static | Inconclusive |
Credibility of information | Situational | Static | Credibility of information moderates information processing and perceived risk with potential interaction effects of the source of information (another person vs. system) |
Complexity of information | Situational | Dynamic | Inconclusive |
Gender | Individual | Static | Tendency toward lower perceived risk in men, but effects are potentially modulated by age and context |
Age | Individual | Static | Inconclusive |
Previous experience | Individual | Static | Direct effects of previous experience on perceived risk are inconclusive. |
Behavioral training | Individual | Static | Inconclusive |
Hazard knowledge | Individual | Static | Knowledge about hazards increases perceived risk |
Property attachment | Individual | Static | Inconclusive |
Personality traits | Individual | Static | Inconclusive |
Emotional states | Individual | Dynamic | High arousal and state anxiety increase perceived risk |
Medical factors | Individual | Dynamic | Inconclusive |
Cognitive abilities | Individual | Static | Inconclusive |
Information Processing | Individual | Dynamic | Information that is processed easily may be associated with lower perceived risk |
Trust in authorities | Individual | Static | High trust reduces perceived risk; low trust increases perceived risk |
Cognitive bias | Individual | Dynamic | Inconclusive |
Behavior of others | Social | Dynamic | Behavior of others moderates the link between perceived risk and protective action |
Social roles | Social | Dynamic | Inconclusive |
Groups | Social | Dynamic | Higher perceived risk in groups |
Organizational context | Organizational | Dynamic | Inconclusive |