@article{ref1,
title="Do framing messages increase support for earthquake legislation?",
journal="Disaster prevention and management",
year="2017",
author="Vinnell, Lauren Jennifer and McClure, John and Milfont, Taciano Lemos",
volume="26",
number="1",
pages="28-40",
abstract="PURPOSE      The purpose of this paper is to understand how framing messages about earthquake risk affect judgements about legislation requiring the strengthening of earthquake-prone buildings.   Design/methodology/approach      Scenarios described the legislation with a general population sample (n=271). Two types of framing effects were examined in a 2 (valence frame: positive or negative or positive) by 2 (numerical format frame: frequency/number or percentage) experimental design.   Findings      Scenarios reporting the number of earthquake-prone buildings (negative frequency format) increased support for the earthquake-strengthening legislation more than the same message framed positively (frequency number of resilient building) or as a percentage. Demographic variables such as previous earthquake experience and gender interacted with the framing effects, and other variables also predicted support for the legislation were identified.   Research limitations/implications      These results have direct implications for the use of framing effects messages in communications about earthquake risk and the wider domain.   Originality/value      This is the first study to show that the way the risk is framed affects citizens' judgement of the value of earthquake legislation.   Keywords:     Risk communication, Framing effects, Fatalism, Disaster preparation, Earthquake legislation, Numerical format framing, Risk tolerance, Valence framing  © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0965-3562",
doi="10.1108/DPM-06-2016-0127",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/DPM-06-2016-0127"
}