Perception of Environmental Risk Related to Gender, Community Socioeconomic Setting, Age, and Locus of Control.

Riechard, Donald E.; Peterson, Sandra J.

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Publication Date: 1998

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Perception of Environmental Risk Related to Gender, Community Socioeconomic Setting, Age, and Locus of Control.

Riechard, Donald E.; Peterson, Sandra J.

Journal of Environmental Education, v30 n1 p11-19 Fall 1998

Examines how students' perception of risk for 20 environmental hazards are related to gender, community socioeconomic setting, age, and locus of control. The sample was drawn from a large metropolitan area in the southeast. Females had significantly higher risk-perception scores than males. Participants with an internal locus of control posted the highest risk-perception scores. Contains 44 references. (PVD)

Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Hazardous Materials, Locus of Control, Metropolitan Areas, Racial Differences, Risk, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Influences, Student Surveys, World Problems

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Language: English

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