自然災害対策行動の困難さに関する行動遅延研究に基づく考察 : ―行動としての特性と計画させることの負の側面―

Abstract

The purpose of the present paper is to provide theoretical explanation on one of the most significant factor that causes decrease in the likelihood of disaster preparation behaviour to actually take place. Although there is evidence to believe that common understanding on the importance of disaster preparation and intention to practice such behaviour is high, there is a critical lack in information supporting that natural disaster preparedness behaviour is widely observed in the society. One possible explanation for such phenomenon would be psychological theory of procrastination. The authors tapped into the relationship between cost-benefit perception shift, explaining the perception of cost and risk as the important predictors that need to be assessed when motivating people to make disaster preparation plans. Implications for the future research and educational intervention were discussed.