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Risk Attenuation

Risk Attenuation is a risk communication strategy that reduces the perceived severity or likelihood of a hazard by emphasizing mitigating factors, protective actions, or uncertainties in risk evidence.

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5.6K

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57

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38

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2017–2026

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26

The Social Amplification of Risk: A Conceptual Framework

Roger E. Kasperson, Ortwin Renn, Paul Slovic et al. · Risk Analysis · 1988 · 3.6K citations · Full text

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The Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk

Roger E. Kasperson, Jeanne X. Kasperson · The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science · 1996 · 433 citations

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The Media and Genetically Modified Foods: Evidence in Support of Social Amplification of Risk

Lynn J. Frewer, Susan Miles, Roy Marsh · Risk Analysis · 2002 · 403 citations

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THE EFFECTS OF MEASUREMENT ERRORS ON RELATWE RISK REGRESSIONS

Ben Armstrong · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1990 · 213 citations

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How Near-Miss Events Amplify or Attenuate Risky Decision Making

Catherine H. Tinsley, Robin L. Dillon, Matthew A. Cronin · Management Science · 2012 · 213 citations

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Authors

57

  1. RE
    Roger E. Kasperson

    Clark University, United States

    3 publications · 4K citations

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  2. JX
    Jeanne X. Kasperson

    Clark University, United States

    2 publications · 4K citations

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  3. FH
    Fan Hui Kong

    Westat (United States), United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. CB
    Christoph Boehmert

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  5. TA
    Terje Aven

    University of Stavanger, Norway

    1 publications · 15 citations

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Institutions

38

  1. Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    90 citations

  2. California State University, Long Beach

    Long Beach, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    76 citations

  3. University of Stavanger

    Stavanger, Norway

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  4. George Mason University

    Fairfax, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    213 citations

  5. Clark University

    Worcester, United States

    1 h-index

    7 publications

    25K citations

  6. University of Rome Tor Vergata

    Rome, Italy

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    74 citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  8. Macquarie University

    Sydney, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

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Venues

  1. Risk Analysis

    2 publications · 4K citations

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  2. Earthquake Spectra

    1 publications · 38 citations

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  3. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

    1 publications · 28 citations

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  4. Journal of Environmental Management

    1 publications · 37 citations

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  5. American Journal of Epidemiology

    AJE · 1 publications · 213 citations

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