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An Analysis of Disaster Mythology  

Kim, Man-Jae (강릉대학교 지역개발학과)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation / v.7, no.4, 2007 , pp. 31-39 More about this Journal
Abstract
Disaster mythology is "beliefs about human behavior in disaster that have been proven to be wrong through scientifically conducted research studies." Disaster researchers have discovered a series of disaster myths. The results of research survey based on 491 individuals confirm prior research representing widespread belief in disaster mythology such as panic, looting, crime, evacuation and lethargy. This study also indicates that, while high, the percentage of local government officials demonstrating belief in disaster myths was lower than the public except for looting. The probability of believing disaster myths was greater for individuals who were female (panic and evacuation), old (evacuation and lethargy), in their twenties and thirties (looting), and officials with disaster related work experience (panic, looting and crime). The results indicate the importance of understanding public belief to make effective emergency plans.
Keywords
disaster myth; panic; looting; crime; evacuation; lethargy;
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