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<br />ROO-12 <br /> <br />Dr. John-Paul Mulilis <br />Department of psychology ~ <br />Penn State university ,., <br />100 university Drive <br />Monaca PA 15061 <br />phone: (724) 773-3883 <br />fax: (724) 773-3557 <br />e-mail: jpmI3@psu.edu <br /> <br />TORNADO PREPAREDNESS OF STUDENTS, NON-STUDEHT dHTERS, <br />ARD NON-STUDEHT OWNERS: ISSUES OF PrE THEORY <br /> <br />(Journal of Applied Social Psychology, in press) <br /> <br />BY <br /> <br />DR. JOHN-PAUL MULILIS, DR. T. SHELLEY DUVAL, & MS. KAREN BOVALINO <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />ABSTRACT <br /> <br />Previous research has indicated that certain characteristics <br />appear to affect the extent to which populations act to mitigate <br />and prepare for natural hazards. Such efforts, however, have <br />failed to disclose why this relationship appears viable. More <br />recently, PrE theory has demonstrated the effect of appraisal of <br />resources-relative-to-threat and personal responsibility on <br />preparing for disasters. In an effort to investigate the effects <br />of these mechanisms on the relationship between population <br />characteristics and preparedness actions, relevant data were <br />assessed for three separate populations types. Results indicated <br />that homeowners were more prepared for tornados than renters, who <br />were in turn, were more prepared for tornados than students. <br />Furthermore, Homeowners also appraised their preparedness <br />resources as greater than the perceived threat of a tornado, and <br />felt more responsible for preparing for tornados than renters, <br />who in turn, appraised their preparedness resources as greater <br />than the perceived threat of a tornado, and felt more responsible <br />for preparing for tornados than students. Implications of these ~ <br />results in terms of PrE theory are discussed. ,., <br />