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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ROO-IS <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: jpm13@psu.edu <br /> <br />THE EFFECTS OF TORNADO EXPERIENCE <br />ON TORNADO PREPAREDNESS <br /> <br />(Presented at the 108th Annual Convention <br />of the American Psychological Association, <br />Washington, DC, Friday, August 4th, 2000, 9:00am) <br /> <br />BY <br /> <br />DR. JOHN-PAUL MULILIS & MR. RANDY ROGERS <br /> <br />ABSTRACT <br /> <br />The hazards literature indicates that experience with natural <br />disasters appears to affect subsequent preparedness activities of <br />the populations affected. However, these investigations have <br />rarely included pre- and post- tornado data from similar <br />populations. In an effort to further investigate the relationship <br />between experience with disasters and preparedness actions, <br />relevant data were assessed for two samples from the same <br />population both before and after the occurrence of local <br />tornados. Results indicated that tornado preparedness increased <br />significantly following the tornados. Furthermore appraised <br />threat of tornados and personal responsibility for preparedness <br />actions also increased significantly following the tornados. <br />