Hansen Janus, Holm Lotte, Frewer Lynn, Robinson Paul, Sandøe Peter
Centre for Bioethics and Risk Assessment, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Appetite. 2003 Oct;41(2):111-21. doi: 10.1016/s0195-6663(03)00079-5.
The paper reviews psychological and social scientific research on lay attitudes to food risks. Many experts (scientists, food producers and public health advisors) regard public unease about food risks as excessive. This expert-lay discrepancy is often attributed to a 'knowledge deficit' among lay people. However, much research in psychology and sociology suggests that lay risk assessments are complex, situationally sensitive expressions of personal value systems. The paper is organised around four themes: risk perception, the communication of risk, lay handling of risk, and public trust in institutions and experts. It suggests that an interdisciplinary, contextualised and psychologically sound approach to the study of risk is needed.
本文回顾了心理学和社会科学领域关于公众对食品风险态度的研究。许多专家（科学家、食品生产商和公共卫生顾问）认为公众对食品风险的担忧过度了。这种专家与公众之间的差异通常归因于普通民众的“知识缺陷”。然而，心理学和社会学的大量研究表明，公众的风险评估是个人价值体系复杂的、对情境敏感的表达。本文围绕四个主题展开：风险认知、风险沟通、公众对风险的应对，以及公众对机构和专家的信任。研究表明，需要采用跨学科、情境化且心理学上合理的方法来研究风险。
