Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
9-2025
Abstract
Project Wolbachia is a dengue control initiative in Singapore. Guided by Secondary Risk Theory, this study examined how primary (dengue) and secondary (Wolbachia) threat and coping appraisals shape public support and reactive behavior toward the project. A nationally representative survey of 1,000 Singaporeans showed that support was positively linked to the perceived primary risk, the efficacy of the project and the government, while negatively related to the perceived secondary risk. Reactive behavior was positively associated with perceptions of both primary and secondary risk. Media attention and trust in the government indirectly influenced support and behavior moderated by knowledge.
Keywords
Secondary risk theory, Wolbachia, dengue, perceived risk, efficacy
Discipline
Asian Studies | Public Health
Research Areas
Integrative Research Areas
Areas of Excellence
Growth in Asia
Publication
Journal of Risk Research
Volume
28
Issue
8
First Page
876
Last Page
892
ISSN
1366-9877
Identifier
10.1080/13669877.2025.2553848
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Group
Citation
KIM, Hye Kyung; GU, Rui; GOH, Fiona; ROSENTHAL, Sonny; and HO, Shirley S..
Public support for and reactive behavior toward technological risk interventions: An extension of secondary risk theory. (2025). Journal of Risk Research. 28, (8), 876-892.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/414
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2025.2553848