恐怖袭击风险感知是指人们对恐怖袭击发生可能性、潜在危害性的判断以及相应的情绪反应。由于恐怖袭击具有人为性、不可预测性和手段多样性等特点,因此对该领域风险感知的研究有着区别于其他风险感知的独特性。目前,恐怖袭击风险感知研究框架包括心理测量范式、文化理论和社会放大框架。媒体因素、个体差异和情绪状态成为影响民众恐怖袭击风险感知的重要变量。未来可着眼于深入探究恐怖袭击风险感知的测量方式、分析民众加工恐怖袭击信息的认知心理过程、开展恐怖袭击风险感知的本土化研究。
Risk perception of terror attacks refers to assessments of the likelihood, potential impacts, and subjective feelings of terror attacks. Unlike the study of other risks, the hazard of terrorism by its very nature is manmade, making it difficult to determine when, where, and what type of attack may occur. The purpose of the present paper is to review three main frameworks which have been proposed to study risk perception of terror attacks, namely, the psychometric paradigm, cultural theory, and the social amplification of risk. Then, key factors influencing humans' risk perception of terror attacks were reviewed, including media, individual differences, and emotions. Based on this research, the paper concludes that further studies should try to develop standard tools to measure the risk perception of terror attacks, and investigate the mechanisms behind the risk perception of terror attacks. Just as crucial, research specific to the context of China is necessary.