I'm safer than the others in my town: place identity and comparative optimism in the perception of urban risks

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Autor(a) principal: Lima, Maria Luísa
Data de Publicação: 2007
Outros Autores: Marques, Sibila, Batel, Susana, Carvalho, Sandra, Haldon, Juana, Pornin, Stephanie
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v21i2.366
Resumo: The goal of this study was to investigate comparative optimism regarding urban risks and to explore the role of identification with the city of residence in this process. Our sample included 156 university students from Lisbon, Huelva and Lyon. Results revealed the occurrence of comparative optimism regarding all urban risks considered (pick pocketing, burglary, terrorism and airplane fall). As expected, risks for self were always considered inferior than risk for others. However, this effect was influenced by risk characteristics and degree oof city identification. Participants considered themselves less vulnerable than residentes in other cities (outgroup comparison) particularly in the case of severe and  uncontrollable risks (terrorism and airplane fall) whereas they were less optimistic in the case of less severe and more controllable risks (burglary and pick pocketing). Regarding identification, we found that in the case of uncontrollable urban risks, more identified individuals revealed more comparative optimism than those less identified. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v21i2.366
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spelling I'm safer than the others in my town: place identity and comparative optimism in the perception of urban risksEstou mais seguro na minha cidade do que os outros: identidade com o lugar e optimismo comparativo na percepção de riscos urbanos-The goal of this study was to investigate comparative optimism regarding urban risks and to explore the role of identification with the city of residence in this process. Our sample included 156 university students from Lisbon, Huelva and Lyon. Results revealed the occurrence of comparative optimism regarding all urban risks considered (pick pocketing, burglary, terrorism and airplane fall). As expected, risks for self were always considered inferior than risk for others. However, this effect was influenced by risk characteristics and degree oof city identification. Participants considered themselves less vulnerable than residentes in other cities (outgroup comparison) particularly in the case of severe and  uncontrollable risks (terrorism and airplane fall) whereas they were less optimistic in the case of less severe and more controllable risks (burglary and pick pocketing). Regarding identification, we found that in the case of uncontrollable urban risks, more identified individuals revealed more comparative optimism than those less identified. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v21i2.366Esta pesquisa pretendeu estudar o optimismo comparativo face aos riscos urbanos e explorar o papel que a identificação com a cidade de residência tem neste processo. O estudo foi realizado através de um inquérito a 156 estudantes universitários, residentes em Lisboa, Huelva e Lyon. Os resultados revelaram a existência de optimismo comparativo face a todos os riscos urbanos considerados (carteirismo, assalto da casa, terrorismo e queda de avião): os riscos para o próprio foram sempre considerados inferiores em relação aos riscos para os outros. No entanto,, os residentes consideraram-se menos vulneráveis do que os residentes de outras cidades (comparação exo-grupal) em particular no caso dos riscos graves e incontroláveis (terrorismo e queda de avião), sendo menos optimistas relativamente aos riscos menos graves e controláveis (assalto e carteirismo). Verificou-se que, no caso dos riscos urbanos incontroláveis, os inquiridos mais identificados com a sua cidade de residência revelam maior optimismo comparativo face aos residentes de outras cidades. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v21i2.366Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia2007-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v21i2.366https://doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v21i2.366PSICOLOGIA; Vol. 21 No. 2 (2007); 45-58PSICOLOGIA; Vol. 21 N.º 2 (2007); 45-582183-24710874-2049reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://revista.appsicologia.org/index.php/rpsicologia/article/view/366https://revista.appsicologia.org/index.php/rpsicologia/article/view/366/129Lima, Maria LuísaMarques, SibilaBatel, SusanaCarvalho, SandraHaldon, JuanaPornin, Stephanieinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-11-09T12:49:36Zoai:oai.appsicologia.org:article/366Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:10:14.602471Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv I'm safer than the others in my town: place identity and comparative optimism in the perception of urban risks
Estou mais seguro na minha cidade do que os outros: identidade com o lugar e optimismo comparativo na percepção de riscos urbanos
title I'm safer than the others in my town: place identity and comparative optimism in the perception of urban risks
spellingShingle I'm safer than the others in my town: place identity and comparative optimism in the perception of urban risks
Lima, Maria Luísa
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title_short I'm safer than the others in my town: place identity and comparative optimism in the perception of urban risks
title_full I'm safer than the others in my town: place identity and comparative optimism in the perception of urban risks
title_fullStr I'm safer than the others in my town: place identity and comparative optimism in the perception of urban risks
title_full_unstemmed I'm safer than the others in my town: place identity and comparative optimism in the perception of urban risks
title_sort I'm safer than the others in my town: place identity and comparative optimism in the perception of urban risks
author Lima, Maria Luísa
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Marques, Sibila
Batel, Susana
Carvalho, Sandra
Haldon, Juana
Pornin, Stephanie
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Batel, Susana
Carvalho, Sandra
Haldon, Juana
Pornin, Stephanie
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Marques, Sibila
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Pornin, Stephanie
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description The goal of this study was to investigate comparative optimism regarding urban risks and to explore the role of identification with the city of residence in this process. Our sample included 156 university students from Lisbon, Huelva and Lyon. Results revealed the occurrence of comparative optimism regarding all urban risks considered (pick pocketing, burglary, terrorism and airplane fall). As expected, risks for self were always considered inferior than risk for others. However, this effect was influenced by risk characteristics and degree oof city identification. Participants considered themselves less vulnerable than residentes in other cities (outgroup comparison) particularly in the case of severe and  uncontrollable risks (terrorism and airplane fall) whereas they were less optimistic in the case of less severe and more controllable risks (burglary and pick pocketing). Regarding identification, we found that in the case of uncontrollable urban risks, more identified individuals revealed more comparative optimism than those less identified. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v21i2.366
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