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The relationship between disaster literacy levels and disaster preparedness among adults    
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ahmet GÜLSOY Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ahmet GÜLSOY
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Öğr. Gör. Dr. Yusuf UYAN Öğr. Gör. Dr. Yusuf UYAN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ebru ÖZCAN Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ebru ÖZCAN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Mahinur DURMUŞ Doç. Dr. Mahinur DURMUŞ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Devamını Göster
Özet
The resilience of communities to disasters is an indicator of their preparedness for such events. It is crucial for prepared communities to integrate their disaster literacy—skills in understanding, perceiving, and evaluating disasters—into disaster preparedness actions. This study aims to determine the disaster literacy and disaster preparedness levels of adults and the factors influencing these levels. This correlational and cross-sectional study included 3861 participants. Data were collected online from August 2023 to December 2023 using the Descriptive Characteristics Form, the Disaster Literacy Scale, and the Disaster Preparedness Scale. Data analysis employed frequency analysis, skewness and kurtosis, the Independent Samples t-Test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation analysis. The Pearson correlation analysis revealed a moderate positive and significant relationship between disaster literacy and …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Natural Hazards
Dergi ISSN 0921-030X Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q1
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 03-2025
Cilt No 121
Sayı 1
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s11069-025-07225-z
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-025-07225-z