The relationship between disaster literacy levels and disaster preparedness among adults
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ahmet GÜLSOY Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yusuf UYAN Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ebru ÖZCAN Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Mahinur DURMUŞ Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı NATURAL HAZARDS (Q1)
Dergi ISSN 0921-030X Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 03-2025
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 121 / 1 / 10667–10681 DOI 10.1007/s11069-025-07225-z
Makale Linki https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-025-07225-z
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 …
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The relationship between disaster literacy levels and disaster preparedness among adults

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