Non-Public Rational Emergency Behavior Of Residents In Public Health Emergencies And Prevention

Various public health emergencies have happened often in the twenty-first century.The complexity and uncertainty of the environment make it easy to cause panic,and residents lack professional emergency knowledge and awareness as a result.Additionally,there are non-public rational emergency behaviors such as transgressions,misbehaviors,and some extreme behaviors,as well as illegal and criminal behaviors of residents in the emergency process.Public rationality is the opposite of non-public rational emergency behavior,which is based on an individual’s experience of emotional fluctuations,complex psychological reactions,and external environment.Non-public rational emergency behavior includes actions that are illegal,violate social norms,and endanger the interests of other members of society.Studying residents’ non-public rational emergency actions in times of public health emergencies is urgently needed since these behaviors not only endanger the personal and property safety of specific residents but also have an impact on societal norms and national security.This research investigates the impact of residents’ nonpublic rational emergency behaviors on residents’ perceptions of risk,social trust,and government trust based on a review of related concepts and theories.The research hypotheses were validated using factor analysis and regression analysis on data from 1065 questionnaires collected using the Tencent questionnaire platform.(1)Residents’ perceptions of risk in times of public health emergency positively affect non-public rational emergency conduct,it was discovered.In particular,the likelihood of residents engaging in non-public rational emergency behavior is inversely correlated with their likelihood of perceiving risk;similarly,the likelihood of residents expressing non-public rational emergency behavior is inversely correlated with their level of risk concern.(2)Non-public rational emergency conduct is negatively impacted by residents’ trust in the government.More specifically,there is a correlation between residents’ trust in government and how likely they are to act rationally in an emergency.(3)In times of public health emergencies,residents’ perceived risk likelihood and non-public rational emergency behavior are inversely correlated;this means that when residents’ level of government trust is high,the relationship between residents’ perceived risk likelihood and non-public rational emergency behavior is weakened.(4)The relationship between people’ level of risk fear and non-public rational contingency behavior is unaffected by government trust.The study came to the conclusion that the likelihood of residents engaging in non-public rational emergency behaviors increased with their risk perception in times of public health emergencies,while the likelihood of these activities decreased with their trust in the government.The study recommends preserving acceptable risk perceptions,boosting government legitimacy,and developing residents’ discernment to prevent residents’ nonpublic rational emergency action.The contributions of this paper are:(1)To broaden the research perspective on residents’ non-public rational emergency behavior in public health emergencies;to investigate the effect of residents’ non-public rational emergency behavior on their perception of risk;and to identify the moderating effects of social and governmental trust in the relationship between residents’ risk perception and non-public rational emergency behavior.(2)To prepared formulation and offer policy recommendations for governmental agencies to stop citizens from acting irrationally in times of public health emergencies.