Factors Affecting Risk Perception of Electromagnetic Waves From 5G Network Base Stations
- Authors
- Koh, Tae Hwan; Choi, Jae Wook; Seo, Myungsoon; Choi, Hyung-Do; Kim, KyungHee
- Issue Date
- 10월-2020
- Publisher
- WILEY
- Keywords
- 5G network; base stations; electromagnetic waves; risk perception; Korea
- Citation
- BIOELECTROMAGNETICS, v.41, no.7, pp.491 - 499
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- BIOELECTROMAGNETICS
- Volume
- 41
- Number
- 7
- Start Page
- 491
- End Page
- 499
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/52562
- DOI
- 10.1002/bem.22290
- ISSN
- 0197-8462
- Abstract
- The coverage of the fifth-generation network has increased steadily since the network was introduced in 2019. However, public protests around the globe against the construction of 5G network base stations have continued to occur for fear that electromagnetic (EM) waves emitted from the stations would cause adverse health effects. To identify factors that have contributed to such increased risk perception, we conducted a cross-sectional study using data obtained from a survey that assessed Korean adults' risk perception of EM wave-related objects. We found that female gender, high level of perceived exposure to EM waves, evaluation of public policies as ineffective, and high level of objective knowledge on EM waves were associated with increased risk perception. Furthermore, we found that higher ratings on a few risk characteristics such as "personal knowledge," "seriousness of the risk to future generations," "dreadfulness," and "severity of consequences" were also associated with increased risk perception as well. Bioelectromagnetics. (c) 2020 The Authors.Bioelectromagneticspublished by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Bioelectromagnetics Society
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