TY - JOUR
T1 - Emotions, Risk Perceptions and Precautionary Actions of Citizens During a Military Operation Using a New Defence Technology
T2 - The Israeli Case of the Iron Dome
AU - Lahav, Eyal
AU - Shahrabani, Shosh
AU - Benzion, Uri
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/9/19
Y1 - 2019/9/19
N2 - The current field study used unique data collected in Israel in July 2014, during a military operation that the Israel Defence Forces (I.D.F.) conducted in the Gaza Strip, in reaction to the thousands of missiles launched from there into Israel. During this operation, the new Iron Dome anti-missile defence system was used to protect Israelis exposed to missile attacks. The study examined factors that correlate with decisions to comply with I.D.F. defence instructions regarding behaviour during missile attacks. In addition, the study examined the relationship between attitudes towards the Iron Dome technology and emotions, risk perceptions, and the decision to comply with I.D.F. defence instructions. The results indicate that stronger positive opinions towards Iron Dome were correlated with lower levels of fear and anger, and beliefs that participant’s chances of being injured by a missile were lower than they had been during previous military operation. In addition, better compliance with I.D.F. defence instructions correlated with being more fearful, angrier at Hamas, living closer to Gaza Strip, and having more positive opinions about Iron Dome. The findings also indicate gender differences with respect to factors correlated with risk perceptions, opinions regarding Iron Dome, and precautionary actions during attacks.
AB - The current field study used unique data collected in Israel in July 2014, during a military operation that the Israel Defence Forces (I.D.F.) conducted in the Gaza Strip, in reaction to the thousands of missiles launched from there into Israel. During this operation, the new Iron Dome anti-missile defence system was used to protect Israelis exposed to missile attacks. The study examined factors that correlate with decisions to comply with I.D.F. defence instructions regarding behaviour during missile attacks. In addition, the study examined the relationship between attitudes towards the Iron Dome technology and emotions, risk perceptions, and the decision to comply with I.D.F. defence instructions. The results indicate that stronger positive opinions towards Iron Dome were correlated with lower levels of fear and anger, and beliefs that participant’s chances of being injured by a missile were lower than they had been during previous military operation. In addition, better compliance with I.D.F. defence instructions correlated with being more fearful, angrier at Hamas, living closer to Gaza Strip, and having more positive opinions about Iron Dome. The findings also indicate gender differences with respect to factors correlated with risk perceptions, opinions regarding Iron Dome, and precautionary actions during attacks.
KW - Iron Dome
KW - Risk perceptions
KW - emotions
KW - precautionary actions
KW - terror
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85044477308&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10242694.2018.1455132
DO - 10.1080/10242694.2018.1455132
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AN - SCOPUS:85044477308
SN - 1024-2694
VL - 30
SP - 666
EP - 686
JO - Defence and Peace Economics
JF - Defence and Peace Economics
IS - 6
ER -