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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1280-1292 |
| Journal | Journal of risk research |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 22 May 2015 |
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- METIS-297303
- IR-91271
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Does playing the serious game B-SaFe! make citizens more aware of man-made and natural risks in their environment? / Cremers, Anita; Stubbe, Hester; Beek, Dolf; Roelofs, Maaike; Kerstholt, Johanna Helena.
In: Journal of risk research, Vol. 18, No. 10, 22.05.2015, p. 1280-1292.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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T1 - Does playing the serious game B-SaFe! make citizens more aware of man-made and natural risks in their environment?
AU - Cremers, Anita
AU - Stubbe, Hester
AU - Beek, Dolf
AU - Roelofs, Maaike
AU - Kerstholt, Johanna Helena
PY - 2015/5/22
Y1 - 2015/5/22
N2 - The goal of the present study was to investigate whether playing a serious game concerning natural and man-made risks leads to increased risk awareness and additional information search. As an experimental task, we developed a serious board game. Fifty-six students participated in the experiment; half of them played the serious game whereas the other half only filled in a questionnaire at pretest and posttest (after two weeks). Participants who had played the game were more aware of risks in their own environment. Furthermore, playing the serious game counterbalanced the decline in self-efficacy as seen in the control condition. In both conditions, participants gathered more information on natural risks. This positive effect in the control condition is probably a side effect of the method used: a reasonably elaborate questionnaire in combination with a delay of two weeks. In all, the results provide a positive basis for further development of the game and to use it on a larger scale to empower citizens to take more responsibility for their own safety
AB - The goal of the present study was to investigate whether playing a serious game concerning natural and man-made risks leads to increased risk awareness and additional information search. As an experimental task, we developed a serious board game. Fifty-six students participated in the experiment; half of them played the serious game whereas the other half only filled in a questionnaire at pretest and posttest (after two weeks). Participants who had played the game were more aware of risks in their own environment. Furthermore, playing the serious game counterbalanced the decline in self-efficacy as seen in the control condition. In both conditions, participants gathered more information on natural risks. This positive effect in the control condition is probably a side effect of the method used: a reasonably elaborate questionnaire in combination with a delay of two weeks. In all, the results provide a positive basis for further development of the game and to use it on a larger scale to empower citizens to take more responsibility for their own safety
KW - METIS-297303
KW - IR-91271
U2 - 10.1080/13669877.2014.919513
DO - 10.1080/13669877.2014.919513
M3 - Article
VL - 18
SP - 1280
EP - 1292
JO - Journal of risk research
JF - Journal of risk research
SN - 1366-9877
IS - 10
ER -