En la investigación de la percepción del riesgo, el paradigma psicométrico se ha venido aplicando, habitual-mente, para analizar la percepción de un gran número de riesgos, utilizándose, en este caso, para conocer cómo se percibe un solo riesgo: la gripe A (H1N1). En este estudio empírico se analiza la percepción que una muestra de estudiantes universitarios españoles (N = 326) tenía de esta epidemia cuando empezó a propagarse por el país. Tras la aplicación de un análisis de componentes principales sobre 17 características de la percepción del riesgo, se obtuvieron cuatro dimensiones: “poder catastrófico”, “amenaza”, “control” y “conocimiento”. Un análisis de regresión múltiple realizado posteriormente reveló que las dos primeras actúan como predictoras de la magnitud del riesgo que se atribuye a esta epidemia. Además, se observó que estas dos dimensiones y la magnitud del riesgo percibido estaban relacionadas positivamente con la realización de alguna acción protectora contra el contagio de esta enfermedad.
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