Articles | Volume 20, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-999-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-999-2020
Research article
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14 Apr 2020
Research article |  | 14 Apr 2020

Flash floods versus river floods – a comparison of psychological impacts and implications for precautionary behaviour

Jonas Laudan, Gert Zöller, and Annegret H. Thieken

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Hourly precipitation data, UTC – time reference DWD – Deutscher Wetterdienst https://cdc.dwd.de/portal/

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The paper focuses on psychological impacts of river floods and flash floods on affected individuals. Since the connection between psychological characteristics and protection motivation is not yet fully understood, potential coherences are investigated with regard to both flood types. As a main result, the frequency of remembering an event seems to be positively connected to a greater willingness to protect oneself, especially if affected by a weaker flood event.
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