3.1.2. Materials
Government Trust . We asked the participants how much they would
trust the government in managing flood risks in Wuhan after having
experienced the rainfall that caused waterlogging in 2016. Responses
were made on a five-point Likert scale (1 = “completely distrust” to 5
= “completely trust”).
Risk Perception of Flood. Seven items were adapted from Lin et
al. (2008) and revised for the current context (e.g., “I feel
worry/fear/panic recently”). Participants responded to each item on a
scale ranging from 1 = “not at all” to 5 = “extremely.” Cronbach’s
alpha in this study was 0.79.