The 10th International Conference on Energy, Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development (ERESD 2024)

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Analysis of the Driving Factors of Public Participation in Community Emergency Drills from the Perspective of "Motivation-Opportunity-Ability"

public participation,community emergency drill,MOA model,risk perception

Resource & Energy Security and Emergency Management > 8．Resilient Communities and Grass-roots Emergency

Community emergency drills are a crucial component of the emergency governance system. Encouraging active, accurate, and reasonable participation from the public in these drills is a vital means of enhancing grassroots emergency governance capabilities. This is directly related to the modernization of urban and rural public safety, the national governance system, and governance capacity. This article examines public participation behavior in community emergency drills. A theoretical model of driving factors for public participation in community emergency drills is constructed based on the Motivation-Opportunity-Ability(MOA) model, combined with participatory governance theory and risk perception theory. 750 questionnaire responses were analyzed using structural equation modeling to examine the impact of motivation, opportunity, ability, and risk perception on participation behavior. The research findings indicate that: (1)Motivation, opportunities, and abilities all have a significant positive impact on overall public participation behavior. (2) Motivation has a significant positive impact on collaborative and decision-making participation behaviors. On the other hand, opportunity has a significant negative impact on expressive, public welfare, collaborative, and decision-making participation behaviors. Finally, ability has a significant positive impact on expressive, public welfare, collaborative, and decision-making participation behaviors. (3) Risk perception moderates the effect of ability on overall participation behavior. Research contributes to the scientific understanding of public participation behavior and provides insights for guiding public participation in community emergency drills. Indirect guidance strategies aim to strengthen motivation, provide opportunities, and enhance abilities. Direct guidance strategies aim to guide expressive, public welfare, collaborative, and decision-making participation behaviors. At the same time, the approach emphasizes individual differences and implements classified management for populations with different risk perceptions.