Risk perceptions and trust following the 2010 and 2011 Icelandic volcanic ash crises.

Eruptions at the Icelandic volcanoes of Eyjafjallajökull (2010) and Grimsvötn (2011) produced plumes of ash posing hazards to air traffic over northern Europe. In imposing restrictions on air traffic, regulators needed to balance the dangers of accidents or aircraft damage against the cost and inconvenience to travelers and industry. Two surveys examined how members of the public viewed the necessity of the imposed restrictions and their trust in different agencies as estimators of the level of risk.

Smoke-free policies and non-smokers' reactions to SHS exposure in small and medium enterprises.

Introduction: Non-smoker employees can significantly improve the existing smoke-free policies in the workplace by asserting their right for smoke-free air and confronting smoker colleagues. The aim of the study was to assess the psychological and social drivers of non-smokers' readiness to assert their right for smoke-free air in the workplace.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-six small-and-medium enterprises (SME) with diverse background were randomly selected, and 284 employees agreed to participate in the study.

Smokers’ compliance with smoke-free policies, and non-smokers’ assertiveness for smoke-free air in the workplace: a study from the Balkans.

Objective: Identify the psychosocial variables that predict smokers’ compliance with smoke-free policies at work, and non-smokers’ assertiveness for smoke-free rights in Greek and Bulgarian workplaces.

Methods: Data were collected from employees in Greece and Bulgaria. The main outcome measures were smokers’ compliance with smoke-free policies, and non-smokers’ assertiveness intentions.

Social cognitive predictors of smoking cessation intentions among smoker employees: the roles of anticipated regret and social norms.

The present study assessed the effects of anticipated regret, social norms, and related social cognitions on smoking cessation intentions among indoor employees in a pro-smoking culture. Overall, 93 daily smokers completed anonymous structured questionnaires assessing attitudinal and health beliefs about tobacco use, social norms, quitting self-efficacy, and anticipated regret. Past quit attempts and tobacco dependence were also measured.

Adolescents' support for smoke-free public settings: the roles of social norms and beliefs about exposure to secondhand smoke.

Purpose: To assess support for smoke-free policies in public settings among adolescent smokers and nonsmokers in a pro-smoking culture.

Methods: A total of 1,924 Greek secondary school students (mean age = 14 years, standard deviation = 1.00, 50% female) from nine schools in the urban area of Thessaloniki, Greece, participated in the study.