Jennifer E. C. Lee
University of Ottawa
40 Papers
232 Citations
Jennifer E. C. Lee is an academic researcher from University of Ottawa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Risk perception & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 27 publications.
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Papers
Public Perception of Population Health Risks in Canada: Health Hazards and Sources of Information
Daniel Krewski,Louise Lemyre,Michelle C. Turner,Jennifer E. C. Lee,Christine Dallaire,Louise Bouchard,Kevin Brand,Pierre Mercier +7 more
TL;DR: A national survey of health risk perception among 1,503 Canadians was conducted in 2004 as mentioned in this paper, which followed up a previous national survey conducted in 1992 and documents changes in risk perception since that time and investigates new risk issues not previously examined.
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A social-cognitive perspective of terrorism risk perception and individual response in Canada.
Jennifer E. C. Lee,Louise Lemyre +1 more
TL;DR: Evaluated hypotheses drawn from a contextualized model of perceived coping efficacy emerged as the cognitive factor associated with the most favorable response to terrorism and highlighted the importance of fostering a sense of coping efficacy to the effectiveness of strategies aimed at improving individual preparedness for terrorism.
RESEARCH ARTICLES Public Perception of Population Health Risks in Canada: Health Hazards and Sources of Information
Daniel Krewski,Louise Lemyre,Michelle C. Turner,Jennifer E. C. Lee,Christine Dallaire,Louise Bouchard,Kevin Brand,Pierre Mercier +7 more
- 01 Jan 2006
TL;DR: Of the specific hazards considered, behavioral risks such as cigarette smoking, obesity, and unprotected sex were seen to present the greatest risk to the health of Canadians.
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Public Perception of Terrorism Threats and Related Information Sources in Canada: Implications for the Management of Terrorism Risks
TL;DR: A national survey of terrorism-related risk perceptions was recently conducted in Canada, with a total of 1,502 adult Canadians interviewed by telephone as discussed by the authors, and respondents reported that terrorism was a low to moderate threat to the Canadian population and an even lower threat to themselves as individuals.
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Health Risk Perceptions as Mediators of Socioeconomic Differentials in Health Behaviour
TL;DR: Data from a national survey on Canadians' perceptions of population health risks were analysed and suggested a mediating role of health risk perceptions—particularly those of a social nature—in the association between SES and smoking.