Student Attitude to Earthquake Disaster Risk: Role of Motivation and Perception of Risk

Abstract

Youth awareness and attitudes toward earthquake disasters can assist disaster risk reduction and management efforts to reduce death and economic loss. Students can become a driving force in reducing earthquake risk if they have the right attitude in dealing with earthquake disaster risk. This research aims to analyze students’ attitudes to earthquake risk and the role of motivation and perception of risk towards students’ attitudes to earthquake risk. Students have the potential to become a driving force in reducing earthquake risk if they have the right attitude in dealing with earthquake disaster risk. Students can be a driving force in reducing earthquake risk if they have the right attitude in dealing with earthquake disaster risk. This research uses quantitative research methods. The research uses an online survey to collect data from 107 students in Padang City and Surakarta City. Researchers use random sampling to distribute the survey. The variables examined in this study are attitudes toward earthquake risk, motivation, and perceptions of earthquake risk. This study used a questionnaire consisting of 67 questions. Data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis with SPSS 26.00. This study found that students have a high attitude toward earthquake risk. The attitude variable is influenced by motivation and perception of earthquake risk by 62.9%, while other variables outside the model studied influence by 37.1%. The motivation and perception of earthquake risk have a significant effect on the attitude variable. Lastly, the perception and motivational variables have a significant effect on the attitude variable partially.