INFLUENCE OF THE SEX AND AGE ON PEOPLE’S ATTITUDE TOWARD HAZARDS

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of the influence of sex and age on the attitude of people towards dangers. Its relevance is due to the importance of identifying individual-typical features of people’s response in threat situations. The goal of the empirical study was to identify the psychological characteristics of people’s attitudes toward dangers, depending on age and sex. As methods of research, author’s questionnaires were presented: a questionnaire of sensitivity to threats and a questionnaire on the identification of types of response in situations of danger. As a result, it was found that with age sensitivity to threats decreases for men and increases for women, the percentage of people capable of either responding adequately or exaggerating the significance of hazards increases, and the percentage of people prone to ignoring threats decreases.

Keywords

• Attitude towards danger
• sensitivity to threats
• youth
• adults
• men
• women