This study focuses on the relationship between the community and the environment to explore (1) how community attachment affects residents’ risk perceptions and risk-coping strategies and (2) how risk knowledge is influenced by community-level psychological factors and, in turn, affects the decision to seek risk information. To find answers, 438 Texans were randomly surveyed on the topic of seismic activity induced by nearby natural gas extraction activities. The findings suggest that risk knowledge and risk information seeking intent are related to lower community attachment. Insights and implications related to the study have been provided for communication practitioners.

这项研究着重于社区与环境之间的关系，以探讨（1）社区依恋如何影响居民的风险感知和风险应对策略，以及（2）风险知识如何受到社区层面的心理因素的影响，进而，影响寻求风险信息的决定。为了找到答案，对438名德克萨斯人进行了随机调查，以探讨附近天然气开采活动引起的地震活动。研究结果表明，风险知识和风险信息寻求意图与较低的社区依恋有关。与研究有关的见解和启示已提供给传播从业人员。