Abstract：
Humans are exposed to environmental risks owing to the broad usage of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). However, the subjective evaluation of risk levels and characteristics, as well as the variation in risk processing, have not been thoroughly examined. The objective was to understand the public\'s perception of the risk associated with human exposure to environmental EDCs and identify any variations in risk perception. In this pioneering study conducted within the distinctive social and cultural context of Malaysia, a developing nation, a quantitative analysis approach was employed to assess the subjective evaluation of risk levels and characteristics among the public while developing a risk perception model. Data gathered from surveys and questionnaires were analyzed to gather information on the public\'s perception of environmental and health issues pertaining to pesticides, hormones, plastics, medicines, and cosmetics. The analysis revealed that the majority of the public assessed the level of human exposure to environmental risks based on experiential processing, which was influenced by cognitive and affective variables. Interestingly, a higher proportion of individuals in the community had a low risk perception of environmental EDCs, surpassing the overall risk perception by 19.3%. Furthermore, the public showed significant awareness of environmental and health issues related to pesticides, hormones, and plastics but had a lesser inclination to acknowledge the vulnerability of humans to risks associated with medicines and cosmetics. These findings suggest that the public is likely to be exposed to environmental EDCs based on their current perceived risks, and that sociopsychological factors play a significant role in shaping perceptions and judgments. This understanding can inform the development of targeted risk management strategies and interventions to mitigate the potential harm caused by environmental EDCs.
摘要：
由于内分泌干扰化合物（EDCs）的广泛使用，人类面临环境风险。然而,对风险水平和特征的主观评价，以及风险处理的变化，没有经过彻底的检查。目的是了解公众对与人类暴露于环境EDC相关的风险的看法，并确定风险感知的任何变化。在马来西亚独特的社会和文化背景下进行的这项开创性研究中，一个发展中国家,在建立风险感知模型的同时，采用定量分析方法评估公众对风险水平和特征的主观评估。从调查和问卷调查中收集的数据进行了分析，以收集公众对环境和健康问题的看法有关的农药，荷尔蒙，塑料,药物,和化妆品。分析显示,大多数公众根据经验处理评估人类暴露于环境风险的程度,受认知和情感变量的影响。有趣的是,社区中较高比例的个体对环境EDC的风险感知较低，超过整体风险感知19.3%。此外，公众对与农药有关的环境和健康问题表现出极大的认识，荷尔蒙，但是不太倾向于承认人类容易受到药物和化妆品相关风险的影响。这些发现表明，公众可能会暴露于环境EDC基于他们当前的感知风险，社会心理因素在塑造感知和判断中起着重要作用。这种理解可以为制定有针对性的风险管理战略和干预措施提供信息，以减轻环境EDC造成的潜在危害。
