Abstract: This study preliminarily explores people's psychological state resulted from SARS crisis using questionnaire survey. Both risk event characteristics and personal characters can influence subjects' perception, and accordingly disturb psychology and behaviour. The knowledge of SARS, risk characteristics, willingness, conformity, relying on family and so on, can predict one's psychological state to some extent. This study contemporarily probes into spread rule of psychological panic, and put forward "moderating effect of risk locus center" to explain psychological panic.

Key words: SARS crisis, psychological panic, risk perception

摘要： 采用问卷调查的方法，对SARS危机所造成的公众心理状态进行了初步的探讨。结果发现风险事件特征与个人因素都会影响被试的认知从而干扰心理和行为。个体对SARS相关知识的了解、风险特征、意愿程度、从众行为以及家庭依赖等因素在一定程度上可以预测个体的心理状态。同时探讨了心理恐慌的传播规律并提出了解释心理恐慌的“风险源中心缓冲效应”。

关键词: SARS危机, 心理恐慌, 风险认知