Data Sheet 1_Factors associated with risk perception among school and nursery school teachers concerning potential health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields.pdf

School and nursery school teachers are important multipliers of health-related information, also regarding environmental exposures like EMF. Factors associated with the risk perception towards EMF in these professional groups have not yet been investigated.</p>Methods<p>This 2024 cross-sectional study surveyed school teachers (N = 1,053) and nursery school teachers (N = 329) across Germany to examine factors associated with participants’ EMF risk perception.

We applied logistic regression modelling to examine the relationship between EMF risk perception (high vs. low) and the variables technology acceptance, media health literacy, conspiracy belief, trust in various organizations and institutions as well as general environmental worry.</p>Results<p>About one-third of the participants believed that some individuals develop adverse health effects from EMF exposure below legal limits.