2025/08/22 by Seung-Keun Martinez, Monika Pompeo, Roman M. Sheremeta +3 · 1 voice
Social Sciences · Health Professions · #Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence #Disaster Response and Management #Health and Conflict Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/ej/ueaf075
openalex publication_date 2025/08/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Abstract In times of war, evacuating civilians from conflict zones is of critical importance to their survival and well-being. However, many people are hesitant to evacuate. While text-based nudges have been studied in other contexts, their effectiveness in encouraging evacuation during armed conflict remains under-explored. We conducted a controlled survey experiment in Ukraine in July 2022—during the ongoing full-scale Russian invasion—by varying the framing and informational content of automated alert messages. Our findings suggest that providing individuals with an evacuation plan in the message is crucial, while the specific framing of the message itself does not play a significant role in the perceived effectiveness of the messages.