Longtermist Education Interventions Increase Concern for and Action to Protect Future Generations

IF 4.3 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL Social Psychological and Personality Science Pub Date : 2024-01-31 DOI:10.1177/19485506241228465

Stylianos Syropoulos, Kyle Fiore Law, Liane Young

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In a contemporary landscape fraught with unprecedented challenges, it is imperative to forge strategies that transcend present concerns and equally prioritize future generations. This research, anchored in the philosophy of longtermism, seeks to bridge this temporal divide. Across three pre-registered and highly-powered studies, we scrutinize the potential of philosophical arguments underpinning longtermism to foster alignment with its principles, thereby catalyzing attitudes and actions that resonate with a more future-oriented approach to global welfare. Leveraging scalable educational interventions through text and video media formats, we discern a noticeable resonance of these philosophical arguments among individuals, influencing their beliefs, policy support, donation behaviors, and cognitive investment directed toward the betterment of future generations. Our findings illuminate the critical mediating role of longtermism beliefs between the interventions and favorable future-focused outcomes, establishing the promising potential of philosophical discourse as a pragmatic tool in mobilizing collective efforts to safeguard our long-term future.

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Social Psychological and Personality Science PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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期刊介绍： Social Psychological and Personality Science (SPPS) is a distinctive journal in the fields of social and personality psychology that focuses on publishing brief empirical study reports, typically limited to 5000 words. The journal's mission is to disseminate research that significantly contributes to the advancement of social psychological and personality science. It welcomes submissions that introduce new theories, present empirical data, propose innovative methods, or offer a combination of these elements. SPPS also places a high value on replication studies, giving them serious consideration regardless of whether they confirm or challenge the original findings, with a particular emphasis on replications of studies initially published in SPPS. The journal is committed to a rapid review and publication process, ensuring that research can swiftly enter the scientific discourse and become an integral part of ongoing academic conversations.