{"title":"Group affirmation influences acceptance of environmental risk messages","authors":"Zihan Wang, Laura M. Arpan","doi":"10.1080/1533015X.2020.1726232","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract An experiment examined the influence of self-affirmation on individuals’ responses to messages about environmental threats. A new manner of self-affirmation more appropriate for use in the field than traditional approaches was tested. The visual-based manipulation used group-related photographs to affirm participants’ self-integrity before exposure to risk messages. Exposure to group-related visuals was associated with more positive evaluations (perceived message strength) of the messages. In turn, greater perceived message strength predicted greater awareness of consequences associated with harmful environmental behaviors of plastic bag use and energy waste, which predicted greater personal moral norms to reduce those behaviors. The findings suggest visual-based, group-related affirmation could increase acceptance of risk messages.","PeriodicalId":35034,"journal":{"name":"Applied Environmental Education and Communication","volume":"10 1","pages":"108 - 122"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Applied Environmental Education and Communication","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1533015X.2020.1726232","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract An experiment examined the influence of self-affirmation on individuals’ responses to messages about environmental threats. A new manner of self-affirmation more appropriate for use in the field than traditional approaches was tested. The visual-based manipulation used group-related photographs to affirm participants’ self-integrity before exposure to risk messages. Exposure to group-related visuals was associated with more positive evaluations (perceived message strength) of the messages. In turn, greater perceived message strength predicted greater awareness of consequences associated with harmful environmental behaviors of plastic bag use and energy waste, which predicted greater personal moral norms to reduce those behaviors. The findings suggest visual-based, group-related affirmation could increase acceptance of risk messages.
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Applied Artificial Intelligence addresses concerns in applied research and applications of artificial intelligence (AI). The journal also acts as a medium for exchanging ideas and thoughts about impacts of AI research. Articles highlight advances in uses of AI systems for solving tasks in management, industry, engineering, administration, and education; evaluations of existing AI systems and tools, emphasizing comparative studies and user experiences; and the economic, social, and cultural impacts of AI. Papers on key applications, highlighting methods, time schedules, person-months needed, and other relevant material are welcome.
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