Media Use, Environmental Mediators, and Pro-environmental Behaviors across and within Countries

IF 3 3区社会学 Q1 COMMUNICATION Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture Pub Date : 2023-02-17 DOI:10.1080/17524032.2023.2179649

Ronald E. Rice, Lindsay B. Miller

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ABSTRACT This study develops a model of direct association of exposure to environmental media content, and indirect association through environmental attitude and environmental efficacy, with pro-environmental behaviors. It also considers secondary media roles of exposure to general news media and involvement in mediated civic activism. The model and hypotheses are tested through Hayes Process mediation models, using secondary, cross-sectional survey data from 11,000 respondents across 11 countries. The model is well-supported overall and within countries, and the secondary media variables have generally consistent effects within countries. Socio-demographic covariates have varying relationships with environmental attitude, environmental efficacy, and pro-environmental behaviors, overall, and within countries. In line with social cognitive theory, these results suggest that media use related to environmental issues does not have to raise individuals’ pro-environmental attitude or efficacy (though it does) to increase engagement in pro-environmental behavior.

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国家内外的媒体使用、环境中介和亲环境行为

摘要本研究建立了环境媒体内容暴露与亲环境行为的直接关联模型，并通过环境态度和环境效能建立了间接关联模型。它还考虑了次要媒体的角色，即暴露于一般新闻媒体和参与调解的公民行动主义。模型和假设通过Hayes过程中介模型进行检验，使用来自11个国家11,000名受访者的二手横断面调查数据。该模型在总体上和国家内部都得到了很好的支持，次级媒介变量在国家内部具有普遍一致的影响。社会人口协变量与环境态度、环境效率和亲环境行为之间的关系在总体上和国家内部都有所不同。与社会认知理论一致，这些结果表明，与环境问题相关的媒体使用不一定会提高个人的亲环境态度或效能(尽管它确实会提高个人的亲环境行为参与度)。

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期刊介绍： Environmental Communication is an international, peer-reviewed forum for multidisciplinary research and analysis assessing the many intersections among communication, media, society, and environmental issues. These include but are not limited to debates over climate change, natural resources, sustainability, conservation, wildlife, ecosystems, water, environmental health, food and agriculture, energy, and emerging technologies. Submissions should contribute to our understanding of scientific controversies, political developments, policy solutions, institutional change, cultural trends, media portrayals, public opinion and participation, and/or professional decisions. Articles often seek to bridge gaps between theory and practice, and are written in a style that is broadly accessible and engaging.