Pub Date : 2023-11-13DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2023.2280749
J. M. Bogert, J. Buczny, J. A. Harvey, J. Ellers
A consensus gap exists between scientific and public opinion on the existence and causes of anthropogenic climate change (ACC). Public opinion on ACC is influenced by individual trust in science and the use of different media sources. We used systematic review and applied meta-analysis to examine how trust in science and the use of new versus traditional, and centralized versus user-generated media are related to public opinion on ACC. We compiled two data sets: trust in science (n = 13, k = 18) and media use (n = 12, k = 68). Our results showed a positive relationship between the levels of trust, media use, and ACC beliefs in line with the scientific consensus (i.e. pro-social ACC beliefs), with media use being moderated by nationality. Additionally, the effect size for using new or user-generated media sources was twice as large as using traditional or centralized media sources.
关于人为气候变化的存在及其原因，科学界和公众舆论之间存在共识差距。公众对ACC的看法受到个人对科学的信任和使用不同媒体来源的影响。我们使用系统评价和应用荟萃分析来研究对科学的信任、新媒体与传统媒体的使用、集中式媒体与用户生成媒体的使用如何与ACC的公众舆论相关。我们编制了两个数据集:对科学的信任(n = 13, k = 18)和媒体使用(n = 12, k = 68)。我们的研究结果显示，信任水平、媒体使用和ACC信念之间存在正相关关系，符合科学共识(即亲社会ACC信念)，媒体使用受到国籍的调节。此外，使用新的或用户生成的媒体源的效应量是使用传统或集中式媒体源的两倍。
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Pub Date : 2023-11-13DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2023.2280760
Christopher Lee Adamczyk
ABSTRACTDespite the promising application of Big Data analytics to environmental contexts significant challenges remain regarding the communication of data-derived insights and data itself. Addressing issues at the intersection of Big Data analytic technologies and environmental communication are a pair of United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) initiatives; the Data for Environmental Alliance (DEAL) and the World Environmental Situation Room (WESR). Both initiatives seek to address communicative hindrances associated with adopting and using Big Data analytic technologies on the international stage and offer a welcome addition to the environmental communication toolbox. This commentary considers these initiatives by providing a brief overview of them and potential obstacles to their success.KEYWORDS: Big dataworld environment situation roomdata for environmental allianceUNEP Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
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Pub Date : 2023-10-31DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2023.2272300
Audria Huixuan Low, Carynn Yan Min Chung, Irene Jia Yi Cheong, Charmaine Xin Yu Loke, Sonny Rosenthal
ABSTRACTAn important predictor of pro-environmental attitudes and behavior is connectedness to nature. However, current research lacks consensus on how to effectively cultivate it in individuals, particularly with media messages. To address this gap, this study investigated how the modality of nature experiences and type of nature influence connectedness to nature in young adults. Data collection involved 164 undergraduate students at a Singapore university who participated in a 2 (modality: physical tour vs video tour) × 2 (nature type: forested area vs botanic garden) factorial experiment. Results showed that nature type did not affect connectedness to nature, nor did fear or disgust mediate that linkage. However, connectedness to nature was higher among participants who took the physical tour than among those who watched the video tour. This effect is consistent with past research and suggests that mediated experiences of nature diminish the richness of sensory experience. It reaffirms the importance of directly experiencing nature as a part of environmental communication and education to promote environmental stewardship.KEYWORDS: Connectedness to naturenature toursmediated experiencenegative emotionenvironmental education Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.
{"title":"Growing Natural Connectiresons: The Effects of Modality and Type of Nature on Connectedness to Nature","authors":"Audria Huixuan Low, Carynn Yan Min Chung, Irene Jia Yi Cheong, Charmaine Xin Yu Loke, Sonny Rosenthal","doi":"10.1080/17524032.2023.2272300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2023.2272300","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTAn important predictor of pro-environmental attitudes and behavior is connectedness to nature. However, current research lacks consensus on how to effectively cultivate it in individuals, particularly with media messages. To address this gap, this study investigated how the modality of nature experiences and type of nature influence connectedness to nature in young adults. Data collection involved 164 undergraduate students at a Singapore university who participated in a 2 (modality: physical tour vs video tour) × 2 (nature type: forested area vs botanic garden) factorial experiment. Results showed that nature type did not affect connectedness to nature, nor did fear or disgust mediate that linkage. However, connectedness to nature was higher among participants who took the physical tour than among those who watched the video tour. This effect is consistent with past research and suggests that mediated experiences of nature diminish the richness of sensory experience. It reaffirms the importance of directly experiencing nature as a part of environmental communication and education to promote environmental stewardship.KEYWORDS: Connectedness to naturenature toursmediated experiencenegative emotionenvironmental education Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.","PeriodicalId":54205,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135813898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-26DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2023.2272299
Jagadish Thaker
ABSTRACTFew studies analyze international media coverage of climate change, and few still explore media's role in public opinion about climate change from a comparative perspective. Using data from the 2022 Yale Meta survey of 108,946 Facebook monthly active users from 110 countries and territories, the current research finds that perceived awareness is associated with perceived personal and future risks but not protest participation intention. Only perceived personal harm was associated with protest intention. People in countries most exposed to climate-related impacts were more likely to show heightened perceptions of harm to self and future generations. An analysis of a subset of countries (n = 52) where media coverage data was externally available for 2015–2022 indicates that media coverage is positively associated with self-reported exposure to climate change and perceived awareness about the issue. However, media coverage is not related to perceived personal or future risks and is negatively associated with protest participation intent across countries. Despite low media coverage of climate change, citizens in poor and developing countries see climate change as a greater risk and are more willing to participate in protests compared to citizens in developed countries. Findings help clarify theoretical and practical implications for climate change communication research.KEYWORDS: International public opinionmedia coveragerisk perceptionsclimate changeGlobal South Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
{"title":"Cross-Country Analysis of the Association between Media Coverage and Exposure to Climate News with Awareness, Risk Perceptions, and Protest Participation Intention in 110 Countries","authors":"Jagadish Thaker","doi":"10.1080/17524032.2023.2272299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2023.2272299","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTFew studies analyze international media coverage of climate change, and few still explore media's role in public opinion about climate change from a comparative perspective. Using data from the 2022 Yale Meta survey of 108,946 Facebook monthly active users from 110 countries and territories, the current research finds that perceived awareness is associated with perceived personal and future risks but not protest participation intention. Only perceived personal harm was associated with protest intention. People in countries most exposed to climate-related impacts were more likely to show heightened perceptions of harm to self and future generations. An analysis of a subset of countries (n = 52) where media coverage data was externally available for 2015–2022 indicates that media coverage is positively associated with self-reported exposure to climate change and perceived awareness about the issue. However, media coverage is not related to perceived personal or future risks and is negatively associated with protest participation intent across countries. Despite low media coverage of climate change, citizens in poor and developing countries see climate change as a greater risk and are more willing to participate in protests compared to citizens in developed countries. Findings help clarify theoretical and practical implications for climate change communication research.KEYWORDS: International public opinionmedia coveragerisk perceptionsclimate changeGlobal South Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).","PeriodicalId":54205,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136381332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-25DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2023.2263655
Catherine J. Bruns, Ida Vikøren Andersen
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Pub Date : 2023-10-13DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2023.2267782
Juliane Keilmann, Thomas Koch
ABSTRACTThis article examines mechanisms and effects of greenwashing on corporate reputation and credibility. We define greenwashing as the perception of a discrepancy between what an organization claims to do in terms of protecting the environment and what the organization actually does in this respect. In two experiments, we vary a company’s promises of green engagement. Afterward, participants are confronted with the company’s actual green engagement. The studies show that if a company claims to be green, its reputation and credibility are assessed more positively. However, the experiments also demonstrate that false green promises backfire: If the green promises are not kept, participants assess the company’s reputation and credibility more negatively as opposed to a group that evaluates a company without any false promises. Furthermore, both experiments provide insight into the underlying mechanisms responsible for these effects: Participants’ expectations are violated which leads to a perception of greenwashing and, in turn, worsens the perception of the company’s reputation and credibility.KEYWORDS: Greenwashingcorporate social responsibilityreputationcredibilityexperiments Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
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Pub Date : 2023-10-10DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2023.2267787
Sedona Chinn, Dan Hiaeshutter-Rice, P. Sol Hart, Brendon M.H. Larson
ABSTRACTInvasive species are considered a significant threat to biodiversity and economic activities. Concerned stakeholders have adopted militaristic metaphors and xenophobic language to raise public awareness about the issue, yet communication theory provides conflicting guidance on whether this is likely to be effective. This research insight analyzes over 400,000 Facebook posts from North American stakeholders to find that stakeholder Facebook pages discuss invasive species infrequently, sometimes using militaristic and rarely xenophobic language, but that neither militaristic nor xenophobic language is associated with online engagement.KEYWORDS: Invasive speciesmetaphorpublic engagementsocial media Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
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Pub Date : 2023-10-03DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2023.2259622
Catherine Macdonald, Dylann Turffs, Christian Pankow, Jacob Jerome, Jessica Elliott, Julia Wester
ABSTRACTMedia analysis has been applied to the complex challenges of development and urban sprawl, but to date no study examines how coastal development is understood in relation to critical marine and estuarine ecosystems. As anthropogenic pressures increasingly reshape coastal ecosystems, efforts to understand how problems and solutions are framed in public discourse are timely and valuable. We present a case study of media coverage and framing of development and the environment in Florida, USA, where coastal development and attendant consequences have been emergent for decades (n = 645). Findings explore how drivers of environmental change and the effects of environmental changes are discussed, what potential solutions are considered, and how actors and trade-offs are characterized. We identify two parallel but discrete narratives: one offering disjointed episodic coverage of particular development projects, and one providing larger-scale contextualized discussion of development and the environment more broadly. We discuss the implications for policy and collective action of the disconnect between these two narratives.KEYWORDS: Content analysismediaframingcoastaldevelopment Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Data availability statementData sharing not applicable – no new data generated.Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the Pierce Family Foundation and the Greenacres Foundation.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-02DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2023.2259623
Joshua Ettinger, Peter Walton, James Painter, Susan A. Flocke, Friederike E.L. Otto
Extreme weather events are often described as teachable moments for climate change. In this article, we explore insights about the concept of teachable moments from healthcare literature and apply them to the climate change communication context. Specifically, we adapt Flocke et al.’s (2012. A teachable moment communication process for smoking cessation talk: description of a group randomized clinician-focused intervention. BMC Health Services Research, 12(1), 109. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-109) Teachable Moment Communication Process to offer a new dialogue-based communication framework that leverages extreme weather events as opportunities for environmental learning and action among the public. Our framework helps facilitate discussions about extreme weather events, with the goal of channeling dialogue into actions to address extreme weather-related risks at both individual and policy levels. An important nuance is delineating how climate change can exacerbate hazards, while vulnerability and exposure ultimately determine the impacts of hazards. We account for this distinction by centering our framework around the broader goal of reducing weather-related risks in diverse contexts including, but not limited to, climate change considerations. This article describes our proposed communication approach; we conclude by outlining a research agenda to empirically test the framework and examine other dynamics of extreme weather-related dialogue.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-21DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2023.2259625
Kyongseok Kim
ABSTRACTOne major challenge in communicating climate change to the public is the prevailing perception of it as a psychologically distant and abstract issue, which often leads to a lack of action. To tackle this challenge, environmental scholars and professionals have employed Construal Level Theory (CLT) to reduce the psychological distance associated with climate change and foster a more immediate and tangible perception of its risks. This study presents a comprehensive review of empirical research conducted between 2010 and 2021 that examines climate change communication within the framework of CLT. The analysis encompasses 68 articles, and the review uncovers a significant research gap. While reducing psychological distance to climate change appears to enhance awareness and concern about the issue, it does not consistently translate into climate engagement, such as pro-environmental intentions or behaviors. The study explores potential explanations for this gap and suggests future research directions to address this issue effectively.KEYWORDS: Climate changepsychological distanceconstrual levelcommunicationreview Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Notes1 The entire list of the articles and their summaries is not included in this article due to its length, but it is available upon request.
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