The impact of place and legacy framing on climate action: A lifespan approach.

Autor: Wickersham RH; Department of Psychology, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America., Zaval L; Department of Psychology, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America., Pachana NA; School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia., Smyer MA; Department of Psychology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2020 Feb 25; Vol. 15 (2), pp. e0228963. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 25 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228963
Abstrakt: Despite several decades of research on more effectively communicating climate change to the general public, there is only limited knowledge about how older adults engage with an issue that will shape and define future generations. We focus on two key factors that may motivate younger and older adults to engage in climate change action, legacy concern and place attachment, and assess whether older adults differ in any appreciable way from the general population in this domain. We randomly exposed participants of different ages to either a Legacy, Place, or control writing induction task before they completed various self-report measures. Both induction conditions were associated with significantly greater pro-environmental behavioral intentions and donations for all age groups when compared to the control condition. Legacy motivation and biophilia were used as manipulation checks and found to partially mediate these effects. Findings suggest that legacy and place message framing may be useful in prompting adults of all ages to take action to help combat climate change.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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