Correlates of Climate Change Action Communication Modalities in the United States
Communicating about actions to address climate change is critical to mobilize collective actions, and enact policies for climate change mitigation (prevention) and adaptation to climate change. The current study assessed factors associated with climate change action (CCA) communications in the US. R...
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| author | Carl Latkin Lauren Dayton Haley Bonneau Kennedy Countess Zoé Hendrickson Carol Vidal |
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| description | Communicating about actions to address climate change is critical to mobilize collective actions, and enact policies for climate change mitigation (prevention) and adaptation to climate change. The current study assessed factors associated with climate change action (CCA) communications in the US. Respondents were recruited through Prolific, an online survey research platform. The sample was restricted to the 599 respondents who reported that the issue of climate change was extremely or very important to them. Key outcome variables included (1) talking to family/friends about CCA, (2) texting/emailing family/friends about CCA, and (3) posting or sharing a post on social media about CCA. Multinomial logistic regression models examined correlates of CCA communications. Descriptive and injunctive social norms, barriers to CCA, and climate change distress were consistently significantly associated with engaging in the three CCA communication modalities in the prior month compared to never. This study’s results suggest that talking with peers is the most common form of CCA communication, and is associated with social norms and distinct barriers to CCA. Organizations that address climate change should consider utilizing dialogical approaches to shift social norms related to CCA, and foster CCA communications and address barriers to CCA. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b1550299eef435691599d12651dd0ff2023-11-18T09:52:45ZengMDPI AGClimate2225-11542023-06-0111612510.3390/cli11060125Correlates of Climate Change Action Communication Modalities in the United StatesCarl Latkin0Lauren Dayton1Haley Bonneau2Kennedy Countess3Zoé Hendrickson4Carol Vidal5Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USADepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USADepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USADepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USADepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USADepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USACommunicating about actions to address climate change is critical to mobilize collective actions, and enact policies for climate change mitigation (prevention) and adaptation to climate change. The current study assessed factors associated with climate change action (CCA) communications in the US. Respondents were recruited through Prolific, an online survey research platform. The sample was restricted to the 599 respondents who reported that the issue of climate change was extremely or very important to them. Key outcome variables included (1) talking to family/friends about CCA, (2) texting/emailing family/friends about CCA, and (3) posting or sharing a post on social media about CCA. Multinomial logistic regression models examined correlates of CCA communications. Descriptive and injunctive social norms, barriers to CCA, and climate change distress were consistently significantly associated with engaging in the three CCA communication modalities in the prior month compared to never. This study’s results suggest that talking with peers is the most common form of CCA communication, and is associated with social norms and distinct barriers to CCA. Organizations that address climate change should consider utilizing dialogical approaches to shift social norms related to CCA, and foster CCA communications and address barriers to CCA.https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/11/6/125climate changeactivismcollective actionbarrierscommunication |
| spellingShingle | Carl Latkin Lauren Dayton Haley Bonneau Kennedy Countess Zoé Hendrickson Carol Vidal Correlates of Climate Change Action Communication Modalities in the United States Climate climate change activism collective action barriers communication |
| title | Correlates of Climate Change Action Communication Modalities in the United States |
| title_full | Correlates of Climate Change Action Communication Modalities in the United States |
| title_fullStr | Correlates of Climate Change Action Communication Modalities in the United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Correlates of Climate Change Action Communication Modalities in the United States |
| title_short | Correlates of Climate Change Action Communication Modalities in the United States |
| title_sort | correlates of climate change action communication modalities in the united states |
| topic | climate change activism collective action barriers communication |
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