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Would You Think We Are Doomed Because of Climate Change? Risk Perception, Taking Action and Trusting Others in the Face of Different Climate Change Scenarios

Kreutzer, Philipp Jonas LU (2021) EKHS35 20211
Department of Economic History
Abstract
Members of the general public assess risks of climate change differently than experts.
Increasing the perceived risk through communication of climate change has been debated as a viable strategy to promote more sustainable behavior.
This thesis exposes 412 subjects to four different messages regarding varying the likelihood and severity of averse consequences of global warming.
Analysis of a two-factorial between-subjects experiment indicates no adjustment in perceived risk as the result of treatment conditions.
Perceived risk is, however, found to be a stable and important factor in explaining observed pro-climate behavior.
The study also tests the influence of general interpersonal trust on collaboration in climate change... (More)
Members of the general public assess risks of climate change differently than experts.
Increasing the perceived risk through communication of climate change has been debated as a viable strategy to promote more sustainable behavior.
This thesis exposes 412 subjects to four different messages regarding varying the likelihood and severity of averse consequences of global warming.
Analysis of a two-factorial between-subjects experiment indicates no adjustment in perceived risk as the result of treatment conditions.
Perceived risk is, however, found to be a stable and important factor in explaining observed pro-climate behavior.
The study also tests the influence of general interpersonal trust on collaboration in climate change mitigation efforts.
Unlike perceived risk, this factor may only affect action of people with lower knowledge of climate change. (Less)
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author
Kreutzer, Philipp Jonas LU
supervisor
organization
course
EKHS35 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Climate Communication, Risk Perception, Pro-Environmental Behavior, Social Trust
language
English
id
9058790
date added to LUP
2021-08-26 10:49:24
date last changed
2021-08-26 10:49:24
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  abstract     = {{Members of the general public assess risks of climate change differently than experts.
Increasing the perceived risk through communication of climate change has been debated as a viable strategy to promote more sustainable behavior. 
This thesis exposes 412 subjects to four different messages regarding varying the likelihood and severity of averse consequences of global warming. 
Analysis of a two-factorial between-subjects experiment indicates no adjustment in perceived risk as the result of treatment conditions. 
Perceived risk is, however, found to be a stable and important factor in explaining observed pro-climate behavior. 
The study also tests the influence of general interpersonal trust on collaboration in climate change mitigation efforts. 
Unlike perceived risk, this factor may only affect action of people with lower knowledge of climate change.}},
  author       = {{Kreutzer, Philipp Jonas}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Would You Think We Are Doomed Because of Climate Change? Risk Perception, Taking Action and Trusting Others in the Face of Different Climate Change Scenarios}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}