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Credibility for and engagement with outlets sharing climate change news: a quantitative research of young people in Sweden

Olsson, Angelica LU (2022) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20221
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
How civil society perceives climate change communication by outlets is key for sustainable development. Being predicted to get largely impacted due to climate change and having a great influence on future sustainability outcomes, young people are an important group to focus on in the field of perception and climate change communication. Therefore, this research aims to determine where young people (aged 12-16) take part in climate change news, and which of these outlets young people perceive as credible. Further, the Source Credibility Theory will be used to determine influencing factors for both outlet credibility and outlet engagement. The results show that News on TV, Documentaries, Teachers, and Daily/online newspapers are both... (More)
How civil society perceives climate change communication by outlets is key for sustainable development. Being predicted to get largely impacted due to climate change and having a great influence on future sustainability outcomes, young people are an important group to focus on in the field of perception and climate change communication. Therefore, this research aims to determine where young people (aged 12-16) take part in climate change news, and which of these outlets young people perceive as credible. Further, the Source Credibility Theory will be used to determine influencing factors for both outlet credibility and outlet engagement. The results show that News on TV, Documentaries, Teachers, and Daily/online newspapers are both perceived as the most credible outlets, and considered as some of the most common outlets for news about climate change. However, more research is needed for a deeper and developed understanding of the topic. (Less)
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author
Olsson, Angelica LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
climate change communication, credibility, perception, engagement, young people, source credibility theory, sustainability science
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2022:033
language
English
id
9086749
date added to LUP
2022-06-10 13:15:44
date last changed
2022-06-10 13:15:44
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  abstract     = {{How civil society perceives climate change communication by outlets is key for sustainable development. Being predicted to get largely impacted due to climate change and having a great influence on future sustainability outcomes, young people are an important group to focus on in the field of perception and climate change communication. Therefore, this research aims to determine where young people (aged 12-16) take part in climate change news, and which of these outlets young people perceive as credible. Further, the Source Credibility Theory will be used to determine influencing factors for both outlet credibility and outlet engagement. The results show that News on TV, Documentaries, Teachers, and Daily/online newspapers are both perceived as the most credible outlets, and considered as some of the most common outlets for news about climate change. However, more research is needed for a deeper and developed understanding of the topic.}},
  author       = {{Olsson, Angelica}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{Credibility for and engagement with outlets sharing climate change news: a quantitative research of young people in Sweden}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}