Media exposure to climate change information and pro-environmental behavior: the role of climate change risk judgment.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101627676 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2050-7283 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20507283 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2013]-
    • Subject Terms:
      Climate Change* ; Mass Media*/statistics & numerical data; Humans ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Male ; Adult ; Aged ; Young Adult ; Adolescent ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Judgment ; Croatia ; Anxiety/psychology ; Media Exposure
    • Abstract:
      Background: The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between exposure to climate change information in traditional and modern media, cognitive and emotional aspects of climate change risk judgment, and pro-environmental behavior (PEB).
      Method: A cross-sectional online study was conducted on a quota sample of 1,075 participants (51.9% women) aged 18-79 years. Participants self-reported their exposure to climate change-related information in traditional (e.g. television) and modern media (e.g. social networks), cognitive assessment of climate change risk, level of worry about climate change, and the frequency of PEB.
      Results: Structural equation modeling showed a good fit for the parallel mediation model, involving cognitive risk judgment and worry as mediators between exposure to climate change information in traditional and modern media and PEB. Exposure to climate change information in traditional media had indirect effect on PEB through heightened worry, but not cognitive risk judgment. In contrast, exposure to climate change information in modern media had no indirect effect on PEB.
      Conclusion: Since the link between exposure to climate change information in traditional media and PEB has been shown to be mediated by climate change worry, it is important to enhance the coverage of climate change in traditional media in Croatia, taking care to offer solutions to reduce possible negative impact on people's well-being.
      (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Climate change risk judgment; Media; Pro-environmental behavior; Worry
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20240511 Date Completed: 20240511 Latest Revision: 20240730
    • Publication Date:
      20240731
    • Accession Number:
      PMC11088128
    • Accession Number:
      10.1186/s40359-024-01771-0
    • Accession Number:
      38734671