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  • Environmental Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Climate Change Communication

Background:

  • Public perception of climate change as abstract and distant can impede climate action.
  • Construal level theory links psychological distance to abstract (distant) or concrete (close) construal.
  • Previous research links psychological distance to climate action, but the role of construal level is less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if construal level and psychological distance predict pro-environmental intentions and policy support.
  • To determine if manipulating psychological distance and construal level increases pro-environmental behaviors.
  • To test the relationship between construal level and psychological distance in the context of climate change.

Main Methods:

  • Two Australian surveys (N=217, N=216) and one experiment (N=319) were conducted.
  • Participants' psychological distance, construal level, pro-environmental intentions, and policy support were assessed.
  • Pro-environmental behaviors, such as donations, were measured after experimental manipulation.

Main Results:

  • Psychological closeness to climate change positively predicted pro-environmental behavior.
  • Construal level showed inconsistent results across the studies.
  • Manipulating psychological distance and construal level did not significantly increase pro-environmental behaviors.
  • Construal level was unrelated to psychological distance, challenging a core tenet of construal level theory.

Conclusions:

  • Psychological closeness, not construal level, appears more influential for climate action.
  • The assumed link between construal level and psychological distance may not apply to climate change.
  • Changing pro-environmental behavior through manipulating these psychological variables may be challenging.