气候变化的焦虑,恐惧,以及采取行动的意图
Alessandro von Gal1, Greta Fabiani1, Laura Piccardi1,2
1Spatial Cognition Lab, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Frontiers in psychology
|March 15, 2024
概括
气候变化焦虑 (CCA) 独特地预测了气候变化恐惧,与一般焦虑不同. 生态愤怒,而不是恐惧,驱动气候行动,当负面后果被框架.
科学领域:
- 环境心理学 环境心理学
- 关于气候变化的沟通
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 气候变化焦虑 (CCA) 是一个缺乏明确定义的新兴概念.
- 了解CCA与一般焦虑的区别,对于有效的气候传播至关重要.
- 现有的研究还不清楚信息框架如何影响CCA和相关情绪.
研究的目的:
- 检查CCA与气候变化相关的恐惧之间的关系.
- 探索信息框架 (不确定性与预期) 如何影响情绪反应.
- 在预测与气候有关的恐惧和行动方面,将CCA与一般焦虑措施区分开来.
主要方法:
- 年轻,健康的志愿者被分配到三个不同的气候变化信息框架条件.
- 收集了有关气候变化的情绪反应,生态情绪和信念.
- 采用贝叶斯式方法来分析数据.
主要成果:
- 将气候变化的后果纳入框架,实际上引发了更大的恐惧.
- CCA强烈预测了恐惧水平,而一般焦虑测量没有.
- 生态愤怒,而不是恐惧,预测了气候行动的意图,当负面后果被构成时.
结论:
- CCA是一个特定的构造,独特地影响与气候变化相关的恐惧.
- 信息框架显著影响情绪反应和行为意图.
- 在某些情况下,生态愤怒是气候行动的更强有力的驱动力,而不是恐惧.
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