| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7246568 | Journal of Environmental Psychology | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Although there is broad scientific consensus that global warming is happening and that it is human-caused, these issues are denied by climate change skeptics. The present two studies examined to what extent (and why) climate change affirming and climate change skeptic films are successful in affecting people's environmental concern. Relative to a neutral film condition, watching a climate change skeptic film decreased environmental concern, whereas watching a climate change affirming film did not affect participant's concern. Mediation analyses showed that watching a climate change skeptic film decreased participants' consideration of future consequences, which in turn decreased their environmental concern. Possible reasons why climate change affirming films did not affect participant's environmental concern are discussed.
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Authors
Tobias Greitemeyer,