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Navigating through the jungle of information. Informational self-efficacy predicts climate change-related media exposure, knowledge, and behaviour
Climatic Change ( IF 4.8 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-25 , DOI: 10.1007/s10584-020-02918-9
Laura S. Loy , Karen R. S. Hamann , Gerhard Reese

Climate change is a complex issue and understanding it is not an easy endeavour. An abundance of information is available through media and a lot of research has dealt with the question of how to best communicate this issue to the public. However, uncertainty and scepticism remain. In this paper, we argue that the subjective capability of informing oneself satisfactorily about climate change (i.e. informational self-efficacy) to reach goals like forming an opinion, evaluating political decisions regarding climate change, or behaving in a climate protective manner might be a crucial determinant of people’s engagement with the issue. In an online survey with a quota sample of German residents (N = 498), informational self-efficacy positively predicted people’s exposure to climate change communication in the media, their knowledge about the climate system and climate protective behaviours, and the extent to which they actually engaged in climate protective actions. Moreover, informational self-efficacy positively predicted climate protective behaviour and climate system knowledge indirectly through media exposure—but not behavioural knowledge. Hence, next to optimising the provided climate change communication, we suggest to strengthen people’s confidence in dealing with it through media literacy trainings and examine the causal effect of these trainings on informational self-efficacy and climate change engagement. Furthermore, the impact of different behaviours on climate change should be more often and more concretely discussed in media coverage.

中文翻译:

在信息丛林中导航。信息自我效能预测与气候变化相关的媒体曝光、知识和行为

气候变化是一个复杂的问题,了解它并非易事。可以通过媒体获得大量信息,并且许多研究都涉及如何最好地向公众传达这一问题的问题。然而,不确定性和怀疑仍然存在。在本文中,我们认为,让自己满意地告知自己有关气候变化的主观能力(即信息自我效能)以达到形成意见、评估有关气候变化的政治决策或以保护气候的方式行事等目标可能是至关重要的人们对问题的参与程度的决定因素。在一项对德国居民(N = 498)的配额样本进行的在线调查中,信息自我效能积极预测人们对媒体中气候变化传播的接触,他们对气候系统和气候保护行为的了解,以及他们实际参与气候保护行动的程度。此外,信息自我效能感通过媒体曝光间接预测了气候保护行为和气候系统知识——但不是行为知识。因此,除了优化提供的气候变化沟通之外,我们建议通过媒体素养培训增强人们应对气候变化的信心,并检查这些培训对信息自我效能和气候变化参与的因果影响。此外,媒体报道应更频繁、更具体地讨论不同行为对气候变化的影响。以及他们实际参与气候保护行动的程度。此外,信息自我效能感通过媒体曝光间接预测了气候保护行为和气候系统知识——但不是行为知识。因此,除了优化提供的气候变化沟通之外,我们建议通过媒体素养培训增强人们应对气候变化的信心,并检查这些培训对信息自我效能和气候变化参与的因果影响。此外,媒体报道应更频繁、更具体地讨论不同行为对气候变化的影响。以及他们实际参与气候保护行动的程度。此外,信息自我效能感通过媒体曝光间接预测了气候保护行为和气候系统知识——但不是行为知识。因此,除了优化提供的气候变化沟通之外,我们建议通过媒体素养培训增强人们应对气候变化的信心,并检查这些培训对信息自我效能和气候变化参与的因果影响。此外,媒体报道应更频繁、更具体地讨论不同行为对气候变化的影响。因此,除了优化提供的气候变化沟通之外,我们建议通过媒体素养培训增强人们应对气候变化的信心,并检查这些培训对信息自我效能和气候变化参与的因果影响。此外,媒体报道应更频繁、更具体地讨论不同行为对气候变化的影响。因此,除了优化提供的气候变化沟通之外,我们建议通过媒体素养培训增强人们应对气候变化的信心,并检查这些培训对信息自我效能和气候变化参与的因果影响。此外,媒体报道应更频繁、更具体地讨论不同行为对气候变化的影响。
更新日期:2020-11-25
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