The Influence of Climate Change Efficacy Messages and Efficacy Beliefs on Intended Political Participation.

ABSTRACT: Using an online survey experiment with a national sample, this study examined how changing the type and valence of efficacy information in news stories discussing global climate change may impact intended political participation through the mediators of perceived internal, external, and response efficacy. Overall, the results revealed that after a single exposure to a news story, stories including positive internal efficacy content increased perceived internal efficacy, while stories including negative external efficacy content lowered perceived external efficacy. There were limited impacts of other types of efficacy content on perceived efficacy. Perceived internal, external, and response efficacy all offered unique, positive associations with intentions to engage in climate change-relate

SUBMITTER: Hart PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4972420 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature