Climate Change From a Distance: An Analysis of Construal Level and Psychological Distance From Climate Change.

ABSTRACT: The public perception of climate change as abstract and distant may undermine climate action. According to construal level theory, whether a phenomenon is perceived as psychologically distant or close is associated with whether it is construed as abstract or concrete, respectively. Previous work has established a link between psychological distance and climate action, but the associated role of construal level has yet to be explored in depth. In two representative surveys of Australians (N = 217 and N = 216), and one experiment (N = 319), we tested whether construal level and psychological distance from climate change predicted pro-environmental intentions and policy support, and whether manipulating distance and construal increased pro-environmental behaviors such as

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6395381 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature