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The Power of Being Transported: Efficacy Beliefs, Risk Perceptions, and Political Affiliation in the Context of Climate Change

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: We evaluated the short-term effects of transportation on efficacy beliefs and risk perceptions after exposure to a climate change documentary. Data were collected in randomized laboratory ( N = 624) and online ( N = 1,391) experiments. Participants watched one episode of Years of Living Dangerously or a control video. Regression analyses assessed whether narrative transportation and/or political affiliation were predictive of outcomes. Transportation and political affiliation were significantly associated with efficacy beliefs and risk perceptions ( p < .001). A significant transportation by political party interaction for efficacy beliefs ( p < .01) and risk perceptions (p < .01) indicated that cross-party differences could be mitigated by higher levels of transportation.

Source: Science Communication

DOI: 10.1177/1075547020951794

Authors: Ashley Bieniek-Tobasco, Rajiv N. Rimal, Sabrina McCormick, Cherise B. Harrington

Institutions: George Washington University, University of Illinois Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, North Carolina Central University

Language: English

Topic: Climate Change Communication and Perception

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,000