The effect of social network sites usage in climate change awareness in Latin America

被引：12

作者：

Gomez-Casillas, Amalia ^{[1
]}

Gomez Marquez, Victoria ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Ctr Estudis Demograf CED CERCA, Carrer Ca nAltayo,Edif E2,Campus UAB, Cerdanyola Del Valles 08193, Spain

[2] Univ Montevideo UM Sede Cent, Fac Comunicac FCOM, Calle Prudencio Pena 2544, Montevideo, Uruguay

来源：

POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 2023年 / 45卷 / 02期

关键词：

Environmental concern; Climate change awareness; Latin America; Social network sites; MEDIA USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES; PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; INTERNET USE; KNOWLEDGE; GENDER; SKEPTICISM; ENGAGEMENT; SUPPORT;

D O I：

10.1007/s11111-023-00417-4

中图分类号：

C921 [人口统计学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Using data from the Latinobarometro (Latin Barometer) survey of 2017 to analyze the effect of social network site usage on climate change awareness in 18 Latin American countries, this article makes three contributions. First, it offers results on the socioeconomic determinants of climate awareness in a region of the world where there is scant published evidence in this regard. Second, it shows the effect of social media consumption on climate change awareness by assessing the role of each of the most popular sites: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Snapchat, and Tumblr. Third, it assesses the effects of multi-platform consumption. The results show that YouTube has the strongest and most robust positive and statistically significant effect on climate change awareness, followed by Instagram, Twitter, and WhatsApp, while being a multi-platform user also has a positive and statistically significant effect on climate change awareness. The implications of these findings for understanding the role of social media in the development of environmental awareness are discussed.

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