Climate Change Consensus Messages Cause Reactance

被引：29

作者：

Chinn, Sedona ^{[1
]}

Hart, P. Sol ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Life Sci Commun, 1545 Observ Dr, Madison, WI 53705 USA

[2] Univ Michigan, Dept Commun & Media, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION-A JOURNAL OF NATURE AND CULTURE | 2023年 / 17卷 / 01期

关键词：

Scientific consensus; reactance; climate change; motivated reasoning;

D O I：

10.1080/17524032.2021.1910530

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Several recent studies have debated whether climate change consensus messages cause reactance, although they sometimes employ different procedures and measurement. This study uses procedures and measures from competing studies to allow for a comparison of the respective approaches. We find that climate change consensus messages cause reactance, particularly among Republicans and those who do not believe in anthropogenic climate change. These findings highlight concerns that consensus messaging strategies may be ineffective or backfire among audiences that science communicators are most keen to target.

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页码：51 / 59

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