The role of message fatigue, reactance, and inattention in climate change doom communication

2023/06/07 by Stok, F. Marijn, Bal, Michèlle, de Graaf, Janna
#Climate change #Intention #Social and Behavioral Sciences #inattention #message fatigue #psychological reactance #sustainability

paper · doi:10.17605/osf.io/ktrhj

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the role of individual differences in message fatigue about climate change messages/doom communication on intentions for sustainable behavior. Furthermore, it examines whether inattention and psychological reactance mediate this process.

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