The effects of framing on environmental decisions: A systematic literature review
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A meta-analysis of 61 framing studies in environmental communication revealed that loss-framed appeals were generally more effective in shaping intentions and behaviors, particularly through the evocation of negative emotions such as anxiety and fear.
“A meta-analysis of 61 framing studies in environmental communication revealed that loss-framed appeals were generally more effective in shaping intentions and behaviors, particularly through the evocation of negative emotions such as anxiety and fear [30].”
From The power of loss: message framing, climate anxiety, and engagement in personal carbon trading (2025) · cites this paper as [30]
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- Authors
- Ropret Homar, A., & Knežević Cvelbar, L.
- Venue
- Ecological Economics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-05
- Volume
- 183
- Pages
- 106950
- ISSN
- 0921-8009 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3124464795
- Cited by
- 190
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2026: 34 · 2025: 55 · 2024: 42 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 10
- FWCI
- 4.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Ecological Economics (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Keywords
- framing effects, loss framing, gain framing, pro-environmental behavior, environmental decision-making, loss aversion, behavioral economics, environmental policy instruments, willingness to pay, behavioral intention, attitudes, climate change mitigation
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