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Meta-analyses of the determinants and outcomes of belief in climate change

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Hornsey, Matthew J., Harris, Emily A., Bain, Paul G., Fielding, Kelly S.·2016·Nature Climate Change
DOI 10.1038/nclimate2943
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  • Efforts to convey climate change information can trigger undesirable behaviors, including denial, scepticism, and increased resource consumption.

    “Global climate change awareness is increasing, but efforts to convey information can trigger undesirable behaviors , including denial, scepticism, and increased resource consumption.”

    From Mortality management and climate action: A review and reference for using Terror Management Theory methods in interdisciplinary environmental research (2022) · cites this paper as Hornsey et al., 2016

    The Implications section (page unavailable) says climate evidence may be interpreted through political loyalties, leading some people to disregard the scientific consensus, and that facts alone may not convert skeptics. This supports concern about the limits of conveying information, but does not establish that such efforts trigger denial or skepticism; the paper also does not report increased resource consumption as a result. (LLM, conf=0.77)

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  • In some countries, inadequate action on climate change has been attributed in part to widespread misunderstandings or rejection of climate change science.

    “In some countries, this has been attributed in part to widespread misunderstandings or rejection of climate change science (Hornsey et al 2016).”

    From Framing climate change for effective communication: a systematic map (2020) · cites this paper as Hornsey et al 2016

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Authors
Hornsey, M. J., Harris, E. A., Bain, P. G., & Fielding, K. S.
Affiliations
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
  • Queensland University of Technology (AU)
Corresponding author
Hornsey, Matthew J.
ORCID
Venue
Nature Climate Change
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2016-02-22
Volume
6
Issue
6
Pages
622-626
ISSN
  • 1758-678X (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-6798
DOI
10.1038/nclimate2943
OpenAlex
W2279692628
Cited by
1,616
References
35
Citations by year
2026: 165 · 2025: 244 · 2024: 216 · 2023: 185 · 2022: 182 · 2021: 187 · 2020: 191 · 2019: 100 · 2018: 69 · 2017: 54 · 2016: 22
FWCI
233.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Nature Climate Change (publishedVersion)
  • QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental Education and Sustainability
Keywords
climate change beliefs, climate change skepticism, political ideology, political orientation, worldview, climate-friendly behavior, climate action intentions, sex differences, cross-national comparison

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