Can Climate Skeptics Be Convinced? The Effect of Nature Videos on Environmental Concern

Franzen, Axel; Mader, Sebastian

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dc.contributor.author	Franzen, Axel	de
dc.contributor.author	Mader, Sebastian	de
dc.date.accessioned	2021-06-11T09:51:52Z
dc.date.available	2021-06-11T09:51:52Z
dc.date.issued	2020	de
dc.identifier.issn	2071-1050	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/73607
dc.description.abstract	Much research has demonstrated that videos can function as primers or nudges that influence attitudes and behaviors. Studies to date suggest that this includes influence over individual pro-environmental attitudes. However, the existing evidence all stems from samples comprised of university students. In this paper, we describe the results of a randomized online experiment in a sample of 468 climate skeptics. We presented 3-min nature documentary videos that highlighted either the beauty of nature, the endangerment of nature by humans, or a mixture of both. The results suggest that the mixed stimulus video, which shows first the beauty of nature and then its endangerment by humans does indeed increase environmental concern by almost half a standard deviation. However, none of the video treatments increased donations to pro-environmental organizations. Still, the results suggest that nudging by video also works in samples of climate skeptics, which demonstrates the external validity of former findings.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Ökologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Ecology	en
dc.subject.other	environmental skepticism; environmental concern; environmental video primers	de
dc.title	Can Climate Skeptics Be Convinced? The Effect of Nature Videos on Environmental Concern	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	Sustainability
dc.source.volume	12	de
dc.publisher.country	CHE	de
dc.source.issue	7	de
dc.subject.classoz	Ökologie und Umwelt	de
dc.subject.classoz	Ecology, Environment	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Klima	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Umweltverhalten	de
dc.subject.thesoz	attitude	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Dokumentarfilm	de
dc.subject.thesoz	environmental behavior	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Natur	de
dc.subject.thesoz	video	en
dc.subject.thesoz	climate	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Video	de
dc.subject.thesoz	nature	en
dc.subject.thesoz	documentary film	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Umwelterziehung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	environmental education	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Umweltschutz	de
dc.subject.thesoz	environmental protection	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Einstellung	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0	en
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0	de
ssoar.contributor.institution	FDB	de
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
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dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.source.pageinfo	1-12	de
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internal.identifier.journal	1459
internal.identifier.document	32
internal.identifier.ddc	577
dc.source.issuetopic	Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development	de
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.3390/su12072972	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
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