Teyton Anaïs, Abramson David M
Ms. Anaïs Teyton is a Graduate Student in the Epidemiology Department at School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, New York, USA. Dr. David M. Abramson is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Environ Justice. 2021 Jun 1;14(3):169-177. doi: 10.1089/env.2020.0041. Epub 2021 Jun 16.
Differences in population-level climate change beliefs have been identified, which are often attributable to coastline proximity, urban-rural classifications, race, ethnicity, political affiliation, gender, education, socioeconomic status, and age. This study assessed the impact of spatial, experiential, and demographic-related characteristics on climate change beliefs among a population of Hurricane Katrina survivors. Participants from the Gulf Coast Child and Family Health Study who answered climate change belief questions were included in this analysis. Race was found to be the most critical contributor to climate change belief, where the adjusted odds of white individuals believing in climate change were 0.2 times the odds of Black individuals believing in climate change (confidence interval: 0.1-0.4). Other sociodemographic factors, such as age, gender, income, and education, were not found to be significant. Several theoretical perspectives were considered to explain the variation in climate change beliefs, including social vulnerability, environmental deprivation, and political ideology. Future research as to why these racial differences exist should be conducted. By doing so, climate change communication, education, and mitigation and adaptation strategies may be improved.
研究发现了不同人群在气候变化信念上的差异,这些差异通常归因于与海岸线的距离、城乡分类、种族、民族、政治派别、性别、教育程度、社会经济地位和年龄。本研究评估了空间、经验以及与人口统计学相关的特征对卡特里娜飓风幸存者群体气候变化信念的影响。来自海湾沿岸儿童与家庭健康研究中回答了气候变化信念问题的参与者被纳入本分析。研究发现种族是气候变化信念的最关键影响因素,白人相信气候变化的调整后几率是黑人相信气候变化几率的0.2倍(置信区间:0.1 - 0.4)。未发现年龄、性别、收入和教育等其他社会人口因素具有显著影响。研究考虑了几种理论观点来解释气候变化信念的差异,包括社会脆弱性、环境剥夺和政治意识形态。未来应开展关于这些种族差异为何存在的研究。这样做可能会改善气候变化沟通、教育以及缓解和适应策略。