Berneiser Jessica M, Becker Annalena C, Loy Laura S
User Behavior and Field Trials, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany.
Institute of Psychology, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Front Psychol. 2022 Aug 4;13:926639. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.926639. eCollection 2022.
Concerted, timely action for mitigating climate change is of uttermost importance to keep global warming as close to 1.5°C as possible. Air traffic already plays a strong role in driving climate change and is projected to grow-with only limited technical potential for decarbonizing this means of transport. Therefore, it is desirable to minimize the expansion of air traffic or even facilitate a reduction in affluent countries. Effective policies and behavioral change, especially among frequent flyers, can help to lower greenhouse gas emissions. For both, a positive evaluation and public support is indispensable. This study contributes to understanding air travel behavior and the perception of regulative policies. We examined the role of attitudes, perceived behavioral control, efficacy, global identity, and justice concerns for intentions to avoid flights and aviation-related environmental policy support. We conducted an online survey study with a quota sample of = 2,530 participants in Germany. The strongest positive predictors of intentions to refrain from flying and policy support were perceived behavioral control to travel without flying, efficacy beliefs that avoiding air travel contributes to climate change mitigation, and intergenerational justice concerns; pro-travel attitude was a negative predictor. Moreover, we tested whether the provision of additional information on climate impact, global and intranational inequalities as well as subsidies (implying intranational inequality) affected the intention to avoid air travel and policy support. We found no effects of the different types of information. Nor did we find an interaction between the type of information provided and global or national identity. Our results highlight the need for a shift within the mobility sector that facilitates attractive and accessible transport alternatives in order to strengthen people's behavioral control to choose other means than planes and their efficacy perceptions. Moreover, raising awareness of the impacts of climate change on future generations and developing strategies to promote people's concern for intergenerational justice might motivate people to reduce air travel and thereby contribute to a livable future for new generations.
采取协调一致、及时的行动来缓解气候变化对于将全球变暖尽可能控制在接近1.5°C至关重要。空中交通在推动气候变化方面已经发挥了重要作用,并且预计还会增长,而这种运输方式脱碳的技术潜力有限。因此,最好尽量减少空中交通的扩张,甚至在富裕国家推动其减少。有效的政策和行为改变,尤其是在常旅客中,有助于降低温室气体排放。对于这两者而言,积极的评估和公众支持不可或缺。本研究有助于理解航空旅行行为以及对监管政策的认知。我们考察了态度、感知行为控制、效能、全球身份认同和对正义的关注对于避免飞行的意图以及对航空相关环境政策支持的作用。我们对德国2530名参与者的配额样本进行了一项在线调查研究。避免飞行意图和政策支持的最强积极预测因素是感知到不乘坐飞机出行的行为控制、认为避免航空旅行有助于缓解气候变化的效能信念以及代际正义关注;支持旅行的态度是一个消极预测因素。此外,我们测试了提供有关气候影响、全球和国内不平等以及补贴(意味着国内不平等)的额外信息是否会影响避免航空旅行的意图和政策支持。我们没有发现不同类型信息的影响。我们也没有发现所提供信息的类型与全球或国家身份之间的相互作用。我们的研究结果凸显了交通领域需要进行转变,以促进有吸引力且便利的交通替代方案,从而增强人们选择飞机以外其他出行方式的行为控制以及他们的效能认知。此外,提高对气候变化对后代影响的认识,并制定策略来促进人们对代际正义的关注,可能会促使人们减少航空旅行,从而为新一代创造一个宜居的未来。