Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Croatia University, Ilica 242, Zagreb, 10 000, Croatia.
Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
BMC Psychol. 2024 May 11;12(1):262. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-01771-0.
The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between exposure to climate change information in traditional and modern media, cognitive and emotional aspects of climate change risk judgment, and pro-environmental behavior (PEB).
A cross-sectional online study was conducted on a quota sample of 1,075 participants (51.9% women) aged 18-79 years. Participants self-reported their exposure to climate change-related information in traditional (e.g. television) and modern media (e.g. social networks), cognitive assessment of climate change risk, level of worry about climate change, and the frequency of PEB.
Structural equation modeling showed a good fit for the parallel mediation model, involving cognitive risk judgment and worry as mediators between exposure to climate change information in traditional and modern media and PEB. Exposure to climate change information in traditional media had indirect effect on PEB through heightened worry, but not cognitive risk judgment. In contrast, exposure to climate change information in modern media had no indirect effect on PEB.
Since the link between exposure to climate change information in traditional media and PEB has been shown to be mediated by climate change worry, it is important to enhance the coverage of climate change in traditional media in Croatia, taking care to offer solutions to reduce possible negative impact on people's well-being.
本研究旨在考察接触传统和现代媒体中的气候变化信息、气候变化风险判断的认知和情绪方面与环保行为（PEB）之间的关系。
在一项针对 1075 名年龄在 18-79 岁的参与者（51.9%为女性）的配额样本的横断面在线研究中，参与者自我报告了他们在传统媒体（如电视）和现代媒体（如社交网络）中接触与气候变化相关信息的情况、对气候变化风险的认知评估、对气候变化的担忧程度以及 PEB 的频率。
结构方程建模显示，涉及认知风险判断和担忧的传统和现代媒体中气候变化信息与 PEB 之间的平行中介模型拟合良好。传统媒体中气候变化信息的接触通过加剧对气候变化的担忧对 PEB 产生间接影响，但不会通过认知风险判断产生间接影响。相比之下，现代媒体中气候变化信息的接触对 PEB 没有间接影响。
由于传统媒体中气候变化信息与 PEB 之间的联系已被证明是通过气候变化担忧来介导的，因此重要的是要加强克罗地亚传统媒体对气候变化的报道，同时要注意提供解决方案，以减少对人们福祉的可能负面影响。
