Imagining Climate Change: The Representation of Plants in Three Nordic Climate Fictions for Young Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-429
Author(s):  
Lykke Guanio-Uluru
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Young Adults

Emotional Appeals, Climate Change, and Young Adults: A Direct Replication of

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Skurka ◽  
Rainer Romero-Canyas ◽  
Helen H Joo ◽  
David Acup ◽  
Jeff Niederdeppe
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Emotional Appeals ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Increase Risk ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
Similar Sample

Abstract There is much need to verify the robustness of published findings in the field of communication—particularly regarding the effects of persuasive emotional appeals about social issues. To this end, we present the results from a preregistered, direct replication of C. Skurka, J. Niederdeppe, R. Romero-Canyas, and D. Acup (2018). The original study found that a threat appeal about climate change can increase risk perception and activism intentions and that a humor appeal can also increase activism intentions with a large sample of young adults. Using the same stimuli, measures, and experimental design with a similar sample, we fail to replicate these main effects. We do, however, replicate age as a moderator of humor’s effect on perceived risk, such that the humor appeal only persuaded emerging adults (ages 18–21.9). We consider several explanations for our discrepant findings, including the challenges (and opportunities) that persuasion researchers must navigate when communicating about rapidly evolving social issues.

scholarly journals “On Holidays, I Forget Everything… Even My Ecological Footprint”: Sustainable Tourism through Daily Practices or Compartmentalisation as a Keyword?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amélie Anciaux
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
The Past ◽  
Empirical Material

In today’s struggle against climate change and for less dependence on fossil fuels, why do people who adopt practices with a lower impact on the environment forget them during their holidays? This contribution sheds new light on sustainable tourism by focusing on daily practices during holidays. Based on the concrete practices of holidaymakers, this contribution proposes to understand some factors and contexts favouring the persistence, the transformation or the abandonment of sustainable practice(s) during holidays. The theoretical framework of this research mainly draws on social practice theories. The empirical material is made of 38 biographical in-depth and crossed interviews: twenty on daily practices with young adults (25–35 years old) who have adopted at least one more sustainable daily practice and who went on holidays for the past year reinforced by 18 interviews with some of their parents.

Climate change risk perceptions among green conscious young consumers: implications for green commodity marketing

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 754-766
Author(s):  
Chamila Perera ◽  
Chandana Hewege
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Climate Change Risk ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Consumer Markets ◽  
Local Climate Change ◽  
Non Local ◽  
High Level

Purpose This study aims to explore how young adults understand the climate change problem. It also explores whether environmental paradigms explain how young adults perceive climate change risks in their everyday green conscious behavior. Design/methodology/approach This interpretive research draws on in-depth interviews with 20 young Australians (aged between 19-25 years) who engage in green conscious behavior. Findings Three thematic categories (“non-local” climate change risk, oscillation between environmental paradigms and anthropocentric environmentalism) emerged from the data. The study finds that “non-local” climate change risk perceptions and environmental paradigms inform green conscious behavior. However, no association between environmental paradigms and climate change risk perceptions is found. The study postulates a skeletal theoretical framework for understanding the green conscious behavior of young adults. Practical implications Recommendations are provided on how to sustain young adults’ interest in environmental wellbeing and in promoting green commodities in young consumer markets. Suggestions include creating a clear awareness of climate change with a constructive or positive appeal resolving ‘non-local’ climate change risk perceptions and position green commodities as “pro-actions” or “solutions”, as opposed to “reactions”, when reaching young consumer markets. Originality/value A high level of green consciousness among young adults is recorded in recent global surveys. This green conscious young consumer segment, however, appears to be largely ignored by green commodity marketers. This study provides green commodity marketers with necessary insights to explore the opportunities that might arise in this unique market segment.

scholarly journals Positive Youth Development in the Context of Climate Change: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Pereira ◽  
Teresa Freire
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Interdisciplinary Studies ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Development Framework

Climate change has been acknowledged as one of the most significant current threats for younger generations. However, few studies have focused on climate change impacts on youth and how they can be supported. The purpose of this systematic review is to emphasize that a developmental perspective is fundamental within the interdisciplinary studies concerning climate change. Specifically, we focus our research on how the Positive Youth Development framework may inform future approaches to promote adolescents' and young adults' well-being and engagement in the context of climate change. A systematic review was conducted following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The search comprised two databases, and a total of 13 articles were finally considered eligible for review. Data were analyzed using a narrative method. The results show that the Positive Youth Development theory is not yet directly embedded in existing studies concerning adolescents and young adults in the context of climate change, but some of its principles were identified. Examples are provided of how Positive Youth Development characteristics and constructs can enhance future research, practice, and policies. We highlight this framework as an innovative and promising approach in the context of climate change.

scholarly journals Visual climate change communication: key points for public engagement 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosmarie de Wit ◽  
Annemarie Lexer ◽  
Matthias Themessl ◽  
Andrea Prutsch
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Visual Communication ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Climate Change Communication ◽  
Change Communication ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Best Practice Guidelines ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations

<p>‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ and ‘seeing is believing’. Clearly, images are considered to be incredibly powerful communication tools. The project ‚Images of Change’, which is funded by the Austrian Climate Research Program, wants to harness the power of visuals in climate change communication. To do so, the project focusses at developing different visual communication formats aimed at young adults, with the goal to support a better understanding of facts and invite climate friendly behavior as well as policy acceptance. In order to hit the ground running, existing (visual) climate change communication formats of different national meteorological and environmental organizations, academia, the media as well as non- governmental organizations (NGOs) were collected, analyzed and compared to best practices as reported in climate communication research. Here, we will present an overview of the key findings from psychological as well as communication research on how to successfully communicate the causes, impacts and solutions of climate change to non-scientists. Specifics on how to engage young adults as well as how to implement visuals in climate change communication in order to achieve the highest impact and increase the motivation to act in a climate friendly manner will also be highlighted. Finally, a selection of existing visual communication campaigns will be presented and discussed. Based on these formats, we will take a deeper look into how the best practice guidelines postulated by the communication science community may be implemented in our own work as climate communicators in academia as well as national weather services.</p>

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