The Moderating Role of Interest in Politics on the Relations between Conservative Political Orientation and Denial of Climate Change

We performed a multilevel, multinational analysis using the 2012 European Social Survey dataset (N = 41 080, nested in 20 countries) to study how living in a non–communist versus in a post–communist country moderates the link between individual conservative values (drawn on Schwartz's theory of basic human values) and political orientation (assessed as self–placement on the left–right axis and attitude towards economic redistribution). The results supported the moderating role of living in a non–communist versus in a post–communist country in the case both of political self–placement and of attitude towards economic redistribution, even controlling for the countries’ degree of individualism, power distance and democracy. Specifically, conservative values were positively related to a rightist political self–placement among participants living in countries without a communist past, and to a favourable attitude towards economic redistribution in countries with a communist past. The limitations, implications and future directions of this study are discussed. Copyright © 2016 European Association of Personality Psychology

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Compensation and consistency effects in proenvironmental behaviour: The moderating role of majority and minority support for proenvironmental values

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations ◽

10.1177/1368430217733117 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 403-421 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Fanny Lalot ◽

Juan Manuel Falomir-Pichastor ◽

Alain Quiamzade

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Social Identity ◽

Social Influence ◽

Behaviour Change ◽

Change Strategies ◽

Intention To Adopt ◽

Consistency Effect ◽

Moderating Role ◽

Consistency Effects

Western citizens perceive human behaviour as a significant cause of climate change and increasingly adopt proenvironmental behaviours. However, such positively connoted behaviours can either increase (consistency) or decrease (compensation) the probability that one acts in a similar way in the future. Drawing from social influence and social identity literatures, we propose that numerical support for proenvironmental values (majority vs. minority) moderates the effect of past behaviour on intention to adopt proenvironmental behaviour. Across three studies ( N = 500), past behaviour, either measured (Study 1) or manipulated (Studies 2 and 3) interacted with numerical support, manipulated (Studies 1 and 2) or measured (Study 3), to predict proenvironmental intention and behaviour. Results showed that majority support results in balancing dynamics, whereas minority support results in a consistency effect. These findings highlight the importance of the normative context for proenvironmental behaviour adoption and offer leads for developing behaviour change strategies.

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Multiple and Counterstereotypic Categorization of Immigrants: The Moderating Role of Political Orientation on Interventions to Reduce Prejudice

Political Psychology ◽

10.1111/pops.12445 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 39 (4) ◽

pp. 829-848 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Francesca Prati ◽

Silvia Moscatelli ◽

Felicia Pratto ◽

Monica Rubini

Keyword(s):

Political Orientation ◽

Moderating Role

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One model fits all? — On the moderating role of emotional engagement and confusion in the elicitation of preferences for climate change adaptation policies

Ecological Economics ◽

10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.01.014 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 70 (6) ◽

pp. 1178-1188 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Anke Fischer ◽

Klaus Glenk

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Adaptation ◽

Emotional Engagement ◽

Adaptation Policies ◽

Moderating Role ◽

Model Fits

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A ROLE A CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FIRM’S ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE: A MODERATING ROLE OF INSTITUTIONAL REGULATIONS

International Journal of Management Studies ◽

10.32890/ijms.25.2.2018.10498 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Farheen Akram ◽

Muhammad Abrar-ul-Haq ◽

Saqlain Raza

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Corporate Governance ◽

Environmental Performance ◽

Global Scale ◽

Manufacturing Companies ◽

State Regulations ◽

Governance Environment ◽

The Impact ◽

Moderating Role

Climate change has become one of the biggest issue across the globe as most countries have been bearing the consequences of this phenomenon on a global scale. Countries have been drafting environmental regulations to help mitigate the environmental pollution caused by climate change. Therefore, the implications of environmental policies in various sectors of the economy are dependent on state regulations. The main objective of this study is to investigate the impact of corporate governance on environmental performance. Furthermore, this study examines the impact of institutional regulations on the relationship of corporate governance and firms’ environmental performance. The data was collected from the top 120 manufacturing companies that are based in Pakistan, India, China and Bangladesh. The binary logit regression methodology was employed in this study. The results indicate that the attributes of corporate governance have a positive and significant impact on green performance. In addition, the results were also positive and significant on the moderating role of institutional regulation for corporate governance and firm performance. Hence, based on the empirical findings, this study recommends strict environmental institutional regulations to further enhance environmental performance. Keywords:Green performance, corporate governance, environment, institutional policies

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How Effective Are Concrete and Abstract Climate Change Images? The Moderating Role of Construal Level in Climate Change Visual Communication

Science Communication ◽

10.1177/10755470211008192 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 107554702110081

Author(s):

Ran Duan ◽

Bruno Takahashi ◽

Adam Zwickle

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Behavioral Intentions ◽

Visual Communication ◽

Construal Level ◽

The Public ◽

Climate Change Responses ◽

Level Of Concern ◽

Moderating Role ◽

Practical Implications

Relying on construal-level theory, we experimentally test how the level of concreteness and abstraction of climate change imagery affects climate change responses among a diverse sample of U.S. adults ( N = 448). Results show that concrete visual messaging practices cannot directly lead to increased level of concern or behavioral intentions. Instead, they may backfire for conservatives, less-efficacious people, and people who are low in proenvironmental values. Our findings contribute to the effective climate change visual communication literature by incorporating a construal-level perspective, while also offering practical implications regarding how to use visuals more effectively to engage the public with climate change.

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