2022
Change in US state-level public opinion about climate change: 2008–2020
Marlon J, Wang X, Bergquist P, Howe P, Leiserowitz A, Maibach E, Mildenberger M, Rosenthal S. Change in US state-level public opinion about climate change: 2008–2020. Environmental Research Letters 2022, 17: 124046. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aca702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchState-level public opinionMore liberal statesClimate change beliefsPolicy preferencesLiberal statePolicy strategiesPublic supportPublic opinionPolicy supportPublic attitudesAdaptation effortsClimate crisisEnergy policyChange beliefsState-level changesIssue importanceClimate opinionsIndividual mitigationsScientific certaintySurvey datasetUnited StatesAdaptation behaviorRisk perceptionClimate changeNew YorkPerceptions and correspondence of climate change beliefs and behavior among romantic couples
Goldberg M, Carmichael C, Lacroix K, Gustafson A, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A. Perceptions and correspondence of climate change beliefs and behavior among romantic couples. Journal Of Environmental Psychology 2022, 82: 101836. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRomantic couplesClimate change beliefsRomantic partnersChange beliefsPeople's perceptionsActual beliefsPerceptual accuracyPerson perceptionPredictive effectOwn beliefsPerceptionFuture researchChange interventionsBeliefsFrequency of discussionsClimate change interventionsCouplesBehaviorPartnersInterventionBiasResearchCorrespondenceVariablesInformation about the human causes of global warming influences causal attribution, concern, and policy support related to global warming
Bergquist P, Marlon J, Goldberg M, Gustafson A, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A. Information about the human causes of global warming influences causal attribution, concern, and policy support related to global warming. Thinking & Reasoning 2022, 28: 465-486. DOI: 10.1080/13546783.2022.2030407.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Personal Stories Can Shift Climate Change Beliefs and Risk Perceptions: The Mediating Role of Emotion
Gustafson A, Ballew M, Goldberg M, Cutler M, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A. Personal Stories Can Shift Climate Change Beliefs and Risk Perceptions: The Mediating Role of Emotion. Communication Reports 2020, 33: 121-135. DOI: 10.1080/08934215.2020.1799049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate change beliefsRisk perceptionChange beliefsRadio storyPromising communication strategyPersonal storiesEmotional reactionsMediating RolePersuasive communication strategiesStudy 2Global warming beliefsCommunication strategiesPersonal accountPolitical moderatesPerceptionBeliefsPositive effectEmotionsSkeptical audiencesStoryWorryModeratesCompassion
2019
Perceived Social Consensus Can Reduce Ideological Biases on Climate Change
Goldberg M, van der Linden S, Leiserowitz A, Maibach E. Perceived Social Consensus Can Reduce Ideological Biases on Climate Change. Environment And Behavior 2019, 52: 495-517. DOI: 10.1177/0013916519853302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate change beliefsSocial consensusPolicy preferencesChange beliefsClimate changeRepresentative survey sampleIdeological divideIdeological spectrumIdeological differencesIdeological biasesConservativesLiberalsSocial dilemmasUnited StatesSurvey sampleClose friendsFamily membersAttitudesPeopleBeliefsPolicyConsensusImportant insightsDivideDilemma
2018
The Influence of Political Ideology and Socioeconomic Vulnerability on Perceived Health Risks of Heat Waves in the Context of Climate Change The Influence of Political Ideology and Socioeconomic Vulnerability on Perceived Health Risks of Heat Waves in the Context of Climate Change
Cutler M, Marlon J, Howe P, Leiserowitz A. The Influence of Political Ideology and Socioeconomic Vulnerability on Perceived Health Risks of Heat Waves in the Context of Climate Change The Influence of Political Ideology and Socioeconomic Vulnerability on Perceived Health Risks of Heat Waves in the Context of Climate Change. Weather Climate And Society 2018, 10: 731-746. DOI: 10.1175/wcas-d-17-0105.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolitical ideologyPolitical orientationSocioeconomic vulnerabilityPublic perceptionSocial Vulnerability IndexClimate change beliefsRisk perceptionPublic risk perceptionIdeological predispositionsEnvironmental justiceCommunity resilienceMultilevel statistical modelingCensus tract levelPerceived Health RisksClimate changeClimate beliefsIdeologyExtreme weather hazardsChange beliefsCultural worldviewsContext of climateVulnerability indexTract levelHousehold incomeAdverse health impacts
2017
Media Use and Public Perceptions of Global Warming in India
Thaker J, Zhao X, Leiserowitz A. Media Use and Public Perceptions of Global Warming in India. Environmental Communication 2017, 11: 353-369. DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2016.1269824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedia useClimate change beliefsClimate change communicationIssue attentionLow public awarenessPolicy supportIndian mediaPublic engagementPublic perceptionRepresentative surveyChange beliefsUnaware populationChange communicationPublic awarenessIndiaGlobal problemRisk perceptionEnvironmental threatsClimate changePovertyPositive rolePerceptionInformational sourcesEngagementPublic
2015
Geographic variation in opinions on climate change at state and local scales in the USA
Howe P, Mildenberger M, Marlon J, Leiserowitz A. Geographic variation in opinions on climate change at state and local scales in the USA. Nature Climate Change 2015, 5: 596-603. DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic opinionClimate change beliefsPolicy preferencesPolitical environmentClimate changePolicy supportAdaptation policiesClimate policyCongressional districtsPoststratification modelsChange beliefsLocal mitigationCounty levelMultilevel regressionPolicyUnited StatesImportant new sourceNational surveyGeographic predictorsRisk perceptionOpinionNew sourcesNationsLocal scalePolicymakers
2014
Mapping the shadow of experience of extreme weather events
Howe P, Boudet H, Leiserowitz A, Maibach E. Mapping the shadow of experience of extreme weather events. Climatic Change 2014, 127: 381-389. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-014-1253-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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