2025
Predictors of willingness to support and engage in nonviolent civil disobedience to defend the climate
Ansah P, Badullovich N, Myers T, Kotcher J, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A, Maibach E. Predictors of willingness to support and engage in nonviolent civil disobedience to defend the climate. Npj Climate Action 2025, 4: 53. DOI: 10.1038/s44168-025-00258-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonviolent civil disobedienceCivil disobedienceClimate activistsPredictors of public supportClimate policy actionNationally Representative SurveyDemocratic PartyPolicy successPublic supportClimate movementRepresentative surveyPolicy actionsPersonal willingnessPublic willingnessSlow paceActivistsNews mediaDisobedienceU.S. adultsCritical massDemocratizationWillingnessPartiesTheoristsPerceived RiskClimate change messages can promote support for climate action globally
Ballew M, Thomas-Walters L, Goldberg M, Verner M, Lu J, Marshall J, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A. Climate change messages can promote support for climate action globally. Global Environmental Change 2025, 90: 102951. DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2024.102951.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Design and implementation of community consultation for research conducted under exception from informed consent regulations for the PreVent and the PreVent 2 trials: Changes over time and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Gugel T, Adams K, Baranoski M, Yanez N, Kampp M, Johnson T, Aydin A, Fajardo E, Sharp E, Potnis A, Johnson C, Treggiari M. Design and implementation of community consultation for research conducted under exception from informed consent regulations for the PreVent and the PreVent 2 trials: Changes over time and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical Trials 2024, 21: 671-680. PMID: 38676438, PMCID: PMC11512686, DOI: 10.1177/17407745241243045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic disclosure activitiesCommunity consultationInstitutional review boardConsent regulationsIn-personEmergency researchRegulatory measuresCOVID-19 pandemicPublic disclosureSponsor-investigatorsPublic supportPrevention experimentsCommunity leadersIn-person eventsYear of implementationFood and Drug AdministrationHigher education levelCommunity concernsReview boardSelection biasProportion of respondentsMethod of contactClinical researchLocal communitiesCOVID-19
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 York
2021
Is there more public support for US Veterans who experience homelessness and posttraumatic stress disorder than other US adults?
Tsai J, Shen J, Southwick S, Pietrzak R. Is there more public support for US Veterans who experience homelessness and posttraumatic stress disorder than other US adults? Military Psychology 2021, 33: 15-22. PMID: 38536358, PMCID: PMC10013517, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2020.1842036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMore federal fundingPolitical identificationRepublican PartyPublic supportHomelessnessNational online surveyFederal fundingPrivate programsGreater supportPublic knowledgeBackground characteristicsAttitudesOnline surveyGreater safety concernsPositive attitudesGovernmentPartiesPolicySupportFundingProgramPosttraumatic stress disorderParticipantsVeteransKnowledge
2020
Identifying the most important predictors of support for climate policy in the United States
GOLDBERG M, GUSTAFSON A, BALLEW M, ROSENTHAL S, LEISEROWITZ A. Identifying the most important predictors of support for climate policy in the United States. Behavioural Public Policy 2020, 5: 480-502. DOI: 10.1017/bpp.2020.39.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate policy supportPolicy supportPublic supportClimate policyGlobal warming risk perceptionsClimate change policy supportStrong climate policyPolitical partiesAmerican electorateRegistered votersClimate actionRisk perceptionRepublicansDemocratsVaried predictorsVotersPolicyUnited StatesRepresentative sampleSupportPrior researchElectorateInjunctive normsPartiesPerception
2018
The influence of extractive activities on public support for renewable energy policy
Olson-Hazboun S, Howe P, Leiserowitz A. The influence of extractive activities on public support for renewable energy policy. Energy Policy 2018, 123: 117-126. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.08.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenewable energy policiesEnergy policyPolitical ideologyPublic supportPolicy supportExtractive activitiesLiberal political ideologyEnergy policy supportRepresentative survey dataMining-dependent countiesCounty-level indicatorsPublic opinionEconomic dependenceMining sectorPolicyClimate changeDifferent localesSuch placesSurvey dataEnergy developmentIdeologyAnthropogenic climate changeGeographic scalesIndividual levelEnergy developersPublic attitudes and literacy about posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. adults
Tsai J, Shen J, Southwick SM, Greenberg S, Pluta A, Pietrzak RH. Public attitudes and literacy about posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. adults. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2018, 55: 63-69. PMID: 29519724, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderRates of PTSDEvidence-based treatmentsStrong public supportLittle public knowledgeMore federal fundingGood general knowledgePublic knowledgeClinical characteristicsPTSD knowledgeEffective treatmentPolitical affiliationPublic supportPublic attitudesNational online surveySociodemographic characteristicsTrauma exposureU.S. adultsAdditional varianceFederal fundingU.S. statesDisordersTreatmentAttitudes
2007
Communicating the risks of global warming: American risk perceptions, affective images, and interpretive communities
Leiserowitz A. Communicating the risks of global warming: American risk perceptions, affective images, and interpretive communities. 2007, 44-63. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511535871.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic risk perceptionInterpretive communitiesSocio-political contextPerceive climate changeDistinct interpretive communitiesRisk perceptionClimate changeSense of urgencyPublic supportSocial actionLack of urgencyPublic perceptionDistant peopleAmerican MindEnvironmental issuesParticular audienceFundamental misconceptionsCommunityPerceptionDifferent waysLow priorityContextIssuesOppositionPolicy
2005
American Risk Perceptions: Is Climate Change Dangerous?
Leiserowitz A. American Risk Perceptions: Is Climate Change Dangerous? Risk Analysis 2005, 25: 1433-1442. PMID: 16506973, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2005.00690.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistinct interpretive communitiesClimate changeClimate change risksPublic risk perceptionPublic supportSocial actionRisk perceptionAmerican publicPublic perceptionDivergent perceptionsInterpretive communitiesChange risksDistant peopleAmerican MindNational studyPerceptionOppositionPolicyGlobal climate changePolicymakersAlarmistConnotative meaningPublicNaysayersCommunityPolicy Frames, Metaphorical Reasoning, and Support for Public Policies
Lau R, Schlesinger M. Policy Frames, Metaphorical Reasoning, and Support for Public Policies. Political Psychology 2005, 26: 77-114. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2005.00410.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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