The Role of Emotion in Global Warming Policy Support and Opposition

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Prior research has found that affect and affective imagery strongly influence public support for global warming. This article extends this literature by exploring the separate influence of discrete emotions. Utilizing a nationally representative survey in the United States, this study found that discrete emotions were stronger predictors of global warming policy support than cultural worldviews, negative affect, image associations, or sociodemographic variables. In particular, worry, interest, and hope were strongly associated with increased policy support. The results contribute to experiential theories of risk information processing and suggest that discrete emotions play a significant role in public support for climate change policy. Implications for climate change communication are also discussed.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Risk Anal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Risk Anal

Journal ID (publisher-id): risa

Title: Risk Analysis

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd (Oxford, UK )

ISSN (Print): 0272-4332

ISSN (Electronic): 1539-6924

Publication date (Print): May 2014

Publication date (Electronic): 12 November 2013

Volume: 34

Issue: 5

Pages: 937-948

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[1 ]Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London London, WC1H 0AP, UK

[2 ]School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University New Haven, CT 06511, USA

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*Address correspondence to Nicholas Smith, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, WC1H 0AP, UK; tel: +44 (0)207 679 5339; nicholas.smith@ 123456ucl.ac.uk .

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DOI: 10.1111/risa.12140

PMC ID: 4298023

PubMed ID: 24219420

SO-VID: d765aec6-9e4a-467f-a438-7d88ac167ab1

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