Who Is Taking Actions to Address Climate Change: Prevalence and Correlates of Actions to Address Climate Change in a Nationally Representative U.S. Sample of Adults

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(5), P. 1861 - 1861

Published: Feb. 22, 2025

Background: Climate change and sustainability are highly interconnected. Addressing climate requires major social collective action. The current study examined the prevalence of, factors associated with, four activism behaviors in a U.S. nationally representative sample. Methods: Data were derived from Pew Research Center American Trends Panel conducted April 2021 of 13,749 panelists. Key outcomes included (1) attending protest or rally addressing change, (2) volunteering for activity, (3) donating money to an organization focused on (4) contacting elected official urge them address change. Multivariable logistic regression models independent associations with psychosocial demographic variables. Results: A fourth (24.7%) participants reported engagement one more behaviors. Of those who activism, most (54.7%) only engaged activity. In multivariable models, individual significantly all action outcomes. Factors include network communications norms variables, such as encouragement take action, criticism not taking communication frequency. Discussion: This study’s findings indicate that over 41 million adults having donated prior year, 25 volunteered, 26 contacted official. association variables suggests importance training people talk about encourage others engage activism.

Language: Английский

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A review of consistency in climate action: The role of social interactions and institutions in cultivating positive behavioral spillover

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 61, P. 101475 - 101475

Published: Dec. 24, 2024

Language: Английский

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Behavioral spillovers

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 229, P. 106857 - 106857

Published: Dec. 24, 2024

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