Complementary versus competitive framing effects in the context of pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors

• Main Authors: Detenber, Benjamin Hill, Ho, Shirley S., Ong, Adeline H., Lim, Nigel W. B.
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication; Framing Theory; Climate Change Communication
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90100; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48425
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study examined the effects of complementary and competitive framing environments on people’s support for and attitudes toward pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) and green energy technologies (GETs). Results suggest that frames have different effects on attitudes and policy support. Relative to the control group, complementary anti-climate action frames lowered attitudes toward PEBs and GETs. Competitive frames led to attitudes toward GETs that were significantly different from the complementary pro- and anti-frame conditions. For policy support, significant differences were found between the complementary pro- and anti-frames, and between the competitive and complementary pro-climate action frames for PEBs.