Does the use of media and other information sources cause the perceived experience of climate change or is it the other way around?

The perceived experience of climate change can be an important motivator of individual climate action. Recent scholarship argued that the use of media and other information sources is a basis of perceived experience. The current study analyzed a cross-lagged panel model to know if the use of informa...

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Main Authors: ROSENTHAL, Sonny, AI, Pengya
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spelling sg-smu-ink.cis_research-11802024-08-13T01:24:02Z Does the use of media and other information sources cause the perceived experience of climate change or is it the other way around? ROSENTHAL, Sonny AI, Pengya The perceived experience of climate change can be an important motivator of individual climate action. Recent scholarship argued that the use of media and other information sources is a basis of perceived experience. The current study analyzed a cross-lagged panel model to know if the use of information causes perceived experience or vice versa. Analysis of longitudinal data from a sample of Singapore residents (N = 466) showed that the use of traditional media, but not social media or interpersonal sources, explained change in perceived experience. In contrast, perceived experience explained change in the use of traditional media and interpersonal communication. We discuss these findings vis-à-vis the reinforcing spirals model of media effects and offer practical insights for climate change communicators, especially journalists. 2024-04-01T07:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/181 info:doi/10.1080/17524032.2024.2343108 Research Collection College of Integrative Studies eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Climate action interpersonal communication media use perceived experience reinforcing spirals Asian Studies Communication Technology and New Media Environmental Sciences Nature and Society Relations Social Media
institution Singapore Management University
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country Singapore
Singapore
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topic Climate action
interpersonal communication
media use
perceived experience
reinforcing spirals
Asian Studies
Communication Technology and New Media
Environmental Sciences
Nature and Society Relations
Social Media
spellingShingle Climate action
interpersonal communication
media use
perceived experience
reinforcing spirals
Asian Studies
Communication Technology and New Media
Environmental Sciences
Nature and Society Relations
Social Media
ROSENTHAL, Sonny
AI, Pengya
Does the use of media and other information sources cause the perceived experience of climate change or is it the other way around?
description The perceived experience of climate change can be an important motivator of individual climate action. Recent scholarship argued that the use of media and other information sources is a basis of perceived experience. The current study analyzed a cross-lagged panel model to know if the use of information causes perceived experience or vice versa. Analysis of longitudinal data from a sample of Singapore residents (N = 466) showed that the use of traditional media, but not social media or interpersonal sources, explained change in perceived experience. In contrast, perceived experience explained change in the use of traditional media and interpersonal communication. We discuss these findings vis-à-vis the reinforcing spirals model of media effects and offer practical insights for climate change communicators, especially journalists.
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author ROSENTHAL, Sonny
AI, Pengya
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AI, Pengya
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title Does the use of media and other information sources cause the perceived experience of climate change or is it the other way around?
title_short Does the use of media and other information sources cause the perceived experience of climate change or is it the other way around?
title_full Does the use of media and other information sources cause the perceived experience of climate change or is it the other way around?
title_fullStr Does the use of media and other information sources cause the perceived experience of climate change or is it the other way around?
title_full_unstemmed Does the use of media and other information sources cause the perceived experience of climate change or is it the other way around?
title_sort does the use of media and other information sources cause the perceived experience of climate change or is it the other way around?
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2024
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/181
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