Climate Change From a Distance: An Analysis of Construal Level and Psychological Distance From Climate Change
The public perception of climate change as abstract and distant may undermine climate action. According to construal level theory, whether a phenomenon is perceived as psychologically distant or close is associated with whether it is construed as abstract or concrete, respectively. Previous work has...
Main Authors: | Susie Wang, Mark J. Hurlstone, Zoe Leviston, Iain Walker, Carmen Lawrence |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00230/full |
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