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Replication dataset for 'Don't Tell Me What to Do'
No full textThis study evaluates the impact of exposure to messages that emphasize the need for changes in individual behavior or in public policy to address climate change attributed to a “climate scientist” or to an unnamed source. We implemented a large survey experiment (N = 1915) online through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) platform that manipulated the presence of recommendations for voluntary behavioral changes or the adoption of new laws to mitigate climate change. We found that, regardless of the source of the information, recommendations for behavioral changes decreased individuals’ willingness to take personal actions to reduce greenhouse gases, decreased willingness to support pro-climate candidates, reduced belief in the accelerated speed of climate change, and decreased trust in climate scientists
Replication Data for "Before Hurricane Ian: SW Florida from the perspective of Homeowners and Realtors"
No full textThe dataset includes responses from Homeowners surveyed in SW Florida in 2018 and Realtors in SW Florida surveyed in 2020
Replication Data for Framing the Origins of COVID-19
No full textConspiracy theories have flourished about the origins of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes an acute respiratory syndrome (coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19]) in humans. This article reports the results from a study that evaluates the impact of exposure to framed messages about the origins of COVID-19. We tested four hypotheses: two focusing on its origins as either zoonotic or human-engineered and two concerning the impacts of origin beliefs on the desire to penalize China or support increased funding for biomedical research. The results accentuate the importance of finding ways to combat the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories related to this global pandemic
Replication Data for The Impact of Message Source on the Effectiveness of Communications About Climate Change
No full textWe conducted a survey experiment in which we presented 1,850 respondents with one of two versions of an appeal emphasizing either the threats to the environment or threats to national security of the United States as a result of climate change. The messages were attributed to one of four sources: Republican Party leaders, Democratic Party leaders, military officials, or climate scientists. The results reveal that messages attributed to military leaders, or to Republican Party leaders, can enhance the impact of the appeal. This finding underscores the importance that the source of any communication can have on its overall effectiveness
Replication Data for The Effect of Frames on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
No full textThis dataset is a replication file that includes the dataset and a do-file for running all analyses in the main file and appendix for Palm, Bolsen, and Kingsland's "The Effect of Frames on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy.
Replication dataset for Counteracting Climate Science Politicization with Effective Frames and Imagery
No full textPoliticization of science occurs when the inherent uncertainty of science
is emphasized to cast doubt on scientific consensus. Climate change has
become particularly susceptible to this kind of politicization. In this article,
we report the results of a survey experiment in which we manipulated
text frames and visual imagery associated with two types of environmental
hazards linked to climate change—sea level rise with associated flooding
and increased heat levels with associated drought and wildfires. We present
evidence that the use of visual imagery can counter the effects that science
politicization has on climate change beliefs and behaviors
Counteracting Climate Science Politicization With Effective Frames and Imagery
Get PDFPoliticization of science occurs when the inherent uncertainty of science is emphasized to cast doubt on scientific consensus. Climate change has become particularly susceptible to this kind of politicization. In this article, we report the results of a survey experiment in which we manipulated text frames and visual imagery associated with two types of environmental hazards linked to climate change—sea level rise with associated flooding and increased heat levels with associated drought and wildfires. We present evidence that the use of visual imagery can counter the effects that science politicization has on climate change beliefs and behaviors.Author accepted manuscript version of an article published in
Bolsen, Toby, Risa Palm, and Justin T. Kingsland. “Counteracting Climate Science Politicization With Effective Frames and Imagery.” Science Communication 41, no. 2 (April 2019): 147–71. https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547019834565.</p
The Impact of Message Source on the Effectiveness of Communications About Climate Change
Get PDFWe conducted a survey experiment in which we presented 1,850 respondents with one of two versions of an appeal emphasizing either the threats to the environment or threats to national security of the United States as a result of climate change. The messages were attributed to one of four sources: Republican Party leaders, Democratic Party leaders, military officials, or climate scientists. The results reveal that messages attributed to military leaders, or to Republican Party leaders, can enhance the impact of the appeal. This finding underscores the importance that the source of any communication can have on its overall effectiveness.Author accepted manuscript version of an article published in
Bolsen, Toby, Risa Palm, and Justin T. Kingsland. “The Impact of Message Source on the Effectiveness of Communications About Climate Change.” Science Communication 41, no. 4 (August 2019): 464–87. https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547019863154.</p
Doing What Others Do: Norms, Science, and Collective Action on Global Warming
No full textDoes rhetoric highlighting social norms or mentioning science in a communication affect individuals’ beliefs about global warming and / or willingness to take action? We draw from framing theory and collective-interest models of action to motivate hypotheses that are tested in two large web-based survey-experiments using convenience samples. Our results show that attitudes about global warming, support for policies that would reduce carbon emissions, and behavioral intentions to take voluntary action are strongly affected by norm-based and science-based interventions. This has implications for information campaigns targeting voluntary efforts to promote lifestyle changes that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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