Martin, Christian
(2023)
Biospheric values as predictor of climate change risk perception: A multinational investigation.
Risk Analysis, 43 (9).
pp. 1855-1870.
ISSN 0272-4332
Abstract
Climate change is one of the big challenges of our time. A better understanding of how
individuals form their evaluation of the risk related to climate change seems to be key
to win broad support for climate change mitigation efforts. Extant research indicates
that biospheric values (BV) are an important antecedent of individuals’ perception of
the risk and consequences related to climate change. However, risk perception scholars
have only recently started to study how BV relate to individuals’ climate change risk
perception (CCRP) and much is still to be learned about this relationship. The present
study contributes to this growing literature by studying the BV–CCRP relationship in
a multinational context. The results suggest that the BV – CCRP relationship varies
in strength between different countries. These differences can be explained in part by
societies’ cultural leanings (i.e., individualism vs. collectivism) and societies’ wealth.
The present research adds to our understanding of why individuals in different countries perceive climate change related risk differently and how this perception is shaped
differently by biospheric values in different countries. In this way, the findings help to
build a more nuanced theory of how CCRP are formed. The presented results also have
implications for policymakers and NGOs who wish to increase individuals’ engagement with climate change and its consequences in different populations. In particular,
the findings suggests that it might be necessary to use different strategies in different
societies to achieve a greater awareness of climate change related risks.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
biospheric values; climate change risk perception; culture; GDP; individualism; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business |
| Item ID: |
18790 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.14083 |
| Depositing User: |
Christian Martin
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| Date Deposited: |
22 Aug 2024 09:17 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Risk Analysis |
| Publisher: |
Wiley & Son |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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