How framing climate change influences citizen scientists intentions to do something about it

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 145-158

  Dickinson, Janis L ^a   Crain, Rhiannon ^a   Yalowitz, Steve ^b   Cherry, Tammy M ^c  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^b Audience Viewpoints   (United States)

^c TMCherry Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change education; climate change psychology; collective action; communicating climate change; dire messages; fear appeals; framing climate change; group efficacy; terror management theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877963092     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: 19401892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00958964.2012.742032     Document Type: Article

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