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Psychological factors outperform message framing in motivating climate action
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Abstract
Writing in Journal of Environmental Psychology , Stefan Ringhofer and colleagues examine the impact of climate messages framed around threats or solutions on people’s intentions to engage in high-impact climate-friendly behaviors in Austria. Results show such messages did not directly influence behavior. Instead, self-efficacy and climate anxiety were significant positive predictors of behavioral intention.
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BibTeX
@article{liu2026psychological,
title = {{Psychological factors outperform message framing in motivating climate action}},
author = {Lu Liu},
journal = {Cell Reports Sustainability},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1016/j.crsus.2026.100896},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2026.100896},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Psychological factors outperform message framing in motivating climate action
AU - Lu Liu
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/25
JO - Cell Reports Sustainability
DO - 10.1016/j.crsus.2026.100896
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2026.100896
AB - Writing in Journal of Environmental Psychology , Stefan Ringhofer and colleagues examine the impact of climate messages framed around threats or solutions on people’s intentions to engage in high-impact climate-friendly behaviors in Austria. Results show such messages did not directly influence behavior. Instead, self-efficacy and climate anxiety were significant positive predictors of behavioral intention.
SN - 2949-7906
ER -