Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
December 1, 2024
Summary:
This study investigates the effect of personal income on attitudes towards climate change risk, considering the mediator of responsibility attribution (RA) for climate change and the moderator of educational attainment. Using a latent growth curve model applied to data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study dataset from 2009 to 2020, this study indicated that personal income growth heightens the likelihood of expressing concern about climate change while reducing the propensity for holding sceptical or paradoxical attitudes over time. Attributing climate change to personal behaviour mediated the income-attitude relationship. Significant differences in the mediation effect were observed between individuals who had received a university education and those who had not, even after controlling for covariates such as age, sex, political affiliation and employment status. These findings suggest that climate campaign emphasising RA can address attitude disparities across income and education strata, further promoting sustainable climate action and mitigation.
Published in
Sustainable Development
Volume and page numbers
Volume: 32 , p.5913 -5928
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3011
ISSN
09680802
Subjects
Notes
© 2024 The Authors. Sustainable Development published by ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Open Access
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