ArticleJournal of environmental psychology2022
Socio-political efficacy explains increase in New Zealanders' pro-environmental attitudes due to COVID-19.
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- Lockdown, information quality, and political trust: An empirical study of the Shanghai lockdown under COVID-19.International review of administrative sciences · 2023Article
- Anthropause appreciation, biophilia, and ecophilosophical contemplations amidst a global pandemic.Journal of environmental psychology · 2023Article
- How Does Government Information Service Quality Influence Public Environmental Awareness?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The effect of COVID-19 risk perception on pro-environmental behavior of Chinese consumers: Perspectives from affective event theory.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Political attitude change over time following COVID-19 lockdown: Rallying effects and differences between left and right voters.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Public expectations about the impact of COVID-19 on climate action by citizens and government.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic claimed millions of lives and caused unprecedented disruptions. Despite these negative impacts, there is optimism the pandemic may shift public opinion on other global crises by fostering a sense of collective efficacy. Using propensity score matching to compare New Zealanders assessed before (n =12,304) and after (n = 12,370) nationwide lockdowns in 2020, we tested a preregistered mediation model with COVID-19 lockdown experience predicting increases in pro-environmental attitudes via enhanced socio-political efficacy. As hypothesized, socio-political efficacy increased after the successful nationwide lockdowns. In turn, socio-political efficacy amplified respondents' pro-environmental attitudes including climate beliefs and concern, as well as support for a government subsidy for public transport and opposition to government spending on new motorways. The pandemic also enhanced respondents' satisfaction with the quality of the natural environment, which was unmediated by socio-political efficacy. The crisis might offer an opportunity to foster collective pro-environmental actions.
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