ArticleScientific reports2026
Impact of anger, compassion, and hope on climate action taking.
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Climate change is a serious threat to people and ecosystems worldwide, making it increasingly important to understand what drives pro-environmental behavior (PEB). Emotions are recognized as key drivers of PEB, with underlying appraisals that seem to shape behavioral outcomes. We conducted a preregistered study on the influence of anger, compassion, and hope on PEB. Participants (N = 1029 in Poland, N = 1010 in Norway) read emotional stories designed to elicit a specific set of climate-related appraisals or neutral stories. Subsequently, they completed two tasks designed to measure different types of PEB: an effort task (Work for Environmental Protection Task; WEPT) and a monetary donation task. We hypothesized that reading emotional (as compared to neutral) stories would increase PEB and that distinct appraisal patterns would promote different behavioral intentions. We also predicted that demographic and personal factors would moderate the relationship between emotions and PEB. Contrary to expectations, results showed no effects of emotion manipulation on either measure. Older age, however, consistently predicted higher effort and donations. We discuss potential areas for further research, including the use of validated naturalistic and immersive stimuli, prolonged exposure to interventions, momentary assessment of behaviors, and matching behavioral tasks to emotional manipulation.
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