The relationship between personal experience and belief in the reality of global warming

By Teresa A. Myers, Edward Maibach, Connie Roser-Renouf, K. Akerlof, Anthony Leiserowitz. Nature Climate Change, 2012

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science

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Public perception of climate risk and adaptation in the UK: A review of the literature (2014, background): “…change concern amongst those without strong pre-existing climate change beliefs, but that those possessing strong belief or strong disbelief in the existence of climate change may engage in motivated reasoning and interpret events in a manner that supports existing beliefs (Myers et al., 2013).”
The social-psychological determinants of climate change risk perceptions: Towards a comprehensive model (2015, background): “, 2007), potentially through personal or vicarious experience with extreme weather events (Myers et al., 2012).”
Risk perception of climate change: Empirical evidence for Germany (2017, background): “…may increase subjective perceptions of future risks, thereby being well aware of a reversed relationship: people with a high a-priori risk perception may be more likely to indicate personal experience with natural events, as well as people with strong climate change beliefs (Myers et al., 2013).”
Climate change, natural hazards, and risk perception: the role of proximity and personal experience (2015, background): “analytical reasoning and rational choice (e.g., Leiserowitz 2006; Myers et al. 2013).”
Determinants and Measurement of Climate Change Risk Perception, Worry, and Concern (2017, background): “…body of evidence supporting a significant association (Akerlof et al., 2013; Capstick & Pidgeon, 2014; Howe et al., 2014; Krosnick et al., 2006; Myers et al., 2012; Reser et al., 2014; Spence et al., 2012; Taylor et al., 2014; van der Linden, 2015A)—with only a few exceptions (Brulle et al.,…”
Perceptions and responses to climate policy risks among California farmers (2013, methodology): “To account for recent research suggesting that climate beliefs influence an individual’s perception of actual climate experiences (Myers et al., 2013) we tested for reciprocal causality using a three-stage least squares analysis with instrumental variables (Kennedy, 2008; Zellner and Theil, 1962)…”
Identifying the most important predictors of support for climate policy in the United States (2020, methodology): “For example, personal experience of the consequences of global warming may explain why some Republicans better understand the risks than others (i.e., experiential learning; Myers et al., 2013).”
The effects of extreme drought on climate change beliefs, risk perceptions, and adaptation attitudes (2016, background): “…influence of political ideologies, cultural values, and demographics on climate change beliefs (e.g., Kahan et al. 2011; McCright and Dunlap 2011; Myers et al. 2013), a significant body of research has shown that there is a positive association between experience with extreme weather events and…”
Personal experience and the ‘psychological distance’ of climate change: An integrative review (2015, background): “Moreover, these perceptions seem to feed into a process whereby personal experience influences belief in climate change, which reciprocally influences the encoding of personal experience with climate change-related events (Myers et al., 2012).”