Communications about environmental risks and risk-reducing behaviour : the impact of fear on information processing.

By Al Anneloes Meijnders, C. Midden, H. Wilke. 2001

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The Use of Message Framing in the Promotion of Environmentally Sustainable Behaviors (2011, background): “For example, gain frames may be more effective for those who are already engaging in other environmentally sustainable behaviors (Block & Heller, 1995; Cheng & Woon, 2010; Loroz, 2006; Kaczynski et al., 2005; Meijnders et al., 2001; Pelletier & Sharp, 2008).”
Appealing to fear: A Meta-Analysis of Fear Appeal Effectiveness and Theories (2015, unknown): “S 50 I — Meijnders et al. (2001b) 1: Weak arguments .46 40 A Y Y N O PP N —”
Framing Climate Change: Exploring the Role of Emotion in Generating Advocacy Behavior (2018, background): “Although threatening climate changes messages are often successful at evoking fear, scholars are conflicted on the effectiveness of fear in persuading people to take action (e.g., Meijnders et al., 2001a, 2001b; O’Neill & Nicholson-Cole, 2009; Smith & Leiserowitz, 2014; Spence & Pidgeon, 2010).”