Apel, Sophie (2022) Second-order beliefs and pro-environmental policy support: The mediating role of collective and participative efficacy beliefs. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Ambitious climate action is urgently needed. Previous research demonstrates that public support for pro-environmental policies depends upon people’s perceptions of what other actors believe and do, so-called second-order beliefs. In the current research, I investigated whether beliefs about the collective efficacy of humanity and the participative efficacy of one’s home country serially mediate the relationship between second-order beliefs about other nations (i.e., the US and China) and pro-environmental policy support among citizens of the European Union. Global identity and perceived national responsibility were included as moderators in the model. An online questionnaire survey was conducted (N = 669) and the responses were analyzed using Hayes’ bootstrapping approach. The results indicate that the indirect effect of second-order beliefs about other nations on pro-environmental policy support via collective and participative efficacy beliefs was indeed significant. However, the moderation analyses were not significant. Furthermore, people generally underestimated others’ support for pro-environmental policies. Hence, to promote pro-environmental policy support, campaigners and policymakers should aim to foster efficacy beliefs and resolve misperceptions. Further implications as well as limitations and areas for future research are discussed.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Judge, M.A.T. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Environmental Psychology (EP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2022 11:46 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2022 11:46 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1013 |
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