Veuger, Yasmine (2024) Increasing Climate Policy Acceptance: The Role of Group Identification with Decision-Makers and Democratic Decision-making. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
To reduce climate change it is important to undertake action, this may be done by the successful implementation of climate policies. The success of these policies depends on public acceptance. Public participation processes may facilitate this acceptance and group identification could also play a part in this. The aim of this study is to investigate if group identification with decision-makers across democratic decision-making procedures has a positive influence on climate policy acceptance, as well to assess a moderating role of conformity in this relationship. The expectations were tested through an online five condition between-subjects vignette study about the implementation of geothermal energy on the behavioural and social sciences campus at the University of Groningen. The acquired data was tested and analysed by means of two one- way ANOVA's and a linear regression using SPSS. The results showed significant outcomes for the positive influence of group identification on policy acceptance. Post hoc tests showed significant differences in identification in citizen assembly conditions compared to top-down and standard referendum conditions. The results of the study did not show a moderating role of conformity. Overall, this study provides promising data about the mentioned relationship that adds on existing literature about social identity and normative influences.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Ankone, B.A.H. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Aug 2024 08:27 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Aug 2024 08:27 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4251 |
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