Verifying Out of Alarm, or Alarmed After Verification? A Three-Wave Cross-Lagged Analysis of Multidimensional Risk Perceptions and Verification Behavior Amid Climate Misinformation in China
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| ID | 24215744 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Liang Chen (0000-0003-1553-2846, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China), Xiaoming Liu (0000-0001-7904-1056, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong), Lunrui Fu (0000-0002-7805-9331, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China) |
| Año | 2026 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2026-09-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Science Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1075-5470 • E-ISSN: 1552-8545 |
| Editorial | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10755470261489553 |
| OpenAlex | W7214896903 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 71 |
Risk communication research often assumes that heightened risk perception drives subsequent behavioral responses, yet this perception-to-behavior logic remains underexamined. This study differentiates personal-level and societal-level risk perception and investigates their reciprocal associations with verification behavior in the context of climate change misinformation. Using three-wave panel data from China and cross-lagged structural equation modeling, results reveal a clear asymmetry: neither type of risk perception predicted subsequent verification. Instead, verification consistently increased societal risk perception over time, but not personal-level risk perception. These findings challenge the linear perception-to-behavior assumption and highlight a behavior-to-perception feedback pathway.
climate change misinformation · climate risk communication · personal risk perception · Risk perception · verification behavior · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Risk Perception and Management
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