Is There a “Green Moral”? How Young People’s Moral Attributes Define Engagement with Narratives about Climate Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13028014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edson Capoano (0000-0001-6766-802X, Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing, corresponding author), Alice Balbé (0000-0002-9584-1966, University of Minho), Pedro Rodrigues Costa (0000-0002-1223-6462, Universidade Lusófona) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 145-145 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci13030145 |
| OpenAlex | W4392488969 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 34 |
This paper discusses the relationship between morality and engagement focused on the narratives about climate change. The goal of our research is to understand whether moral grounds identified in individuals and in narratives can influence youth’s engagement in environmental debate and news consumption on climate change. Recognizing that people’s perceptions of climate change are related to several factors, such as ideas, cultures, and values, we sought to understand whether there is a “green morality” or a prevalence of more responsive moral attributes in individuals when they are exposed to thinking about the environment. We use the Moral Foundations Theory to analyze comments on the environmental news on Twitter and a questionnaire adapted to the environment on moral grounds. The data were collected from Brazil and Portugal between 2021 and 2022. The overall results showed a high incidence of responses with Care/Harm and Fairness/Cheating, and an average incidence of responses related to Loyalty/Betrayal and Authority/Subversion. The results indicate that youngsters show a more prominent moral to care and environmental harm, as well as justice and responsibility, which may influence their interest in the consumption of environmental news and future engagement. In addition, there are factors, such as political issues, that can influence moral values and engagement
Climate change · Consumption (sociology · Environmental ethics · Harm · Moral development · Moral disengagement · Morality · Narrative · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Animal and Plant Science Education · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |