What about me? Factors affecting individual adaptive coping capacity across different populations

摘要: When and why will people adapt to climate change? We conducted a number of studies examining the psychological drivers individual adaptation change across different populations. used variety methodologies including interviews, surveys, survey experiments face-to-face experiments. There was high level rigour involved in each these which means that we can believe results. This programme research represents one largest most integrated attempts understand some individual-level adaptation. First, recent advances literature coping more generally develop valid scale measure with change. Across three found our tool both reliable valid, providing an accurate ways cope now be effects adaptive maladaptive what leads coping. Next, examined capacity. strategies were associated perceiving as threat oneself one’s way life, rating environmental goals important, believing behaviours could help achieve significant personal goals. Furthermore, when looking at societal capacity (support for governmental policies) not only appraisal, or goal, goal connectedness related support, but also political affiliation, perceived human contribution change, (lack of) denying exists, emotions (enthusiasm, worry, happiness, ) embarrassment). By knowing factors lead support policies identify improve Third, based on range literature, hypothesised behaviour would goals, connectedness, coping, beliefs about (including denial), create uneasy state activation (enthusiasm hope combined worry). relationships. Thus, again increase behaviour. studies, relied upon “green” “non-green” Moreover, helped person their (whether they not) strongly have therefore shown those who want environment are less interested. Unfortunately, structure appears difficult However, making think politics did effect: Regardless own orientation, person’s belief degree decreased thinking (compared politics). has implications how is discussed media by researchers. The results communication policies. Our show framing costs reducing CO2 emissions terms decrease future gain—rather than opportunity-cost—renders willing commit initiatives. In summary, this taken rigorous step towards greater understanding Given complexity problem, needed, however provides good early direction. Please cite as: Unsworth, K, Russell, S, Lewandowsky, Lawrence, C, Fielding, Heath, J, Evans, A, Hurlstone, M, & McNeill, I 2013 What me? Factors affecting populations, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Gold Coast, pp. 161. Abstract