Communicating Republicans’ Level of Support for Climate Policy Briefly Increases Personal Support in the United States

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Science Communication Pub Date : 2024-05-31 DOI:10.1177/10755470241253855

Benjamin Lyons, Ariel Hasell

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Abstract

Americans systematically underestimate the popularity of climate policy. Researchers have speculated that correcting second-order misperceptions, or beliefs about what others believe, could translate into even broader support as action comes to be seen as more politically feasible. Using a two-wave experiment ( N≈1,600), we examine the effects of communicating the degree of policy support among Democrats, Republicans, or all Americans (i.e., norms). Republican and American norms increase perceived policy support from the relevant group; exposure to the Republican norm also increases policy support, and this effect is concentrated mostly among fellow Republicans. However, this effect does not persist over time.

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宣传共和党人对气候政策的支持程度可短暂提高美国个人支持率

美国人总是低估气候政策的受欢迎程度。研究人员推测，纠正二阶误解或对他人看法的误解，可以转化为更广泛的支持，因为人们认为采取行动在政治上更加可行。通过两波实验（N≈1,600），我们研究了在民主党人、共和党人或所有美国人中传播政策支持程度（即规范）的效果。共和党人和美国人的规范会提高相关群体的政策支持度；接触共和党人的规范也会提高政策支持度，而且这种效应主要集中在共和党同胞中。然而，这种效应并不会随着时间的推移而持续。

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Science Communication COMMUNICATION-

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13.50

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4.40%

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