Publication
A Social Identity Approach to Engaging Christians in the Issue of Climate Change
Anthony Leiserowitz and 4 other contributors
On This Page
AUG
Citation
Goldberg, M. ., Gustafson, A. ., Ballew, M. ., Rosenthal, S. ., & Leiserowitz, A. . (2019). A Social Identity Approach to Engaging Christians in the Issue of Climate Change. SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, 41(4), 442-463. https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547019860847 (Original work published 2024)
Abstract
Using two nationally representative surveys (total N = 2,544) and two experiments (total N = 1,620), we investigate a social identity approach to engaging Christians in the issue of climate change. Results show Christian Americans say "protecting God's creation" is a top reason for wanting to reduce global warming. An exploratory experiment and a preregistered replication tested a "stewardship frame" message with Christian Americans and found significant increases in pro-environmental and climate change beliefs, which were explained by increases in viewing environmental protection as a moral and religious issue, and perceptions that other Christians care about environmental protection.