Do cognitive biases condition environmental concern? The case of Italy and Spain

• Elisabetta Mannoni ^[1]
  1. [1] Central European University

     Central European University

     Hungría

     
• Localización: Cuadernos de Gobierno y Administración Pública, ISSN 2341-3808, Vol. 8, Nº. 1, 2021, págs. 1-14
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5209/cgap.76194
• Títulos paralelos:
  • ¿Pueden los sesgos cognitivos condicionar la preocupación ambiental? El caso de Italia y España
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  • español

    El presente estudio busca investigar si los sesgos cognitivos – en particular, el de la mera exposición – puedan promover preocupación ambiental entre la opinión pública. Se llevó a cabo un análisis de regresión a partir de datos concernientes España e Italia para averiguar si (1) la exposición de individuos a estímulos proambientales en forma de ambientes físicos naturales o políticas públicas de reciclaje y (2) el pertenecer a las nuevas generaciones hodiernas estuvieran asociados a una mayor preocupación ambiental. Los resultados confirman ambas hipótesis y sugieren que las políticas ambientales que implican cambios en la vida diaria de los individuos, más allá de ser benéficas para el ambiente, concientizan a la opinión pública sobre el tema ambiental

  • English

    This paper tackles whether it is possible to identify cognitive biases that foster environmental concern among public opinion. In particular, the study focuses on the mere exposure effect. Regression analysis was conducted on data concerning Spain and Italy to test the hypotheses that (1) exposing individuals to proenvironmental stimuli in the form of physical natural environments or recycling policies and (2) belonging to younger generations today is associated with a greater extent of environmental concern. The results confirmed both the hypotheses, suggesting environmental policies that affect individuals in their everyday lives, besides being beneficial for the environment, make the public opinion more conscious about the issue

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