Exploring the Relative Influence of Knowledge, Values and Risk Perception on Engagement in Climate Mitigative Behaviors

An Honors Thesis presentation will be made by Katie Connolly (Robyn Wilson, advisor), titled Exploring the Relative Influence of Knowledge, Values and Risk Perception on Engagement in Climate Mitigative Behaviors, in 370 Kottman Hall.

This thesis is based off of data from a baseline survey created by Columbus Public Health and SENR about climate change and health that was distributed online to 400 Columbus residents. I am using the data to examine how greatly climate change knowledge, environmental values and risk perception toward climate change affect whether or not an individual engages in climate mitigation actions. It is important to understand how these psychological factors influence behavior because communication campaigns can be designed to target the component that will most likely lead to behavior change.