Examining How Projections About the Future of Society Are Related to Present-Day Climate Change Action

• Milfont, Taciano L ^[1] ; Bain, Paul G ^[2] ; Souza, Roosevelt V. L. ^[3] ; Gouveia, Valdiney V ^[3] ; Kashima, Yoshihisa ^[4]
  1. [1] Victoria University of Wellington

     Victoria University of Wellington

     Nueva Zelanda

     
  2. [2] University of Queensland

     University of Queensland

     Australia

     
  3. [3] Universidade Federal da Paraíba

     Universidade Federal da Paraíba

     Brasil

     
  4. [4] University of Melbourne

     University of Melbourne

     Australia

     

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• Localización: Psico, ISSN 0103-5371, Vol. 45, Nº. 3, 2014 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Dossiê: Psicologia Ambiental), págs. 359-368
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.15448/1980-8623.2014.3.17336
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Examinando Cómo las Proyecciones Sobre el Futuro de la Sociedad se Relacionan con las Acciones Actuales de Combate al Cambio Climático
  • Examinando como as Projeções Sobre o Futuro da Sociedade São Relacionadas com as Ações Atuais de Combate às Mudanças Climáticas
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  • español

    El cambio climático global afectará a todos los ámbitos de las relaciones persona-ambiente. Combatir el cambio climático requerirá cambios sociales que pueden ser motivados por visiones del futuro de la sociedad donde se haya producido dichos cambios sociales. Utilizando el marco teórico de “futuro colectivo”, analizamos si las creencias sobre el futuro de la sociedad están relacionadas con intenciones de combatir al cambio climático en el presente. Participantes procedentes de dos muestras brasileñas imaginaron su sociedad en el año 2050 donde se mitigue el cambio climático y a continuación evaluaron cómo esta sociedad futura podría diferir de la sociedad brasileña actual en términos de disfunción y desarrollo, en el nivel societal, y rasgos de personalidad y valores, en el nivel personal. En la medida en que los participantes creían que la prevención del cambio climático podría resultar en desarrollo societal y más rasgos de competencia, ellos estaban más dispuestos a involucrarse en actividades de ciudadanía ambiental. Las diferencias individuales en perspectiva temporal futura también afectaron en la intención de ciudadanía ambiental. El desarrollo societal y la consideración de las consecuencias futuras parecen ser distintas rutas por las cuales pensamientos sobre el futuro influencian acciones respecto al cambio climático.

  • português

    A mudança climática afetará todos os domínios das relações pessoa-ambiente. Combater este fenômeno exigirá mudanças sociais que possam ser motivadas por visões de futuro da sociedade, onde tais mudanças tenham ocorrido. Usando o modelo teórico de “futuros coletivos”, analisamos se as crenças sobre o futuro da sociedade estão relacionadas com intenções de combate às mudanças climáticas no presente. Participantes de duas amostras imaginaram a sociedade em 2050, onde a mudança climática foi combatida, e avaliaram como essa sociedade diferirá com relação a aspectos sociais de disfunção e desenvolvimento e a traços de personalidade e valores. Na medida em que os brasileiros acreditavam que a prevenção das mudanças climáticas resultariam em desenvolvimento social e mais traços de competência, eles estavam mais dispostos a se envolverem em atividades de cidadania ambiental. As diferenças individuais na perspectiva de tempo futuro também impactaram a intenção de cidadania ambiental. O desenvolvimento societal e a consideração de consequências futuras parecem ser caminhos distintos pelos quais pensamentos sobre o futuro influenciam ações em relação à mudança climática.

  • English

    Global climate change will affect all domains of person-environment relations. Tackling climate change will require social change that can be motivated by people’s imaginings of the future of their society where such social change has occurred. We use the “collective futures” framework to examine whether beliefs about the future of society are related to present-day intentions to take climate change action. Participants from two Brazilian samples imagined their society in 2050 where climate change was mitigated and then rated how this future society would differ from Brazilian society today in terms of societal-level dysfunction and development and personal-level traits and values. To the extent that participants believed preventing climate change would result in societal development and more competence traits, they were more willing to engage in environmental citizenship activities. Individual differences in future time perspective also impacted environmental citizenship intention. Societal development and consideration of future consequences seem to be distinct routes by which future thinking influence climate change action.

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