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dc.contributor.authorMilfont, Taciano L.en_NZ
dc.contributor.authorThomson, Roberten_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-03T20:25:33Z
dc.date.available2020-11-03T20:25:33Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationMilfont, T. L., & Thomson, R. (2020). A within-country study of biased comparative judgements about the severity of environmental problems. Social Psychological Bulletin, 15(3), article e3019. https://doi.org/10.32872/spb.3019en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/13936
dc.description.abstractThe spatial and temporal reach of contemporary environmental problems are unparalleled. Collective efforts to address global environmental problems are required but actions to tackle these problems demand initial recognition of their seriousness. Cross-cultural research has shown a reliable bias in comparative judgements about the severity of environmental problems for geographically distant places, with environmental issues perceived to be more severe “there” than “here.” The robustness of this effect may have unwarranted consequences since perceiving environmental problems as being worse elsewhere might lead individuals to not take actions in their locality. We conducted a within-country study to test whether this spatial bias would emerge for samples from all Brazilian states (k = 27, N = 4,265; 85% female; Age M = 24; Age SD = 9.67). Providing further support for a biased comparative judgement, we observed that the severity of environmental problems was judged as worse at the country level than at the state level (mean spatial bias score among Brazilian states = 0.54). Only 2% of the variation in spatial bias was attributable to across-state differences. By replicating cross-cultural findings within a single nation, our findings provide further support for the prevalence and generalizability of biased comparative judgements about the severity of environmental problems. We discuss critical future directions for spatial bias research.en_NZ
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLeibniz-Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID)en_NZ
dc.rightsThis is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titleA within-country study of biased comparative judgements about the severity of environmental problemsen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.identifier.doi10.32872/spb.3019en_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfSocial Psychological Bulletinen_NZ
pubs.elements-id258043
pubs.issue3en_NZ
pubs.publication-statusPublished onlineen_NZ
pubs.volume15en_NZ
dc.identifier.eissn2569-653Xen_NZ


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