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The effect of message framing on environmental behavior

dc.contributor.authorFord, David K., author
dc.contributor.authorBruyere, Brett L., advisor
dc.contributor.authorChamp, Joseph G., committee member
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Jessica Leigh, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T04:51:31Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T04:51:31Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractMore and more, traditional research methodologies face limitations of increased non-response rates and lack of participation by a diversity of survey respondents. The influence of normative messages has also been examined, but prior studies indicate the need for further investigation regarding the impact visual stimuli has on environmental behavioral intentions. In this exploratory study I examine the influence of message framing on environmental behaviors within an exploratory study using social media as a method to collect data. Based on the results from 69 participants comparing two on-line videos, results show that messages with economics frames yielded no differences about participants' likelihood to engage in environmental behaviors compared to messages with a frame based on social norms. Results also indicate the importance of specificity within messages, further isolating variables within visual experiments. This particular method reached a homogenous group of respondents with similar values about nature and the environment. It is also concluded that popular on-line social media sites such as Facebook have limited ability to draw a random sample of survey participants.
dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.identifier2010_Fall_Ford_David.pdf
dc.identifierETDF2010300012HDNR
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/44851
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectframing
dc.subjectenvironment
dc.subjectcommunication
dc.subjectSocial surveys -- Response rate
dc.subjectSocial media
dc.subjectInternet research
dc.subjectHuman behavior
dc.titleThe effect of message framing on environmental behavior
dc.typeText
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thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Dimensions of Natural Resources
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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