Abstract
This study examined the association of negative ageist prescriptive expectations regarding older people with worries about climate change and willingness to act. An online survey was completed by 250 Australians over the age 18. Higher levels of ageism (e.g., negative prescriptive views towards older people) were associated with fears about the impact of climate change on one’s life, worries about the impact of climate change on older members of the family, and willingness to pay higher taxes to fight climate change. Holding more negative prescriptive views towards older people can serve as an incentive to act and at the same time carries an emotional negative valence associated with concerns and worries about the impact of climate change. Although willingness to act and concerns about climate change may inspire adaptation and mitigation efforts, it is important to ensure that they are not tied to ageism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1305-1312 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Gerontology |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 1 Oct 2022 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2022.
Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by a grant from the Israel Science Foundation ISF 217/20.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Israel Science Foundation | ISF 217/20 |
Keywords
- ageism
- climate change
- environment
- intergenerational tension
- social justice
