Table 3.
Regression models predicting risk perception and policy support with message frames, belief in climate science and their interaction (unstandardized regression coefficients).
| Predictors | Risk Perception | Policy Support |
|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 1.38 | 2.44 |
| Issue 1 | 0.24 | 0.76 * |
| Distance 2 | 0.47 | 0.24 |
| Issue × Distance | −1.11 ** | −1.35 * |
| Belief in Climate Science (BCS) | 0.48 *** | 0.58 *** |
| BCS × Issue | −0.02 | −0.08 |
| BCS × Distance | −0.06 | −0.01 |
| BCS × Issue × Distance | 0.15 * | 0.17 |
| ANOVA | F (7, 846) = 114.59 *** | F (7, 846) = 92.31 *** |
| R 2 | 0.49 | 0.43 |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.48 | 0.43 |
1 dummy-coded (0 = economy; 1 = public health); 2 dummy-coded (0 = close; 1 = far); * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; significant coefficients are in bold.