Abstracts
Résumé
Le rôle de l’activité humaine dans les changements climatiques (dorénavant CC) a généré un entrain particulier dans la recherche, et ce, quel que soit le domaine de recherche concerné : ces études portent sur les perceptions des individus et leur motivation à contribuer, individuellement ou en groupe, à réduire ces changements. D’autres études ont eu pour objectif de modeler des campagnes de communication afin qu’elles parviennent à impliquer les individus dans la lutte contre les CC. Certaines de ces études examinent les liens entre les croyances, l’utilisation des médias et les habitudes pro-environnementales ; cependant, rares sont celles qui portent sur le public spécifique des personnes âgées. L’objectif de cette étude est donc d’explorer les liens entre croyances, utilisation des médias et habitudes pro-environnementales au sein d’un échantillon de 305 personnes de plus de 60 ans. Les principaux résultats de cette étude corrélationnelle suggèrent que les répondants de notre échantillon s’estiment être bien informés sur les CC, sont moins déconnectés d’internet et des outils informatiques que dans d’autres études plus anciennes et utilisent davantage Facebook que tout autre réseau social. Par ailleurs, leurs croyances liées aux CC sont significativement corrélées à leurs habitudes pro-environnementales et ces habitudes semblent bel et bien être reliées au fait d’utiliser certaines technologies de l’information et de la communication pour s’informer. L’ensemble des résultats de cette étude, leurs implications sociales et les limites de l’étude sont discutés dans la dernière partie de l’article.
Mots-clés :
- croyances pro-environnementales,
- habitudes pro-environnementales,
- médias,
- TIC,
- campagne de communication,
- séniors
Abstract
The role of human activity in climate change (CC) has generated a particular enthusiasm for research, all research fields combined: these studies focus on people's perceptions and their motivation to contribute, individually or in groups, to reducing these changes. Other studies have aimed to shape communication campaigns so that they succeed in involving individuals in the fight against CC. Some of these studies have examined the links between beliefs, media use and pro-environmental habits; however, few of them have focused specifically on older people. The aim of this study is therefore to explore the links between beliefs, media use and pro-environmental habits in a sample of people aged over 60 (N = 305). The main results of this correlational study suggest that the participants in our sample consider themselves to be well informed about CC and are less disconnected from the internet and computer tools than in other older studies and use Facebook more than any other social network. Furthermore, their beliefs about CC are significantly correlated with their pro-environmental habits, and these habits do seem to be linked to their use of certain information and communication technologies. The overall results of this study, their implications and limits are reviewed in the paper's discussion section.
Keywords:
- climate change beliefs,
- pro-environmental habits,
- media,
- communication campaigns,
- elderly people
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