To strike or not to strike? an investigation of the determinants of strike participation at the Fridays for Future climate strikes in Switzerland.

The Fridays for Future strikes involve students striking for increased action on climate change, and this movement has spread to 185 countries and received widespread media attention. This exploratory study investigates motives for participating or not in the climate strikes and future participation...

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Autores principales:	Viktoria Cologna, Gea Hoogendoorn, Cameron Brick
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4cc84dd412ab4e5789630c652f68f76e2021-12-02T20:16:57ZTo strike or not to strike? an investigation of the determinants of strike participation at the Fridays for Future climate strikes in Switzerland.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0257296https://doaj.org/article/4cc84dd412ab4e5789630c652f68f76e2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257296https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The Fridays for Future strikes involve students striking for increased action on climate change, and this movement has spread to 185 countries and received widespread media attention. This exploratory study investigates motives for participating or not in the climate strikes and future participation among students in Switzerland. In a sample of N = 638 university students, we found that trust in climate scientists, low trust in governments, response efficacy, protest enjoyment and the perceived success of the strikes predicted participation. Contrary to statements in the public media but consistent with the literature, students who participated in the climate strikes reported consuming less meat, flying less and taking more steps to compensate the CO2 emissions from flights compared to students who did not participate. We discuss how the insights from this study help reveal the determinants of youth collective action on climate change.Viktoria ColognaGea HoogendoornCameron BrickPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10, p e0257296 (2021)
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description	The Fridays for Future strikes involve students striking for increased action on climate change, and this movement has spread to 185 countries and received widespread media attention. This exploratory study investigates motives for participating or not in the climate strikes and future participation among students in Switzerland. In a sample of N = 638 university students, we found that trust in climate scientists, low trust in governments, response efficacy, protest enjoyment and the perceived success of the strikes predicted participation. Contrary to statements in the public media but consistent with the literature, students who participated in the climate strikes reported consuming less meat, flying less and taking more steps to compensate the CO2 emissions from flights compared to students who did not participate. We discuss how the insights from this study help reveal the determinants of youth collective action on climate change.
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title	To strike or not to strike? an investigation of the determinants of strike participation at the Fridays for Future climate strikes in Switzerland.
title_short	To strike or not to strike? an investigation of the determinants of strike participation at the Fridays for Future climate strikes in Switzerland.
title_full	To strike or not to strike? an investigation of the determinants of strike participation at the Fridays for Future climate strikes in Switzerland.
title_fullStr	To strike or not to strike? an investigation of the determinants of strike participation at the Fridays for Future climate strikes in Switzerland.
title_full_unstemmed	To strike or not to strike? an investigation of the determinants of strike participation at the Fridays for Future climate strikes in Switzerland.
title_sort	to strike or not to strike? an investigation of the determinants of strike participation at the fridays for future climate strikes in switzerland.
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To strike or not to strike? an investigation of the determinants of strike participation at the Fridays for Future climate strikes in Switzerland.

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