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On average, voters and local leaders show greater concern about plastic and other garbage in the ocean after watching presentations from children, according to a new study.
The findings build on previous research that found educating kids about climate change was linked to an increase in concern from parents. The new findings indicate kids can have a broader impact outside of their families.
“Our lab has already established that kids can have an impact across the dinner table, and it’s cool to see that they can also have an impact within town halls, too,” says study lead author Jenna Hartley, a PhD student in the parks, recreation, and tourism management department at North Carolina State University. “We also saw that kids could help close partisan gaps in how community members view this issue.”
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A new study from North Carolina State University found that, on average, voters and local leaders showed greater concern about plastic and other garbage in the ocean after watching kids presentations.
The findings, published in the journal
Frontiers in Political Science, built on previous research that found educating kids about climate change was linked to an increase in concern in parents. The new findings indicate kids can have a broader impact outside of their families. Our lab has already established that kids can have an impact across the dinner table, and it s cool to see that they can also have an impact within town halls, too, said the study s lead author Jenna Hartley, a Ph.D. student in the NC State Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. We also saw that kids could help close partisan gaps in how community members view this issue.