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"I can get scared very easily”: A qualitative study on how 12-year-old Swedish children experience climate communication in a mediated culture and how it affects their well-being
Jönköping University, School of Education and Communication, HLK, Media and Communication Studies.
2023 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Our mediatized culture has a big influence on how we receive climate change communication. Young children growing up today are exposed to lot of different sources of information daily, which can make them feel quite concerned. Few studies, especially those that employ qualitative methods, have investigated how mediated communication may contribute to children's climate change worry. This study examines 12-year-old Swedish children and how they experience climate communication in our mediated culture and social worlds. It utilized a qualitative methodology and included a purposive sample of children, who might experience climate change concern. Six children were selected to be observed in a semi-structured focus group interview during school hours. A thematic analysis was used to analyze the empirical data from the interview and three themes emerged: social representation of climate change in children’s everyday life, conflicts with attention-seeking content on social media, and various communicative family constellations. The analysis suggests that objectification of climate change, by visual images in media, could play a significant role in how the children receive climate change communication. The findings also highlight the connection between how children negotiate climate change concern in media, interpersonal communication within the family, and how it affects their well-being. 

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2023. , p. 61
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Media and Communications
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-63000ISRN: JU-HLK-MKA-2-20230559OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-63000DiVA, id: diva2:1817463
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HLK, Media and Communication Studies
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Available from: 2023-12-07 Created: 2023-12-06 Last updated: 2025-02-07Bibliographically approved

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