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October 23, 2025

Navigating the Credibility Risks of Environmental Scientists’ Activism

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JTJ. Lukas ThürmerUniversity of PittsburghJBJeremias BraidUniversity of SalzburgSMSean M. McCreaUniversity of Wyoming

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Overview

Experiments show that environmental scientists engaging in activism may appear less competent, suggesting impacts on public trust.

Key Points

  • Scientist activists show decreased perceived competence and increased perceived hypocrisy.
  • Study 1 demonstrated a slight decline in perceived competence for activists among 491 participants.
  • Analysis relied on profiles of activists versus non-activists engaging in various roles like teaching and communication.
  • Implications for balancing activism and maintaining trust highlight the need for careful engagement strategies.

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Thürmer et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f9a0eb8ea8f2f37ee94aa3https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/xfeqt_v1
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