Evidence of Climate Change Engagement Behaviour on a Facebook Fan-Based Page

Deo, K; Prasad, AA

Evidence of Climate Change Engagement Behaviour on a Facebook Fan-Based Page

Deo, K Prasad, AA

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Citation:: Sustainability, 12, (17), pp. 7038-7038

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Deo, K
dc.contributor.author	Prasad, AA
dc.date.accessioned	2020-09-03T08:26:06Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-03T08:26:06Z
dc.identifier.citation	Sustainability, 12, (17), pp. 7038-7038
dc.identifier.issn	2071-1050
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/142538
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p>Climate change has become one of the most debated topics in recent times. The social media platforms have given the general public the power and propensity to share and express concerns about climate change. However, climate change awareness created on social media depends on user engagement with the contents modulated by emotions. Much has been researched in this area using Twitter, but Facebook fan-based pages have not been extensively explored in the past. In this study, we investigate the engagement behaviour of users on a Facebook fan-based page titled “Global Climate Change Awareness” by analysing user insights data for two years starting from April 2018 to April 2020. Results show that the frequency of posts made to the page did not significantly promote engagement but improved visibility of the contents to the users. Overall, fan growth was attributed more to increased post visibility that enhanced post engagement. Hashtags associated with climate change had a significant reach amongst users, but those associated with disasters where the page expressed sadness and informed users about taking precautions had the highest engagement rate. Likewise, users from developing countries, especially from the small islands, were more engaged with climate change awareness. This study did not assess negative responses from users (possible deniers of climate change) and other Facebook fan-based pages due to data privacy and stringent Facebook policy.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	MDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartof	Sustainability
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/su12177038
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	12 Built Environment and Design
dc.title	Evidence of Climate Change Engagement Behaviour on a Facebook Fan-Based Page
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	12
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2020-09-03T08:25:54Z
pubs.issue	17
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	12
utslib.citation.issue	17

Abstract:

Climate change has become one of the most debated topics in recent times. The social media platforms have given the general public the power and propensity to share and express concerns about climate change. However, climate change awareness created on social media depends on user engagement with the contents modulated by emotions. Much has been researched in this area using Twitter, but Facebook fan-based pages have not been extensively explored in the past. In this study, we investigate the engagement behaviour of users on a Facebook fan-based page titled “Global Climate Change Awareness” by analysing user insights data for two years starting from April 2018 to April 2020. Results show that the frequency of posts made to the page did not significantly promote engagement but improved visibility of the contents to the users. Overall, fan growth was attributed more to increased post visibility that enhanced post engagement. Hashtags associated with climate change had a significant reach amongst users, but those associated with disasters where the page expressed sadness and informed users about taking precautions had the highest engagement rate. Likewise, users from developing countries, especially from the small islands, were more engaged with climate change awareness. This study did not assess negative responses from users (possible deniers of climate change) and other Facebook fan-based pages due to data privacy and stringent Facebook policy.

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