Perceptions of scientific consensus predict later beliefs about the reality of climate change using cross-lagged panel analysis: A response to Kerr and Wilson (2018)

Abstract

• Using a national panel sample, this study provides a cross-lagged test of the GBM. • We fail to replicate findings presented by Kerr and Wilson (2018) . • We clearly find that perceived consensus predicts later personal climate beliefs. • These findings hold for both liberals and conservatives.