Are climate change perceptions related with plastic policy support? Effects of climate change skepticism, guilt, and efficacy on the acceptance of the plastic tax

PLOS One | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337327 December 29, 2025 14 / 30 Fig 3. Mean analysis according to demographic variables. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337327.g003 Table 2. Correlation analysis between risk perception, value, and environmental psychological factors regarding the acceptance of the plastic tax. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. Placstic Policy Support 1 Value factor 2. Environmentalism .410*** 1 3. Altruism .334*** .358*** 1 4. Egalitarianism .187*** .128*** .198*** 1 5. Materialism −.213*** −.194*** −.249*** −.023 1 Risk perception factor 6. Perceived risk .481*** .464*** .404*** .128*** −.311*** 1 7. Knowledge .283*** .328*** .053* .088*** .099*** .211*** 1 8. Trust .364*** .305*** .184*** .138*** .048 .306*** .485*** 1 9. Emotions .331*** .312*** .274*** .114*** −.213*** .571*** .166*** .168*** 1 Planned behavior factor 10. Climate change skepticism −.200*** −.165*** −.258*** .013 .385*** −.351*** .261*** .142*** −.250*** 1 11. Guilt .352*** .386*** .163*** .138*** −.051* .353*** .471*** .436*** .275*** .096*** 1 12. Efficacy .389*** .398*** .238*** .150*** −.087** .409*** .452*** .545*** .254*** .025 .562*** https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337327.t002