Climate scientists face many challenges when it comes to communicating their work to the public, yet it is largely unknown how junior climate scientists give meaning to their role as science communicators. Therefore, the current research conducted five focus group discussions with Dutch junior climate scientists, which were structured around the following themes: (a) common barriers; (b) climate advocacy; (c) message content; and (d) climate skepticism, misinformation, and incivility. The results reveal the motivations and barriers for junior climate scientists to do science communication. New barriers were identified relating to participants' lack of seniority, meaning a self-attributed lack of expertise and not having established their scientific credentials yet, providing evidence for the imposter syndrome. Furthermore, many participants alluded to the information-deficit model and indicated they do not know where to start with science communication. Overall, the findings show uncertainty, which could be mitigated by media training and institutionalized incentives.

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下一代气候科学家作为科学传播者。

气候科学家在向公众传播他们的工作时面临着许多挑战，但人们很大程度上不知道初级气候科学家如何赋予他们作为科学传播者的角色的意义。因此，当前的研究与荷兰初级气候科学家进行了五次焦点小组讨论，讨论围绕以下主题：（a）共同障碍；(b) 气候宣传；(c) 消息内容；(d) 气候怀疑论、错误信息和不文明行为。研究结果揭示了初级气候科学家进行科学传播的动机和障碍。发现了与参与者缺乏资历有关的新障碍，这意味着他们自我归因缺乏专业知识，并且尚未建立自己的科学资格，这为冒名顶替综合症提供了证据。此外，许多参与者提到了信息缺失模型，并表示他们不知道从哪里开始科学传播。总体而言，调查结果显示了不确定性，可以通过媒体培训和制度化激励措施来减轻这种不确定性。