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Why should I? How victim sensitivity affects pro-environmental engagement J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Lucas John Emmanuel Köhler, Konstantin Luca Strieder, Marlene Sophie Altenmüller, Mario Gollwitzer
Perceiving injustice is a reliable predictor of pro-environmental engagement; however, research on the relation between justice-related personality facets and pro-environmental engagement is scarce. Based on theoretical considerations and prior research, we suggest that victim sensitivity – the sensitivity to self-related injustice – triggers two distinct psychological processes that can promote or
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Impact of workplace design on perceived work performance and well-being: Home versus office J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Charu Srivastava, Elizabeth L. Murnane, Sarah L. Billington, Holly W. Samuelson
In recent years, millions of people worldwide transitioned from working in offices to at home, sparking a rise in questions about productivity, health behaviors, and well-being while working at home. Moving forward, working both at home and at the office remains a part of many organizations. This study evaluates home and office workplaces using a comparative approach and a data-driven framework. The
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A person-environment fit approach to environmental sustainability in the workplace J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Clara Kühner, Maie Stein, Hannes Zacher
In times of multiple environmental crises, considering environmental sustainability in the context of work and organizations is imperative. Although research suggests that environmental sustainability may offer benefits for organizations, the implications of environmental sustainability for employees’ job attitudes have been largely overlooked. Drawing on person-environment (P-E) fit theory, we examine
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Interaction of orientation cues within a nested virtual environment J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Craig Allison, Antony P. Wood, Edward S. Redhead
Three experiments examined whether three factors (view of external targets, colored wall cues, previous exploration of room) facilitate orientation within a virtual building and whether the interaction between the first two factors align with predictions from associative learning. Participants were teleported into a virtual room and asked to face in the direction of an external occluded target using
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Solastalgia following the Australian summer of bushfires: Qualitative and quantitative insights about environmental distress and recovery J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Samantha K. Stanley, Timothy Heffernan, Emily Macleod, Jo Lane, Iain Walker, Olivia Evans, Lisa-Marie Greenwood, Tim Kurz, Alison L. Calear, Julia Reynolds, Tegan Cruwys, Bruce K. Christensen, Stewart Sutherland, Rachael M. Rodney
People derive less solace from environments that become degraded or destroyed, which is an experience called solastalgia. In the wake of Australia's 2019–2020 bushfires, many Australians faced a markedly different natural environment: one, for example, charred by fire and void of the animals that once lived there. We examined experiences of solastalgia through individual, semi-structured interviews
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Compensatory green beliefs about curtailment behavior: “Mending is better than saving for a rainy day" J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Li Chen, Lezhen Fu, Meiling Han, Yanxia Su, Jiangxin Liu, Li Wang, Yitong Wang, Yujie Wei
There are many factors that hinder ecological sustainability, and the fact that people can develop a cognitive bias toward curtailment in environmentally friendly behaviors seems to be one of them. That is, people believe that the environmental impact of a later good curtailment behavior can compensate for the environmental impact of an initial bad environmental damage behavior, which is also called
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The influence of spatial dimensions of virtual environments on attitudes and nonverbal behaviors during social interactions J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Eugy Han, Cyan DeVeaux, Jeffrey T. Hancock, Nilam Ram, Gabriella M. Harari, Jeremy N. Bailenson
Research on physical-world environments has shown that the spatial properties of built worlds are consequential for shaping psychological states and social behavior. However, it has been difficult to empirically test this in natural settings in the physical world. This study uses immersive virtual reality (VR) environments, which have shown to have comparable effects to physical-world environments
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Cultivating connectedness: Effects of an app-based compassion meditation course on changes in global identity, nature connectedness, and pro-environmental behaviour J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Laura S. Loy, Alisa Scheuermann, Elisabeth Prestele, Gerhard Reese
Individual behaviour change and political measures are required to solve pressing global environmental crises such as climate change. Identification with an ingroup that includes all humanity (i.e., a global identity) was positively related to pro-environmental engagement in various studies, but little is known about how to foster a global identity. We argue that meditation with a focus on cultivating
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Attitudes towards technology and their relationship with pro-environmental behaviour: Development and validation of the GATT scale J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Viktoria Cologna, Anne Berthold, Anna Lisa Kreissel, Michael Siegrist
Both behavioural changes and technological advances are needed to mitigate climate change and solve environmental issues. While optimistic attitudes towards technology can help to increase public support for these technological advances, they could also attenuate the perceived necessity for pro-environmental behaviour change. This is problematic, as an overreliance on technological solutions at the
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The multidimensionality of place identity: A systematic concept analysis and framework of place-related identity elements J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Carola Strandberg, Maria Ek Styvén
This article offers a systematic concept analysis of place identity, a concept central to place branding, suffering from conceptual confusion. The study provides an overview of related terminology, theoretical foundations, conceptualizations, and associated operationalizations of place-related identity concepts. Building on identity theory and a thematic analysis of measurement items gathered, a framework
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Environmental messages to promote sustainable seafood choices: An exploratory mobile app intervention J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 V. Carfora, P. Catellani
Using an exploratory mobile app intervention, we investigated the effectiveness of messages focusing on environmental awareness and/or environmental skills to promote sustainable seafood choices. In this study, 348 volunteers participated in a 10-week intervention. Depending on the experimental condition, participants read messages for 36 days: a) environmental awareness messages (i.e., information
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Pro-environmental behaviour, connectedness with nature, and the endorsement of pro-environmental norms in youth: Longitudinal relations J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Tobias Krettenauer, Jean Paul Lefebvre, Hailey Goddeeris
The present study was meant to investigate longitudinal change in pro-environmental behaviour from the early teenage years to early adulthood as it relates to changes in nature connectedness and the endorsement of pro-environmental norms. A cross-sequential study design was used in which two cohorts of Canadian adolescents (12- to 14-year-olds, = 220, 110 females, and 18- to 20-year-olds, = 390, 305
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How do we motivate farmers to adopt low-carbon production? Analysis of extrinsic incentives’ internalization J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Yaying Zhu, Juan Chen
Agriculture, especially crop production, is expected to assume more carbon reduction and sequestration responsibility. Worldwide, various extrinsic incentives are provided to stimulate farmers to adopt low-carbon crop production. However, how these extrinsic incentives transform to influence farmers' intrinsic decision-making has yet to be scientifically clarified. This study draws on Self-Determination
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A conservation orientation in commons dilemmas J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Loraine F. Lavallee, Robert Gifford, Reuven Sussman, Devan Kronisch, Fabio Iglesias, Heath Matheson
Commons dilemmas have an unforgiving logic: depleting renewable resources, such as a community's freshwater reservoir, will harm those who depend upon it. The proposes that most individuals understand this logic and therefore are inclined to conserve replenishable resources. Two studies tested this hypothesis by placing participants in either sustainable-fishing or over-fishing microworlds. Consistent
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Mindfulness disposition as a protective factor against stress in Antarctica: A potential countermeasure for long-duration spaceflight? J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 F. Pagnini, S. Thoolen, N. Smith, A. Van Ombergen, F. Grosso, E. Langer, D. Phillips
Long-duration missions in isolated, confined, and extreme environments, including Antarctica and upcoming deep-space operations, can be a source of increased stress. The identification of countermeasures and protective factors is required to support health and performance in similar contexts. Mindfulness disposition is an optimal candidate, but no research has ever explored this potential association
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Examining the facets of mindful engagement and mind wandering in nature J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Rose Macaulay, Katherine Johnson, Kate Lee, Kathryn Williams
Mindfulness and mind wandering may both enhance the psychological outcomes of nature experiences. Both states are multi-faceted, with mindfulness involving specific components such as decentering, body awareness, and nonjudgment, and mind wandering involving intentional and spontaneous mind wandering. These facets may differentially predict psychological outcomes of nature experiences, however these
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Climate change scepticism and its impacts on individuals’ engagement with climate change mitigation and adaptation to heat in Hong Kong: A two-wave population-based study J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Qiuyan Liao, Jiehu Yuan, Wendy Wing Tak Lam, Tsz-cheung Lee, Lin Yang, Linwei Tian, Richard Fielding
To characterize public climate scepticism in Hong Kong, China, and investigate its associations with emotional and behavioural engagement with climate change and adaptation to heat we conducted a two-wave randomly sampled population-based survey in 2020. The 1st wave, conducted in spring and early summer, was to characterize patterns of climate change scepticism, and the 2nd wave, conducted during
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The where, how, and who of mitigating climate change: A targeted research agenda for psychology J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Lilla M. Gurtner, Stephanie Moser
Psychology has been making targeted contributions to climate change research for at least a decade. However, its efforts to date have not produced the knowledge needed to bring about the transformational societal change required to mitigate climate change. In this article, we invert the current logic of applying psychological theories to mitigate climate change. Instead, we begin by identifying the
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Clarifying the nature of the association between eco-anxiety, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviour J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Teaghan L. Hogg, Samantha K. Stanley, Léan V. O'Brien, Clare R. Watsford, Iain Walker
Research shows that eco-anxiety is implicated in mental health outcomes and pro-environmental behaviour, but little attention has been given to disentangling the effects of specific dimensions of eco-anxiety on indicators of mental health and pro-environmental behaviour. Using Australian cross-sectional data ( = 476), we first examined the unique associations between eco-anxiety dimensions, mental
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Eudaimonic self-expansion: The effects of eudaimonic reflections on nature connectedness J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 M, i, c, h, a, e, l, , L, ., , L, e, n, g, i, e, z, a
Research has identified a relationship between eudaimonic wellbeing and nature connectedness. However, the direction of this relationship has not been fully explored. In three studies, the present research tests the possibility that eudaimonic experiences can the self to expand to include nature (i.e., can increase nature connectedness). Each study focused on a different component of eudaimonic experiences:
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Corrigendum to “Using information provision and interactive risk maps to motivate testing for radon” [Journal of Environmental Psychology 89 (2023) 102057] J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Shane Timmons, Peter D. Lunn
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Primacy effects in the formation of environmental attitudes: The case of mineral exploration J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Olga Poluektova, Hannah Julienne, Deirdre A. Robertson, Aoife K. Braiden, Peter D. Lunn
Transitioning to the green economy relies on new developments that may change people's localities and involve certain risks. This study investigates how people form opinions about such developments, using mineral exploration and mining as an example. A representative sample (N = 1000) participated in a pre-registered online experiment. They were randomly assigned to (i) read information supporting
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Plant awareness in the hand J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Silvia Guerra, Sonia Betti, Luisa Sartori, Giovanni Zani, Umberto Castiello
The human inability to notice plants and recognise their importance on Earth has been termed “plant blindness”. Among the main reasons (e.g., cultural and biological factors) underlying this phenomenon, the lack of visible movement of plants seems to be the main factor that makes plants less prominent to the human eye. Here, we tested the idea that observing plants moving on our time scale might change
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The development of the Zero-Sum Beliefs between Nature and Humanity Scale J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Dominic Chen, Pamela Pensini
Environmental decisions and policies are often depicted as having win-lose trade-offs with humanity's ability to thrive. These zero-sum beliefs about the relationship between nature and humanity (ZSB-NH) have significant implications for how individuals behave concerning our natural environment. However, no measure exists to operationalise this construct. The aim of this paper thus is to develop and
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Mental gravity: Modelling the embodied self on the physical environment J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 L, a, c, h, l, a, n, , K, e, n, t
The theory of mental gravity posits that phenomenological, cognitive, and affective states of an embodied self are structured according to the experience of physical gravity (i.e., internal gravity model). The theory draws a behavioral analogy between external (physical), internal (mental), and relational (socio-emotional) environments to argue that physical gravity serves as a mental template to express
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Two sides of the same fence: A model of the origins and consequences of meat-related conflict in omnivores and veg*ans J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Benjamin Buttlar, Shiva Pauer, Matthew B. Ruby, Vsevolod Scherrer
Eating meat is a prime example of cognitive conflict. Research on meat-related conflict has focused on people who eat meat (omnivores), and mostly neglected that people who avoid eating meat (vegetarians and vegans; veg*ans) can also experience conflict in the form of ambivalence. Here, we provide a conceptual model explaining how ambivalence comes to exist in omnivores and veg*ans, and how it is associated
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Community gardens and psychological well-being among older people in elderly housing with care services: The role of the social environment J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Jiao Guo, Shigeto Yanai, Guolin Xu
With population aging, increasing numbers of elderly people in Japan are expected to enter aged care facilities (ACFs). Although research has shown that access to community gardens (CGs) is generally beneficial to older people's psychological well-being, the mechanisms by which the usage and quality of CGs influence the well-being of older adults in ACFs remain insufficiently studied. Therefore, this
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A meta-analysis on the relationship between climate anxiety and wellbeing J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Tomás Gago, Rebecca J. Sargisson, Taciano L. Milfont
Climate anxiety refers to the negative emotional reactions that a person can experience in response to climate change irrespective of prior direct experience with it. Research suggests this emotional reaction ranges from successful coping and adaptation to clinical-level psychological impairment. The Climate Change Anxiety Scale (CCAS) was designed to measure a person's level of climate anxiety impairment
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Wildlife and the restorative potential of natural settings J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Maria Johansson, Anders Flykt, Jens Frank, Terry Hartig
How does the likelihood of encountering wildlife affect residents’ expectations about psychological restoration when visiting a local natural setting, and their choices among settings for future recreation? Do urban and rural residents differ in such expectations and choices? We addressed these questions in a web-based experiment with 223 adult residents randomly sampled from urban and rural areas
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The influence of social context and activity on the emotional well-being of forest visitors: A field study J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Keren Kaplan Mintz, Ofira Ayalon, Tzipi Eshet, Orly Nathan
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Overcoming inaction: An agent-based modelling study of social interventions that promote systematic pro-environmental change J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-06 Tabea Hoffmann, Mengbin Ye, Lorenzo Zino, Ming Cao, Ward Rauws, Jan Willem Bolderdijk
Even though many people have pro-environmental convictions, oftentimes they do not actually engage in pro-environmental behaviour. We hypothesise that behavioural change is hampered by a social feedback loop that reinforces the status quo: People routinely underestimate others’ pro-environmental convictions, and when they expect that others care less, they are unlikely to show more pro-environmental
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The role of place attachment and spatial anxiety in environmental knowledge J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Luca Pullano, Francesca Foti, Marco Tullio Liuzza, Liana Palermo
Different factors have been suggested to explain why humans differ in how well and efficiently they acquire and use spatial knowledge about environments. However, the role of emotional variables has been scarcely investigated. Here, we aimed to explore the role of the emotional dimension in terms of the emotional bonds that individuals develop towards places (i.e., the emotional dimension of place
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A Clarity-intensity model for evacuation panic by fNIRS and VR J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Kaifeng Deng, Shizhi Xing, Guanning Wang, Xiangmin Hu, Tao Chen
Panic plays a critical role in the management of emergencies, but its mechanism regarding the disaster stimuli is not yet clear. This study aims to construct a Clarity-Intensity model for evacuation panic through a VR experiment. 15 disaster stimuli are designed to build a Clarity-Intensity plane, and are applied in the virtual environment. The brain activation levels are measured with an fNIRS device
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Can you default to vegan? Plant-based defaults to change dining practices on college campuses J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Joel Ginn, Gregg Sparkman
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The visual preference and physiological response to Sierpinski triangle acoustic diffuser: An experimental study using VR technique J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Lingge Tan, Jianmei Wu, Jian Kang, Hongpeng Xu
Diffusive surfaces should be optimally designed for acoustic and aesthetic purposes. Fractals are commonly used to adapt to the parametric demands of interface design combining mathematical calculation and artistic creation. The author’s previous study proposed an improved fractal acoustic structure based on the Sierpinski-triangle building rule. However, there is insufficient research on quantifying
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From childhood blue space exposure to adult environmentalism: The role of nature connectedness and nature contact J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-23 Patricia Stehl, Mathew P. White, Valeria Vitale, Sabine Pahl, Lewis R. Elliott, Leonie Fian, Matilda van den Bosch
Nature contact in childhood is associated with pro-environmental behaviours (PEB) later in life. While previous literature focused on nature contact in general, the current work specifically explored childhood blue space exposure (coasts, rivers, lakes etc.) and potential mechanisms underlying any relationship with PEBs in adulthood. Cross-sectional data from an Austrian sample representative on age
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Are consumers more or less averse to wasting organic food? J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-23 Kristina Nadricka, Kobe Millet, Aylin Aydinli
Organic food is often perceived as being more environmentally friendly than non-organic food due to its production methods. However, little is known about how consumers treat organic food compared to non-organic food when it comes to waste. This study aims to fill this gap by examining consumer waste aversion towards organic and non-organic food. The results of four studies show that controlling for
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The effect of collaboration on farmers’ pro-environmental behaviors – A systematic review J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-23 Estelle Milliet, Céline Plancherel, Alexandre Roulin, Fabrizio Butera
Given the impact of agriculture on the environment, pro-environmental farming practices are growing in importance. Collaboration has an essential role to play in addressing environmental problems and promoting pro-environmental behaviors. As ecosystems are interdependent and diverse, their management is shared among numerous groups of people who are bound to collaborate to achieve common objectives
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Climate stress and anxiety, environmental context, and civic engagement: A nationally representative study J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Elyssa Anneser, Peter Levine, Kevin J. Lane, Laura Corlin
There is increasing recognition that people are experiencing stress and anxiety around climate change, and that this climate stress/anxiety may be associated with more pro-environmental behavior. However, less is known about whether people's own environmental exposures affect climate stress/anxiety or the relationship between climate stress/anxiety and civic engagement. Using three waves of survey
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Working memory and fluid intelligence are differentially related to categories of urban fabric in older adults: Results from the Berlin aging study J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Anna Mascherek, Sandra Düzel, Peter Eibich, Christian Krekel, Jan Goebel, Jürgen Gallinat, Gert G. Wagner, Ulman Lindenberger, Simone Kühn
Urbanization is Globally increasing at a rapid rate but its consequences for mental health, including cognitive functioning, are not well understood. In particular, little is known about the effects of different morphological features associated with urban development, such as variations in the densities of urban fabric (i.e., degrees of ground sealing). We investigated associations of episodic memory
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Responsibility towards future generations is a strong predictor of proenvironmental engagement J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Stylianos Syropoulos, Ezra Markowitz
Although humanity is already experiencing negative consequences of climate change, future generations may experience even worse outcomes in the absence of concerted, collective effort to mitigate and adapt. At the same time, temporal and interpersonal discounting breed inaction in the face of collective action problems that unfold over long time horizons such as climate change. Some research suggests
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Well-being and multisensory urban parks at different ages: The role of interoception and audiovisual perception J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 F. Ruotolo, M. Rapuano, M. Masullo, L. Maffei, G. Ruggiero, T. Iachini
The aim of the present work was to verify whether the perception of visual and acoustic characteristics of urban parks is influenced by the age of the participants. Fifty young (average age 25 years) and fifty elderly (average age 66 years) people were shown with combinations of different types of urban parks (i.e., green, colorful parks and squares) and different types of sound (i.e., bird song, water
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Capturing the well-being exposome in poly-environmental scores. J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 M.P. van de Weijer, Dirk H.M. Pelt, Bart M.L. Baselmans, Lannie Ligthart, Floris Huider, Jouke-Jan Hottenga, René Pool, Meike Bartels
In this study we use aggregated weighted scores of environmental effects to study environmental influences on well-being and happiness. To this end, we split a sample of Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) participants into a training (N = 4857) and test (N = 2077) sample. In the training sample, we use elastic net regression to estimate effect sizes for associations between life satisfaction and two sets
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Increasing the uptake of plant-based diets: An analysis of the impact of a CO2 food label J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Maiken Maier
Reducing the environmental footprint of the global food system significantly depends on shifting to more plant-based diets. However, deep-rooted eating habits and a general lack of awareness about food-related emissions hinder large-scale dietary shifts. Demand-side food policies can accelerate this transition towards plant-based diets. One policy instrument that may increase awareness of diet-related
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Don't say “vegan” or “plant-based”: Food without meat and dairy is more likely to be chosen when labeled as “healthy” and “sustainable” J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Patrycja Sleboda, Wandi Bruine de Bruin, Tania Gutsche, Joseph Arvai
Eating less meat and dairy is healthy and environmentally sustainable, but food labeled as “vegan” is relatively unpopular. Here, we examined the effect of different labels for promoting choices for food without meat and dairy, among a representative U.S. sample (N = 7341). Participants chose between one gourmet food gift basket without meat and dairy and another with meat and dairy that were available
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Effects of communicating the rise of climate migration on public perceptions of climate change and migration J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Kaitlin T. Raimi, Melanie A. Sarge, Nathaniel Geiger, Ash Gillis, Julia Lee Cunningham
Climate change-induced migration is a rapidly increasing phenomenon estimated to affect millions of people in the coming decades. With increasing media coverage of climate migration, including within the United States, it is critical to understand how to effectively communicate about this issue. In two high-powered experiments of U.S. Democrats and Republicans (& leaners; Study 1: N = 1452; Study 2:
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How student perceptions of stuffy air and unpleasant odour are associated with students’ well-being: Cross-level interaction effects of school climate J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-09 Eerika Finell, Asko Tolvanen, Anna-Sara Claeson, Jenni Helenius
It has been suggested that group-level factors affect how perceived indoor air quality (IAQ) is associated with well-being. Therefore, we analysed how student-perceived social climate at the school-level modified the student-level association between student-perceived unpleasant odour/stuffy air and well-being. The well-being indicators were seven self-reported anxiety symptoms (such as nervous, anxious
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Reflections on the paradigm of virtual migration and real-world place attachment J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-09 Lien-Chung Wei
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Climate change concerns impact on young Australians’ psychological distress and outlook for the future J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Shu Mei Teo, Caroline X. Gao, Naheen Brennan, Nicholas Fava, Magenta B. Simmons, David Baker, Isabel Zbukvic, Debra J. Rickwood, Ellie Brown, Catherine L. Smith, Amity E. Watson, Vivienne Browne, Sue Cotton, Patrick McGorry, Eóin Killackey, Tamara Freeburn, Kate M. Filia
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Can organizations shape eco-friendly employees? Organizational support improves pro-environmental behaviors at work J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-03 Yue Zhang, Yijia Dong, Yue Zhang, Rong Wang, Jiang Jiang
Previous studies have well documented the positive association between organizational support and pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) at work. However, there is limited evidence on their causal relationship. We also know little about whether employees' PEBs at work can be motivated by organizational support in actual working contexts. The present study explores how organizational support influences
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Long-term exposure to greenspace and anxiety from preschool and primary school children J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-03 Núria de la Osa, Jose-Blas Navarro, Eva Penelo, Antonia Valentí, Lourdes Ezpeleta, Payam Dadvand
Exposure to greenspace has been associated with mental health benefits in children; however, the available evidence for such an association with anxiety is still scarce. This longitudinal study aimed to evaluate that association on a community cohort of 539 children, from Barcelona province, followed from 3 to 11 years. Long-term exposure to greenspace was characterized at both residential address
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Corrigendum to “The role of gratitude in motivating intergenerational environmental stewardship” [Journal of Environmental Psychology 72 (2020) 101517] J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-12-02 Stylianos Syropoulos, Hanne M. Watkins, Azim F. Shariff, Sara D. Hodges, Ezra M. Markowitz
Abstract not available
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Development and testing of the Night Sky Connectedness Index (NSCI) J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Christopher Barnes, Holli-Anne Passmore
Whilst there is a growing interest in people's relationship with the natural world, much of the literature in this area tends to focus on daytime behaviour. There is far less research that attempts to understand the importance of people's relationship to natural environments at night and particularly towards the night sky. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to design, develop and validate a new
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The curvature effect: Approach-avoidance tendencies in response to interior design stimuli J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Nour Tawil, Jordan Elias, Leonie Ascone, Simone Kühn
Previous research suggests that curved vs. angular interior environments trigger affective (e.g., preference) and behavioural (e.g., approach-avoidance) responses. Yet, behavioural responses have mainly been assessed through explicit evaluations, such as self-reports. We aimed to investigate this phenomenon more ‘implicitly’ using a battery of reaction time (RT) paradigms, particularly focusing on
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The personal and the social: Twin contributors to climate action J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Graham L. Bradley, Sameer Deshpande, Karlien H.W. Paas
Identifying predictors of environmentally significant behaviors (ESBs) can inform interventions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Most past research, and the theories that shape it, focus on factors residing within individuals rather than within their social context. This paper argues for greater emphasis on social variables, as complements to person-level variables, in predicting ESBs. A sample
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Effects of an afforestation activity on thermal and mechanical pain mechanisms: A clinical trial J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-11-25 Dogukan Baran Gungormus, Laura Sánchez-Bermejo, José Manuel Pérez-Mármol
Sensory stimulation has shown the capacity to modulate pain mechanisms. Yet, the optimal methods of sensory stimulation remain uncertain. Afforestation activities stand out as a potential stimulation method, as they allow individuals to interact with multisensory stimuli produced in green environments. Exposure to natural multisensory stimuli has been shown to induce neurobiological activations in
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A goal-discrepancy account of restorative nature experiences J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Yannick Joye, Massimo Köster, Florian Lange, Maja Fischer, Agnes Moors
The role of nature in promoting both affective and cognitive benefits has been extensively studied in the field of environmental psychology. Two well-established theories, Stress Recovery Theory (SRT) and Attention Restoration Theory (ART), are commonly used to explain these restorative benefits. However, despite their popularity, both theories face important challenges. To address these challenges
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On the importance of qualitative research in environmental psychology J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-11-25 Eleanor Ratcliffe, Charles Ogunbode, Stephanie Wilkie, Christopher R. Jones, Patrick Devine-Wright, David Uzzell, David Canter, Kalevi Korpela, Laís Pinto de Carvalho, Henk Staats
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Giving farm animals a name and a face: Eliciting animal advocacy among omnivores using the identifiable victim effect J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Rakefet Cohen Ben-Arye, Eliran Halali
Diets based on animal products are costly to our health and the planet and often inflict suffering on animals. In this study, we aimed to elicit animal advocacy among omnivores using the identifiable victim effect, a well-documented phenomenon in which presenting an identifiable victim, compared to anonymous or statistical victims, evokes greater caring and helping behavior. We explored whether this
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What about the children? The effectiveness of including children in environmental appeals J. Environ. Psychol. (IF 7.649) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Lukas J. Wolf, Marina Iosifyan, Colin Foad, Geoffrey Haddock, Gregory R. Maio
Despite many environmental campaigns putting children front and center, the effectiveness of including children in environmental appeals has not been tested. Across four online experiments ( = 2,200), participants saw either an existing Friends of the Earth appeal or matching appeals that made children salient. All experiments assessed real donations to Friends of the Earth as a behavioral outcome