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Intentions, efficacy, and norms: The impact of different self-regulatory cues on reducing engine idling at long wait stops.
Publication date: Available online 31 October 2019Source: Journal of Environmental PsychologyAuthor(s): Lynsey Mahmood, Dominic Abrams, Rose Meleady, Tim Hopthrow, Fanny Lalot, Hannah Swift, Julie Van de VyverAbstractIdling engines contribute significantly to air pollution and health problems. In a field study at a busy railway crossing we used the Theory of Planned Behavior to design persuasive messages to convince car drivers (N = 442) to turn off their engines during long wait stops. We compared the effects of three different messages (focusing on outcome efficacy, normative reputation, or reflection on one's intent...
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - November 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

“We will change whether we want it or not”: Soil erosion in Maasai land as a social dilemma and a challenge to community resilience
Publication date: Available online 31 October 2019Source: Journal of Environmental PsychologyAuthor(s): Anna Rabinovich, Claire Kelly, Geoff Wilson, Mona Nasseri, Issakwisa Ngondya, Aloyce Patrick, William H. Blake, Kelvin Mtei, Linus Munishi, Patrick NdakidemiAbstractSoil erosion is a major environmental challenge that undermines economic development in many regions of the world. While much previous work explored physical processes behind this problem, less attention has been paid to social, cultural, and psychological parameters that make a significant impact on soil erosion through the land use practices that they suppo...
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - November 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Beliefs about whose beliefs? Second-order beliefs and support for China's coal-to-gas policy
Publication date: Available online 28 October 2019Source: Journal of Environmental PsychologyAuthor(s): Jonathon P. Schuldt, Connie Yuan, Yunya Song, Kai LiuAbstractRecent studies reveal that beliefs about others' beliefs, or “second-order” beliefs, play a larger role in environmental public opinion than previously recognized. However, questions remain regarding which second-order beliefs should be most predictive, and under what conditions. We explored these questions within the context of China's coal-to-gas policy—a recent national energy conversion that has created economic challenges for millions of Chinese hous...
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - October 29, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Untangling the components of hope: Increasing pathways (not agency) explains the success of an intervention that increases educators’ climate change discussions
Publication date: Available online 26 October 2019Source: Journal of Environmental PsychologyAuthor(s): Nathaniel Geiger, Karen Gasper, Janet K. Swim, John FraserAbstractPrevious research suggests that many who are concerned about climate change self-silence on the topic; failing to engage in regular discussion about climate change despite their desires to do so. This research examines how a communication training program for environmental educators working at aquariums, zoos, and national parks might boost this population's willingness to discuss climate change with visitors via increasing hope. Using hope theory, we exam...
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - October 27, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Pro-environmental behavior as a signal of cooperativeness: Evidence from a social dilemma experiment
Publication date: Available online 18 October 2019Source: Journal of Environmental PsychologyAuthor(s): Stepan Vesely, Christian A. Klöckner, Cameron BrickAbstractPro-environmental behavior has social signaling value. Previous research suggests that enacting pro-environmental behaviors can signal certain personal characteristics, such as social status and trustworthiness, to others. Using an incentivized experiment, we show that people known to behave pro-environmentally are expected to be more cooperative, are preferred as cooperation partners, and elicit more cooperation from others. The presence of pro-environmental in...
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - October 18, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

When do values promote pro-environmental behaviors? Multilevel evidence on the self-expression hypothesis
Publication date: Available online 10 October 2019Source: Journal of Environmental PsychologyAuthor(s): Hoi-Wing ChanAbstractResearch has suggested that values favoring the interest of the collective over that of the individual promote pro-environmental behaviors. However, it is also well-documented that people do not always act according to their values; the strength of the association between values and behaviors depends on sociocultural contexts. The present investigation examines under what sociocultural contexts the association between self-transcendence values/self-enhancement values and pro-environmental behaviors w...
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - October 11, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The role of social identification for achieving an open-defecation free environment: A cluster-randomized, controlled trial of Community-Led Total Sanitation in Ghana
Publication date: Available online 5 October 2019Source: Journal of Environmental PsychologyAuthor(s): Miriam Harter, Nadja Contzen, Jennifer Inauen (Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology)
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - October 6, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

How often does random assignment fail? Estimates and recommendations
Publication date: Available online 24 September 2019Source: Journal of Environmental PsychologyAuthor(s): Matthew H. GoldbergAbstractA fundamental goal of the scientific process is to make causal inferences. Random assignment to experimental conditions has been taken to be a gold-standard technique for establishing causality. Despite this, it is unclear how often random assignment fails to eliminate non-trivial differences between experimental conditions. Further, it is unknown to what extent larger sample sizes mitigates this issue. Chance differences between experimental conditions may be especially important when invest...
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - September 25, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The sun is no fun without rain: Physical environments affect how we feel about yellow across 55 countries
Publication date: Available online 19 September 2019Source: Journal of Environmental PsychologyAuthor(s): Domicele Jonauskaite, Ahmed Abdel-Khalek, Ahmad Abu-Akel, Abdulrahman Saud Al-Rasheed, Jean-Philippe Antonietti, Árni Gunnar Ásgeirsson, Kokou Amenyona Atitsogbe, Marodégueba Barma, Daniel Barratt, Victoria Bogushevskaya, Maliha Khadidja Bouayed Meziane, Amer Chamseddine, Thammanard Charernboom, Eka Chkonia, Teofil Ciobanu, Violeta Corona, Allison Creed, Nele Dael, Hassan Daouk, Nevena DimitrovaAbstractAcross cultures, people associate colours with emotions. Here, we test the hypothesis that one driver of this cross...
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - September 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Your neighbourhood is not a circle, and you are not its centre
Publication date: Available online 13 September 2019Source: Journal of Environmental PsychologyAuthor(s): Rul von Stülpnagel, Daniel Brand, Ann-Kathrin SeemannAbstractNeighbourhoods are one of the major areas of focus of place attachment research. However, the understanding of the physical space linked to the term “neighbourhood” is particularly vague. We tested the reliability of one frequently used approach to estimate neighbourhood areas based on a fixed radius centred at each resident's home. Our findings suggest that only few neighbourhoods would be adequately represented by such home-centred circles. We argue th...
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - September 14, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

How transport modes, the built and natural environments, and activities influence mood: A GPS smartphone app study
This study applied experience sampling methodology (ESM) to explore how mood during travel relates to transport mode, activities, and the built and natural environments. A smartphone application was employed to overcome the limitations of prior studies in this domain. Participants tracked their trips for at least one week and completed mood surveys after each trip. After accounting for within-person variation, active travel correlated with more positive mood than motorized travel, and mood was more positive when individuals talked to others during their trips. However, mood was more negative when completing errand trips as...
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - September 14, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The perception of crop protection: Explicit vs. implicit association of the public and in agriculture
Publication date: Available online 12 September 2019Source: Journal of Environmental PsychologyAuthor(s): Ulf Römer, Henning Schaak, Oliver MußhoffAbstractIn the public discourse as well as in the agricultural sector itself, crop protection is a controversial discussion topic. So far, no study investigates the implicit association of crop protection methods. Therefore, this study aims to create a better understanding of the attitudes of both the public and agricultural sector by investigating implicit associations towards chemical, genetically modified, and mechanical crop protection. The implicit association was measure...
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - September 14, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Fourth graders’ connectedness to nature - does cultural background matter?
We examined the cultural association with INS through two-level modeling, which also integrated gender, class affiliation, region (rural vs. urban), and time spent in forests. While the cultural background showed no significant association with INS, the frequency of forest visits did. Environmental educators should therefore focus on genuine nature experiences to foster connectedness to nature. (Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology)
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - September 14, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Connectedness with nature and the decline of pro-environmental behavior in adolescence: A comparison of Canada and China
Publication date: Available online 13 September 2019Source: Journal of Environmental PsychologyAuthor(s): Tobias Krettenauer, Wan Wang, Fanli Jia, Ying YaoAbstractThe present research investigated whether age-related differences in connectedness with nature in adolescence are associated with pro-environmental behavior across two cultures, Canada (N = 325) and China (N = 363). While older adolescents demonstrated lower connectedness with nature in both countries, pro-environmental behavior was inversely associated with age only in Canada but not in China. To investigate this cultural difference, we conducted a moder...
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - September 14, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

How transport modes, the built and natural environments, and activities are associated with mood: A GPS smartphone app study
This study applied experience sampling methodology (ESM) to explore how mood during travel relates to transport mode, activities, and the built and natural environments. A smartphone application was employed to overcome the limitations of prior studies in this domain. Participants tracked their trips for at least one week and completed mood surveys after each trip. After accounting for within-person variation, active travel correlated with more positive mood than motorized travel, and mood was more positive when individuals talked to others during their trips. However, mood was more negative when completing errand trips as...
Source: Journal of Environmental Psychology - September 6, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research