npj Climate Action,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
3(1)
Published: Oct. 13, 2024
The
mental
health
impacts
of
climate
change
are
increasingly
documented;
however,
less
research
has
investigated
the
relationship
between
change-related
psychological
distress
and
engagement
with
issue.
results
from
two
national
probability
samples
U.S.
adults
show
that
16%
report
at
least
one
feature
certain
groups
have
higher
levels
than
others
(e.g.,
Hispanic/Latinos,
lower
income
adults,
younger
adults).
Importantly,
people
experiencing
more
likely
to
engage
in
collective
action
on
or
express
a
willingness
do
so,
even
when
controlling
for
several
correlates
environmental
behavior
political
ideology,
efficacy
beliefs).
These
findings
highlight
many
Americans
change,
those
who
involved
action.
People
such
may
benefit
resources
support
change.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
120(13)
Published: March 21, 2023
Behavioral
change
is
essential
to
mitigate
climate
change.
To
advance
current
knowledge,
we
synthesize
research
on
interventions
aiming
promote
mitigation
behaviors
in
field
settings.
In
a
preregistered
second-order
meta-analysis,
assess
the
overall
effect
of
10
meta-analyses,
incorporating
total
430
primary
studies.
addition,
subgroup
analyses
for
six
types
interventions,
five
behaviors,
and
three
publication
bias
adjustments.
Results
showed
that
were
generally
effective
(dunadjusted
=
0.31,
95%
CI
[0.30,
0.32]).
A
follow-up
analysis
using
only
unique
studies,
adjusted
bias,
provides
more
conservative
estimate
(d
0.18,
[0.13,
0.24]).
This
translates
into
mean
treatment
7
percentage
points.
Furthermore,
subsample
adequately
powered
large-scale
(n
>
9,000,
k
32),
was
downward
approximately
2
discrepancy
might
be
because
often
target
nonvoluntary
participants
by
less
direct
techniques
(e.g.,
"home
energy
reports")
while
small-scale
voluntary
face-to-face
interactions).
Subgroup
based
social
comparisons
or
financial
incentives
most
effective,
education
feedback
least
effective.
These
results
provide
comprehensive
state-of-the-art
summary
guiding
both
future
practice.
Nature Climate Change,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 253 - 259
Published: Feb. 9, 2024
Abstract
Mitigating
climate
change
necessitates
global
cooperation,
yet
data
on
individuals’
willingness
to
act
remain
scarce.
In
this
study,
we
conducted
a
representative
survey
across
125
countries,
interviewing
nearly
130,000
individuals.
Our
findings
reveal
widespread
support
for
action.
Notably,
69%
of
the
population
expresses
contribute
1%
their
personal
income,
86%
endorse
pro-climate
social
norms
and
89%
demand
intensified
political
Countries
facing
heightened
vulnerability
show
particularly
high
contribute.
Despite
these
encouraging
statistics,
document
that
world
is
in
state
pluralistic
ignorance,
wherein
individuals
around
globe
systematically
underestimate
fellow
citizens
act.
This
perception
gap,
combined
with
showing
conditionally
cooperative
behaviour,
poses
challenges
further
Therefore,
raising
awareness
about
broad
action
becomes
critically
important
promoting
unified
response
change.
Journal of Sustainable Tourism,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 22
Published: Jan. 27, 2023
The
present
research
attempts
to
understand
whether
the
members
of
Generation
Z
are
willing
opt
for
sustainable
transportation
modes
or
book
an
eco-friendly
hotel
while
they
planning
a
journey.
On
theoretical
side,
this
assumes
normative
perspective
investigate
two-abovementioned
pro-environmental
behaviors.
Specifically,
injunctive
social
norms
construct
is
integrated
with
norm
activation
model
evaluate
both
effect
contextual
factors
and
intrinsic/personal
motivations.
To
collect
data
survey
was
distributed
online.
A
total
785
young
Italians
aged
between
15
24
participated
in
research.
Descriptive
statistics,
crosstabs,
structural
equation
modelling
were
performed
analyze
data.
Results
show
that
personal
constitute
main
predictor.
Injunctive
exert
positive
on
Z's
intention
directly
indirectly
through
norms.
do
not
have
significant
direct
choose
hotel.
However,
influence
Global Environmental Change,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
80, P. 102680 - 102680
Published: May 1, 2023
The
social
norm-based
intervention
is
a
frequently
used
tool
for
encouraging
pro-environmental
behavior.
In
designing
effective
interventions,
however,
both
practitioners
and
researchers
need
more
knowledge
about
the
relationships
between
different
norm
constructs
this
study,
we
meta-analyze
predictive
strength
of
injunctive,
descriptive,
personal
norms
using
meta-analytical
structural
equation
modeling
(MASEM).
Data
are
extracted
from
572
studies
reported
in
534
articles
across
56
countries
with
total
sample
size
N
=
312,127.
We
find
that
internalized
(i.e.,
personal)
consistently
strongest
predictor
behavior
mediate
most
impacts
injunctive
descriptive
norms.
Both
predict
behavior,
uniquely
similar
strengths.
no
significant
moderations
collectivism
or
behavioral
cost
on
Annual Review of Psychology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
75(1), P. 341 - 378
Published: Oct. 31, 2023
Social
norms
are
the
glue
that
holds
society
together,
yet
our
knowledge
of
them
remains
heavily
intellectually
siloed.
This
article
provides
an
interdisciplinary
review
emerging
field
norm
dynamics
by
integrating
research
across
social
sciences
through
a
cultural-evolutionary
lens.
After
reviewing
key
distinctions
in
theory
and
method,
we
discuss
on
psychology-the
neural
cognitive
underpinnings
learning
acquisition.
We
then
overview
how
emerge
spread
intergenerational
transmission,
networks,
group-level
ecological
historical
factors.
Next,
multilevel
factors
lead
to
persist,
change,
or
erode
over
time.
also
consider
cultural
mismatches
can
arise
when
changing
environment
leads
once-beneficial
become
maladaptive.
Finally,
potential
future
directions
implications
for
policy.
The Review of Economics and Statistics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 46
Published: June 14, 2024
Abstract
We
document
the
individual
willingness
to
act
against
climate
change
and
study
role
of
social
norms
in
a
large
sample
US
adults.
Individual
beliefs
about
positively
predict
pro-climate
donations,
comparable
strength
universal
moral
values
economic
preferences.
However,
we
systematic
misperceptions
norms.
Respondents
vastly
underestimate
prevalence
climate-friendly
behaviors
Correcting
these
an
experiment
causally
raises
support
for
policies.
The
effects
are
strongest
individuals
who
skeptical
existence
threat
global
warming.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
379(1897)
Published: Jan. 21, 2024
We
review
theoretical
approaches
for
modelling
the
origin,
persistence
and
change
of
social
norms.
The
most
comprehensive
models
describe
coevolution
behaviours,
personal,
descriptive
injunctive
norms
while
considering
influences
various
authorities
accounting
cognitive
processes
between-individual
differences.
Models
show
that
can
improve
individual
group
well-being.
Under
some
conditions
though,
deleterious
persist
in
population
through
conformity,
preference
falsification
pluralistic
ignorance.
Polarization
behaviour
beliefs
be
maintained,
even
when
societal
advantages
particular
behaviours
or
belief
systems
over
alternatives
are
clear.
Attempts
to
backfire
including
dissonance
psychological
reactance.
rapidly
via
tipping
point
dynamics.
Norms
highly
susceptible
manipulation,
network
structure
their
propagation.
Future
should
incorporate
more
thoroughly,
explicitly
study
online
norms,
consider
cultural
variations
applied
real-world
processes.
This
article
is
part
theme
issue
‘Social
norm
change:
drivers
consequences’.
