No agency and responsibility for the privileged? Perceptions of climate action among high socioeconomic status citizens in the United Kingdom
Energy Research & Social Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
115, С. 103604 - 103604
Опубликована: Июнь 26, 2024
Язык: Английский
Contributions of Health Psychology to Climate Change: A Review
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
22(4), С. 634 - 634
Опубликована: Апрель 17, 2025
Climate
change
poses
a
significant
threat
to
human
health,
necessitating
interdisciplinary
approaches
mitigate
its
effects.
Health
psychology,
with
focus
on
behavior
and
well-being,
is
uniquely
positioned
contribute
climate
action.
This
review
examines
how
health
psychology
can
address
climate-related
challenges,
emphasizing
psychological
responses
environmental
stressors,
modification
strategies,
public
interventions.
The
findings
indicate
that
functions
as
stressor,
contributing
anxiety,
depression,
eco-distress.
Additionally,
behavioral
science
insights
are
underutilized
in
governance,
despite
their
potential
drive
sustainable
actions.
enhance
adaptation
by
promoting
pro-environmental
behaviors,
fostering
resilience,
integrating
well-being
into
policy
frameworks.
However,
barriers
such
limited
collaboration
insufficient
emphasis
systemic
hinder
progress.
To
maximize
impact,
psychologists
must
engage
advocate
for
integration,
both
individual
collective
change.
Future
research
should
explore
the
intersection
of
mental
develop
comprehensive
strategies
tackling
underscores
urgent
need
play
more
active
role
shaping
sustainable,
health-promoting
behaviors.
Язык: Английский
Students’ emotional experiences with climate change and how universities can help
Опубликована: Март 6, 2024
Research
suggests
that
a
large
majority
of
young
people
in
the
UK
experience
worry
and
negative
emotions
about
climate
change,
which
affects
their
functioning
daily
life.
University
students
may
be
particularly
likely
to
anxiety
if,
for
example,
exposed
distressing
change
content
studies.
In
pre-registered
online
mixed-methods
study,
we
investigated
anxiety,
change-related
emotions,
thoughts,
views
university’s
role
action
among
869
at
university.
Results
showed
generally
experienced
moderate
intensity
across
different
situations.
Students
also
reported
high
levels
including
sadness,
helplessness,
powerlessness,
low
optimism
indifference.
related
such
as
“The
future
is
frightening”.
As
role,
many
wanted
more
teaching
mental
health
support
impacts.
On
average,
endorsed
thought
university
was
“Dismissing
people’s
distress”
moderately,
correlated
significantly
with
students’
situationally
assessed
(r
=
.32,
p
<
.01)
general
frequency
.30,
.01).
These
results
demonstrate
serious
impact
on
health.
They
highlight
importance
universities
recognising
responsibilities
protecting
wellbeing.
Язык: Английский
The potential of virtual reality meetings in international research projects for greenhouse gas emission mitigation
Technological Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Окт. 23, 2024
Purpose
European
Union
(EU)
research
projects
generally
involve
international
teams
based
in
different
countries.
This
means
that
researchers
need
to
travel
internationally
participate
for
in-person
meetings,
which
are
crucial
facilitating
collaboration
among
and
provide
a
platform
share
their
progress.
Unfortunately,
much
of
the
traveling
EU
is
done
by
air
therefore
it
has
significant
carbon
footprint.
One
potential
solution
gained
attention
recent
years
virtual
reality
(VR)
metaverse.
The
aim
this
work
investigate
what
degree
VR
meetings
viable
alternative
physical
context
can
thus
contribute
climate
change
mitigation.
Design/methodology/approach
A
three-stepped
approach
was
chosen.
First,
requirements
were
determined
collecting
all
relevant
aspects
through
questionnaire.
Second,
set
meeting
experiments
designed
executed.
Third,
footprints
both
(lifecycle)
calculated.
Findings
We
conclude
be
powerful
tool
supplement
mitigate
emissions
associated
with
an
estimated
7–19
times.
Originality/value
paper
explores
suitability
current
generation
technology
quantitatively
evaluates
its
effectiveness
greenhouse
gas
mitigation
project.
Язык: Английский
Effect of Climate Change on Pathogens Migration and Culture
Опубликована: Июль 31, 2024
Both
pathogens
migration
and
climate
change
burden
the
global
health
thinkers.
Therefore,
there
is
a
need
to
conceptualize
relationship
between
pathogenic
invaders.
This
opinion
attempts
provide
an
understanding
on
climate-pathogen
by
identification
of
common/specific
drivers
pathogen
in
context
change.
It
highlights
biochemical
interactions
dynamics
over
culture
time.
Язык: Английский
Promising behavior change techniques for climate-friendly behavior change – a systematic review
Frontiers in Public Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12
Опубликована: Авг. 12, 2024
Introduction
Besides
societal
and
governmental
actions
to
mitigate
greenhouse
gases,
individual
behavioral
changes
are
also
urgently
needed
limit
global
temperature
rise.
However,
these
have
proven
be
difficult
achieve
in
the
general
population.
Methods
We
conducted
a
systematic
review
five
electronic
databases
with
aim
of
systematically
depicting
content
interventions
that
promote
climate-friendly
behavior
individuals
households
high-
upper-middle-income
countries.
Results
included
25
studies.
The
analyses
identification
used
Behavior
Change
Techniques
(BCTs)
comparison
their
promise
ratio.
Across
our
three
outcome
categories
energy
consumption,
water
mobility
most
frequently
BCT
not
ones
promising
terms
change.
Discussion
Based
on
results,
recommendation
for
climate
change
mitigation
is
include
components
provide
concrete
instructions
how
perform
desired
(shaping
knowledge)
,
setting
goals
commitments
(goals
planning)
substituting
undesired
behavior,
practicing
(repetition
substitution)
.
Other
reviews
similar
aims
use
different
wordings,
definitions,
or
degrees
detail
intervention
component
labelling
which
makes
it
compare
results.
recommend
standardized
classification
system,
like
taxonomy
combination
ratio,
this
study
has
shown
suitable
tool
classify
applied
techniques
give
an
indication
successful
techniques.
Язык: Английский
Climate anxiety and its association with health behaviours and generalized anxiety: An intensive longitudinal study
British Journal of Health Psychology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Авг. 28, 2024
Abstract
Objectives
The
United
Nations
recognize
the
importance
of
balancing
needs
people
and
planetary
systems
on
which
human
health
relies.
This
paper
investigates
role
that
climate
change
has
via
its
influence
anxiety.
Design
We
conducted
an
intensive
longitudinal
study.
Methods
Participants
reported
levels
anxiety,
generalized
anxiety
array
behaviours
at
20
consecutive
time
points,
2
weeks
apart.
Results
A
network
analysis
shows
not
to
covary,
higher
covary
with
behaviours,
except
for
alcohol
consumption
within‐participant
level.
Generalized
showed
completely
distinct
patterns
covariation
compared
Conclusions
Our
findings
imply
as
conceptualized
measured
in
current
study,
is
itself
functionally
impairing
terms
associations
unhealthy
from
results
also
interventions
induce
about
might
always
have
significant
impacts
well‐being.
Язык: Английский
Psychosocial determinants of alternative protein choices: a meta-review
Health Psychology Review,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
19(1), С. 97 - 122
Опубликована: Окт. 9, 2024
This
meta-review
synthesises
evidence
concerning
individual-level
psychosocial
characteristics
associated
with
alternative
protein
food
(APF)
choices.
We
investigated
the
associations
between:
(i)
determinants
based
on
COM-B
model
(capabilities,
perceived
opportunities,
motivation),
sociodemographic
factors,
and
(ii)
indicators
of
APF
choices
(e.g.,
intention
to
eat,
buy,
pay,
acceptance,
intake).
Differences
in
made
from
plants,
insects,
mushrooms,
other
sources
were
explored.
Thirteen
databases
searched
this
pre-registered
(CRD42023388694)
28
reviews
included.
The
risk
bias
was
assessed
using
ROBIS
tool.
For
plant-based
choices,
consistent
support
obtained
for
capabilities,
including
cooking
skills,
exposure
to/familiarity
APF;
motivations,
health-related,
pro-environmental,
sustainability
benefits,
animal
welfare;
(iii)
younger
age
higher
education.
insect-based
formal
knowledge
about
APF,
encompassing
positive
social
cultural
norms,
distrust
technology;
health
pro-environmental
risks,
being
adventurous/daring,
curiosity,
neophilia,
disgust;
(iv)
male
gender
age.
Recognising
differences
potential
across
various
is
essential
designing
interventions
aimed
at
promoting
uptake.
Язык: Английский