Bibliometric analyses of climate psychology: critical psychology and climate justice perspectives

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16

Опубликована: Фев. 13, 2025

The psychology of climate change has become a critical area research, exploring the intersection between human behavior, psychological wellbeing, and environmental sustainability. This paper presents bibliometric analysis to explore interdisciplinary field change, covering research from 01 January 1995 15 August 2024. Using 3,087 academic publications Web Science employing VOSviewer BiblioMatrix for network analysis, we dissect evolution, key contributors, central themes within this domain. Our identifies leading authors, institutions, nations, alongside collaboration networks underlying field’s growth. Thematic clustering these highlights dominant topics such as pro-environmental sustainability, mental health, eco-anxiety, risk perception. We utilize visual mappings co-authorship bibliographic relationships illustrate dynamic interaction among researchers their topics. By framing our findings through lens justice psychology, advocate paradigm that challenges systemic barriers justice, emphasizing necessity equitable action-oriented guide climate-related policy public engagement.

Язык: Английский

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A social psychology of climate change: Progress and promise

British Journal of Social Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 27, 2024

Abstract Social psychologists have conducted research relevant to environmental problems for many decades. However, the climate crisis presents a new problem with distinctive aspects and urgency. This paper reviews some of principal ways in which social psychological theory approached topic, looking at perceptions, behaviour, impacts linked change. Each these areas is becoming more sophisticated acknowledging diversity experience among groups that vary demographics roles. I close by identifying three important facets future research: focus on justice, an effort participate interdisciplinary efforts, emphasis maximizing our impact.

Язык: Английский

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Stimulating Environmental and Health Protection Through Utilizing Statistical Methods for Climate Resilience and Policy Integration

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 22(3), С. 331 - 331

Опубликована: Фев. 24, 2025

Climate change, a critical global challenge, is evident in rising temperatures, shifting precipitation trends, and extreme weather events, including floods, heatwaves, sea levels. The impacts of climate change not only endanger physical health but also affect mental well-being, particularly among populations experiencing frequent or severe climate-related events. Understanding individual perceptions risks adaptive capacities crucial for developing strategies that promote resilience environmental protection. This paper examines how risk perceptions, direct experiences with weather, perceived influence protection measures support relevant policies. Data were gathered from 291 respondents the United Arab Emirates using structured questionnaires. data analyzed descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, Cronbach's alpha, Spearman correlation multiple regression analysis to determine key predictors policy support. results indicate age positively correlated (ρ = 0.16, p 0.001), while gender plays role, women showing greater perception stronger than men. In contrast, formal education employment status do significantly impact endorsement adaptation behaviors. These findings suggest awareness-based interventions alone may be insufficient drive action. Instead, policies should leverage older individuals' experiences, enhance workplace community-based engagement, prioritize hands-on, action-oriented bridge gap between knowledge behavior.

Язык: Английский

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The Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Communities: The Role of Socio-Political Control and Impure Altruism

Climate, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13(3), С. 55 - 55

Опубликована: Март 6, 2025

The ever-worsening climate crisis necessitates a shift toward sustainable energy systems that prioritise citizen participation. Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) present unique opportunity to enhance local resilience, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and foster mitigation adaptation through participatory governance. This exploratory study investigates the psychosocial predictors of social acceptance for RECs, with focus on Socio-political Control Warm-glow Motivation as key determinants. To this end, we collected 107 questionnaires completed by residents metropolitan city Padua, which is engaged in EU’s 100 Climate-Neutral Cities 2030 mission. results indicate generally favourable attitude RECs reveal Control, defined perceived ability influence societal political systems, positively predicts community acceptance. Furthermore, Impure Altruism (Warm-glow Motivation) mediates relationship, underscoring importance intrinsic emotional rewards fostering support projects. These findings highlight interplay between individual agency satisfaction promoting transitions. underscores need governance tailored communication strategies public engagement RECs. Limitations avenues future research are discussed, emphasising broader cross-cultural investigations experimental designs.

Язык: Английский

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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

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Conceptualising the Link between Citizen Science and Climate Governance: A Systematic Review

Climate, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(5), С. 60 - 60

Опубликована: Апрель 25, 2024

Multilevel and decentralised governance approaches involving different social actors are increasingly relevant to collectively tackling climate-induced vulnerabilities. Among emergent experimentations, citizen science (CS) is a transversal scientific practice characterised by the involvement of citizens in various phases process. We performed PRISMA systematic review literature order conceptualise interface between CS climate governance. The included 44 studies were coded following thematic analysis method. Information about temporal geographical distribution, main research designs methods, domains levels was extracted. most significant results, we stress existence two-way link governance: beyond data gathering can facilitate change adaptation—namely, counteracting disaster risk, food insecurity mental health distress due changing climate, promoting wellbeing, environmental conservation—until systemic changes made. Conversely, inclusive structures processes may provide support initiate projects. also discuss role psychosocial justice issues—as well as digital CS—throughout selected literature, implications for future lines policy.

Язык: Английский

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The Psychology of Resistance in Violent and Repressive Contexts: A Conclusion and a Beginning

Опубликована: Июль 9, 2024

Abstract In this chapter, we provide a synthesis of volume’s contributions to understanding the psychology resistance in violent, repressive contexts. We argue that these challenge assumptions social psychological research on conducted Western democratic nations. Taken together, chapters volume offer richer dynamics and relational aspects contexts violence repression, more thorough continuous intragroup intergroup negotiation strategies changing They contextualize further by considering conditions necessary for arise or be suppressed, as well explaining support different tactics. also discuss limitations their connections disciplinary theoretical gaps psychology. outline future directions violent beyond.

Язык: Английский

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Collectively Remembering Environmental Disasters: The Vaia Storm as a Case Study

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(19), С. 8418 - 8418

Опубликована: Сен. 27, 2024

This study investigated the relatively unexplored topic of collective memory environmental disasters from a psychosocial perspective. To achieve this, we conducted an exploratory case on Vaia storm, which hit Italian Alps in October 2018, causing significant social and ecological damage. We carried out thirteen in-depth semi-structured interviews with members enunciatory community as follows: groups people who either experienced disaster firsthand, studied it, or had particular interest it. Through thematic analysis interview transcripts, four following key themes emerged that illustrate forms taken by disaster: (1) sensory dimension; (2) emotional (3) narrative (4) material dimension. Our findings suggest non-anthropocentric, hybrid understanding memory, aligning emerging concepts literature impacts disasters. also advance potential future research questions at intersection studies, resilience, sustainability stress practical implications fostering sustainable practices enhancing climate resilience.

Язык: Английский

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What You Get Is What You See—The Mutual Relationships between Images of Human Nature and Business Model Innovation

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(3), С. 1332 - 1332

Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2024

Despite considerable scholarly interest in the drivers of and barriers to business model innovation for sustainability transformations, scholars have not yet explored role images human nature this context. This is surprising because economic decisions are profoundly shaped by assumptions about humanity its world. Applying conceptual modelling as a methodological approach, article sheds light on mutual relationships between innovation. The main insights twofold: First, can be or innovation, they enable obstruct adoption new models. Second, challenged adjusted through practical experiences with concludes that representing an evolving holon greatest potential push forward transformation understanding post-anthropocentric way facilitating profound reconsideration economy. study contributes research answering recent calls advance theoretical perspectives factors influence decision-making processes. It also helps practice understand why certain innovations preferred over others.

Язык: Английский

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Organizational Culture and Leadership for Sustainability from a Work and Organizational Psychology Perspective

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

In the past decades, sustainability has gained significant attention, influencing global agendas. This paper examines relationship between Governance for Sustainability (GfS) and organizational dynamics through lens of Work Organizational Psychology (WOP). While existing literature predominantly focuses on macro-level governance, this study addresses overlooked micro meso levels. By exploring dimensions such as culture leadership, it sheds light critical issues organizations navigating sustainable change. Emphasis is placed "human factor" its connection to WOP. Implications research practice are discussed, with a focus advancing GfS field WOP themes.

Язык: Английский

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