Psychology of climate change

L Steg - Annual Review of Psychology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Human behavior plays a critical role in causing global climate change as well as in
responding to it. In this article, I review important insights on the psychology of climate …

Influences of social norms on climate change-related behaviors

RB Cialdini, RP Jacobson - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Social norm represents an important interdisciplinary behavioral science
concept.•Social norms influence a variety of climate change-related behaviors.•Influences of …

Progress in field experimentation for environmentally sustainable tourism–A knowledge map and research agenda

C Demeter, D Fechner, S Dolnicar - Tourism Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The global aspiration to mitigate climate change puts substantial pressure on the tourism
sector–one of the most polluting industries–to operate in more sustainable ways. This study …

Consumer acceptance of alternative proteins: A systematic review of current alternative protein sources and interventions adapted to increase their acceptability

SA Siddiqui, T Alvi, A Sameen, S Khan, AV Blinov… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Conventional meat consumption has triggered an environmental burden along with effects
on different disease spectrums according to existing research. The dietary patterns adopted …

When does a social norm catch the worm? Disentangling social normative influences on sustainable consumption behaviour

AC Pristl, S Kilian, A Mann - Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainable consumption obtains ever‐increasing importance due to pressing social,
environmental and economic issues. Extensive research has proposed the use of social …

Leveraging social cognition to promote effective climate change mitigation

M Boon-Falleur, A Grandin, N Baumard… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
Effective climate change mitigation is a social dilemma: the benefits are shared collectively
but the costs are often private. To solve this dilemma, we argue that we must pay close …

[HTML][HTML] How information, social norms, and experience with novel meat substitutes can create positive political feedback and demand-side policy change

LP Fesenfeld, M Maier, N Brazzola, N Stolz, Y Sun… - Food Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
The food system causes more than a third of the global anthropogenic greenhouse gas
emissions, of which half are from livestock. Shifting towards plant-based diets could …

[HTML][HTML] Minority influence in climate change mitigation

JW Bolderdijk, L Jans - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
While the majority of people care about environmental quality, they keep engaging in carbon-
intensive practices that exacerbate climate change. Can we expect humans to collectively …

[HTML][HTML] A dynamic social norm messaging intervention to reduce meat consumption: A randomized cross-over trial in retail store restaurants

EN Çoker, R Pechey, K Frie, SA Jebb, C Stewart… - Appetite, 2022 - Elsevier
Perceptions of social norms around eating behavior can influence food choices.
Communicating information about how others are changing their eating behavior over time …

[HTML][HTML] Examining social norms among other motives for sustainable food choice: The promise of descriptive norms

L Salmivaara, C Lombardini, L Lankoski - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines the relative importance of social norms among other motives in driving
sustainable food choice. It distinguishes between injunctive and descriptive social norms, as …