Special issue article: The social psychology of climate change Imagining climate change: The role of implicit associations and affective psychological distancing in climate change responses

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Emotions predict policy support: Why it matters how people feel about climate change (2018, background): “For others, a possibility is that having made the connections, the emotions one experiences are uncomfortable or overwhelming, leading to motivated distancing from the issue (Leviston et al., 2014b).”
Does reduced psychological distance increase climate engagement? On the limits of localizing climate change (2018, unknown): “Similarly, in a study examining mental imagery among Australian residents, Leviston, Price, and Bishop (2014) found that distant associations were more common than concrete images of climate impacts (see also McDonald, 2016).”
Climate visuals: A mixed methods investigation of public perceptions of climate images in three countries (2016, background): “In their work, Leviston et al. (2014) found that dramatic images of climate change impacts (including natural disasters and melting ice) prompted strong negative feelings (alarm, anger, fear, upset or frustration) and increased arousal, but these feelings did not undermine their willingness to…”