Psychology's essential role in alleviating the impacts of climate change.

By R. Gifford. 2008

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Subfields: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Why aren’t we taking action? Psychological barriers to climate-positive food choices (2016, background): “One crucial task of psychologists is to identify and understand barriers that limit behavioral change (Gifford 2008; Swim 2010).”
Effect of outdoor temperature, heat primes and anchoring on belief in global warming (2010, background): “…doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.03 include socio-demographic variables, environmental values and attitudes, and regional and contextual factors (e.g., Gifford, 2008; Kellstedt et al., 2008), (c) devote more attention to the affective underpinnings of global warming beliefs (cf. Hine, Marks,…”
A Multi-dimensional Measure of Environmental Behavior: Exploring the Predictive Power of Connectedness to Nature, Ecological Worldview and Environmental Concern (2018, background): “Several environmental problems are rooted in human behavior, thus it is crucial to identify the underlying motives and factors that influence people to adopt a sustainable lifestyle (Gifford, 2008).”
Psychology and Global Climate Change: Addressing a Multi-faceted Phenomenon and Set of Challenges A Report by the American Psychological Association's Task Force on the Interface Between Psychology and Global Climate Change Members (2009, background): “In commons or social dilemmas, many cultural and psychological factors influence decisions about whether individuals pay attention to their personal benefits or a group’s costs (Ostrom et al., 2002; Gifford, 2008).”
The dragons of inaction: psychological barriers that limit climate change mitigation and adaptation. (2011, background): “Those who see its promise as a partner in mitigating climate change (e.g., Gifford, 2008; Terwel, Harinck, Ellemers, & Daamen, 2009) or even as something close to the essential solution (e.g., J. L. Simon, 1981) share their belief in its promise with some who go further and believe that technology…”
Building a model of commitment to the natural environment to predict ecological behavior and willingness to sacrifice (2011, background): “Oskamp, 2000); thus, it is critical that researchers identify motives for human behavior toward the natural environment (Clayton & Brook, 2005; Gifford, 2008; Mascia et al., 2003; Saunders, Brook, & Myers, 2006).”
Environmental psychology matters. (2014, background): “One such macro-scale proposal is the general model of social dilemmas (Gifford 2006, 2008b).”
The psychological impacts of global climate change. (2011, background): “…like global climate change have prompted calls for psychologists’ attention to the reciprocal and structural relationships between human health and the health and integrity of the natural environment (Clayton & Myers, 2009; Gifford, 2008; Roszak, Gomes, & Kanner, 1995; Uzzell & Räthzel, 2009).”
Mitigating and adapting to climate change: multi-functional and multi-scale assessment of green urban infrastructure. (2014, background): “In turn, a stronger place attachment e the feeling of ownership and responsibility promotes climate-positive behavior, as individuals are more likely to act carefully in a place they value (Gifford, 2008).”
Personally Relevant Climate Change (2013, background): “Engaging the public in climate change issues is a particularly challenging endeavor because the impacts are often perceived to be uncertain, in the distant future, and not personally relevant (Gifford, 2008; Lorenzoni et al., 2007; Vlek, 2000).”