Journal of Environmental Psychology最新文献

{"title":"Personal damage from tropical disasters increases Republicans’ support for climate change policies","authors":"Alessandro Del Ponte ,&nbsp;Enrijeta Shino ,&nbsp;Joshua C. Gellers ,&nbsp;Heather Barnes Truelove","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102552","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102552","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change is a global threat requiring collective action. Yet, in the United States, many Republicans dismiss the issue. Does experiencing increased frequency of tropical disasters or suffering increased personal damage from tropical disasters affect Republicans’ concern about climate change and their attitudes toward climate policy? Using administrative voter file data and an original representative survey of Florida registered voters, we find that experiencing disasters and especially suffering greater damage is associated with greater concerns about climate change and support for climate mitigation policies. Republicans who personally experienced damage from tropical disasters are more concerned about climate change and show greater support for climate mitigation policies compared to co-partisans who did not suffer any damage. These results hold also when we substitute conservatives for Republicans in the analyses. Overall, our findings qualify the conventional wisdom that Republicans are unconcerned with climate change and demonstrate how they can support climate action.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102552"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143479749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"When perception Shapes Reality: A large-scale study of mental health outcomes in polluted and non-polluted environments in China","authors":"Bo Hu ,&nbsp;Yijie Peng ,&nbsp;Yibo Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102557","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102557","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the relationship between perceived and actual pollution and mental health, emphasizing how exposure illusion and exposure neglect may contribute to mental health. The research draws on a representative sample of 16,607 Chinese residents, examining the associations between perceived and actual pollution and mental health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, and stress. The study utilizes a generalized linear mixed model, incorporating various pollution conditions, gender, age, education, and urbanization as fixed effects, while the provinces are treated as random effects. The results indicate that even in the absence of high levels of actual pollution, the mere perception of pollution is associated with increased levels of depression (β = 0.51, OR = 1.66, p &lt; .001), anxiety (β = 0.43, OR = 1.54, p &lt; .001), and stress (β = 0.30, OR = 1.35, p &lt; .001) among residents. When residents' perception of pollution aligns with actual pollution levels, the negative effects on mental health appear to be more pronounced (depression: β = 0.90, OR = 2.46, p &lt; .001; anxiety: β = 0.96, OR = 2.60, p &lt; .001; stress: β = 0.56, OR = 1.76, p &lt; .001). These findings demonstrate that perceived pollution may play a primary role in its association with mental health compared to actual pollution. It is important to emphasize that this study is cross-sectional, and thus it cannot establish causal conclusions regarding perceived pollution leading to mental health issues. Furthermore, only air pollution was used as an indicator of actual pollution, which may limit the generalizability of our findings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102557"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143487064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Self-silencing predicts behavioral conformity in sustainability contexts","authors":"Kristin F. Hurst ,&nbsp;Nicole D. Sintov ,&nbsp;Logan Hobbs ,&nbsp;Grant E. Donnelly","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102555","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102555","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Prior research has examined how self-silencing among people who hold the minority viewpoint influences public opinion on a range of social and environmental issues. However, less attention has been given to understanding the potential behavioral consequences of self-silencing, such as whether a person who holds the minority viewpoint is more or less likely to behave in support of their own views following a conversation in which they refrained from expressing their opinion. In a pre-registered mixed-methods experiment, N = 248 university student participants were randomly assigned to have a short video recorded conversation with a confederate (posing as another student) who gave arguments either in support of or in opposition to a campus sustainability policy. We examined how participants engaged in the conversation and behaved following the conversation, and whether this varied as a function of whether their pre-conversation viewpoint was in the majority vs. minority. Relative to participants holding the majority viewpoint going into the conversation, those who held the minority viewpoint were overall more likely to self-silence (i.e., avoid expressing their opinion), particularly when they were paired with a partner who expressed the majority viewpoint. Self-silencing, in turn, was associated with lower cognitive elaboration. However, neither self-silencing nor lower cognitive elaboration predicted lower post-conversation behavior in support of the policy, suggesting behavioral conformity to the majority viewpoint. Not only are minority views less likely to be expressed and acted upon, but such silencing may come at the cost of learning and mutual understanding.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102555"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143479836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Everything is connected: Reminders of environmental and social connectedness strengthen environmental attitudes","authors":"Marianna Drosinou ,&nbsp;Jussi Palomäki ,&nbsp;Markus Jokela ,&nbsp;Michael Laakasuo","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102549","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102549","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In two studies, we examined the effects of receiving reminders of environmental and social connectedness on environmental attitudes. We developed a novel experimental paradigm to induce feelings of connectedness with vignettes. Environmental attitudes were assessed with the Environmental Concern and Awareness of Consequences scales, both of which included three subscales (biospheric, social, and egoistic). In Study 1 (N = 774), we found that receiving a reminder of environmental connectedness increased environmental concern (biospheric) and awareness of consequences (biospheric and social) for individuals who did not feel connected to nature or other people. In Study 2 (N = 854), we replicated and extended these results, showing that receiving a reminder of environmental or social connectedness also increased environmental concern (biospheric and egoistic) for individuals who did not feel connected to nature or others. The findings show that reminders of environmental and social connectedness can promote people's awareness of, and concern for, the environment, especially among individuals with low.</div><div>dispositional connectedness.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102549"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143454603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Confucian culture and farmers' pro-environmental behaviors: Self-interest or mutual benefit?","authors":"Yunhui Wang ,&nbsp;Yihua Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102548","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102548","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The social structure of rural China exhibits differential mode of association, rooted in Confucian Culture. It influences over individual behavioral choices for pro-environment activity across both collective and individual levels. Nonetheless, the precise influence remains elusive in existing research. This study utilizes data from the China General Social Survey (CGSS) to examine the mediating influence of willingness to pay for environmental protection and intra-village income disparity. The findings suggest that Confucian culture encourages pro-environment activity participation among farmers at the individual level but hinders their participation at the collective level. Mechanism analysis reveals that Confucian culture can enhance pro-environmental behaviors among farmers at the collective level by increasing their willingness to pay for environmental protection and reducing intra-village income disparity. This, in turn, reinforces their commitment to environmental protection at the individual level. Regional heterogeneity analysis indicates that in the rural areas of northern China, where external cultural influences are weaker and environmental regulations are more prevalent, farmers' behaviors align more closely with Confucian cultural principles. This study uncovers the deep-rooted influence of Confucian culture as the underlying reason for the divergence in environmental protection behaviors between the \"collective\" and \"individual\" levels among Chinese rural residents. To fully harness the positive potential of rural residents in future environmental protection initiatives, it should focus on eroding the boundaries between \"collective\" and \"individual\" participation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102548"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143419067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Immersion in nature decreases neural sensitivity to extrinsic reward","authors":"Amy S. McDonnell ,&nbsp;Sara B. LoTemplio ,&nbsp;Emily E. Scott ,&nbsp;G. David McNay ,&nbsp;Kevin Greenberg ,&nbsp;Spencer C. Castro ,&nbsp;David L. Strayer","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102546","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102546","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The emerging field of environmental neuroscience has begun to elucidate neural mechanisms that underlie the cognitive benefits of immersion in nature. Previous research has shown that exposure to nature improves performance monitoring, a key aspect of executive attention, and decreases impulsive decision-making. Both of these constructs are intrinsically related to how individuals process rewards. Performance monitoring helps optimize behavior based on reward feedback, while impulsive decision-making reflects how individuals value and respond to rewards. The current study explores whether exposure to nature influences reward processing at the neural level. In two experiments, we utilized electroencephalography (EEG) to measure amplitude of the reward positivity (RewP)—an event-related brain potential that indexes sensitivity to reward—while participants completed a simple monetary gambling task. Participants were either immersed in nature for four days (Experiment 1; <em>N</em> = 63) or viewed images of nature (Experiment 2; <em>N</em> = 56). We found a decrease in amplitude of the RewP during immersion in nature but not after viewing nature images. This suggests that immersion in nature decreases neural sensitivity to monetary reward, potentially due to a shift in one's goals in nature that reduces the perceived value of extrinsic rewards. It is possible that being in nature promotes engagement with internal states and intrinsic motivations rather than external, monetary incentives. The results also demonstrate that immersion in nature uniquely influences reward processing in the brain in a way that viewing images of nature does not.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102546"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143377926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The misperception of carbon footprints of the rich and the poor","authors":"Laila Nockur ,&nbsp;Sergio Pirla ,&nbsp;Stefan Pfattheicher","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102545","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102545","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Not everyone contributes to climate change to the same extent. While huge inequalities exist in consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions, we show (using a large representative sample, <em>N</em> = 1002) that US residents are largely unaware of the substantial carbon inequality within their country. In fact, 95% of respondents underestimate the carbon footprint of the top 1% consumers. At the same time, people wish for a more equal distribution of carbon footprints. These results were replicated in two independent samples (total <em>N</em> = 1455) and emerged across a range of demographic variables and climate change beliefs. Finally, in two experimental studies (total <em>N</em> = 2408), we demonstrate that learning about carbon inequality increased support for carbon taxes. Overall, the present paper shows that people substantially misperceive the carbon footprint of top consumers. Educating people about carbon inequality leads to support for legislative measures that aim to address overconsumption.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102545"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143387113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using artificial ground murals to promote restorative sidewalk experiences: Effects of colors and patterns on mood, perceived restorativeness, and heart rate in virtual reality","authors":"Lanqing Gu ,&nbsp;Jenny Roe ,&nbsp;Martin Knöll","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102544","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102544","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ground murals have been applied in streetscapes to improve walkability, pedestrian safety, and social interaction. However, limited research explores how the design of murals enhances environmental qualities associated with restorative experiences in urban gray streetscapes. This study employed a 3 × 2 mixed design, with color (warm, cool, and achromatic) as a within-subjects factor and pattern (angular and curvilinear) as a between-subjects factor, to explore the effects of ground mural design features on subjective mood states, heart rate (HR), and perceived restorativeness (PR). Virtual reality (VR) was used to simulate a gray commercial street with high motorized traffic volumes in Darmstadt, Germany. Students (n = 83) from Darmstadt were separated into two pattern design groups and underwent a virtual walk through the scenario without murals, with each color condition in a reverse counterbalanced order. Pre- and post-mood states were assessed by mood statements, and PR was rated using an adjusted Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS). Changes in pre-post physiological arousal were measured using wearable sensors capturing HR change. Results revealed that color was a critical design factor for ground murals affecting restorative experiences. In an urban gray sidewalk setting, ground murals with cool and achromatic colors and curvilinear patterns significantly improved PR, while warm-colored murals increased energetic arousal and reduced relaxation. When comparing design conditions, cool colors were perceived as more relaxing than warm colors. Chromatic designs enhanced pleasure and energetic arousal compared to achromatic designs. No HR change difference was observed between conditions. This is the first study pairing street ground mural design features with physiological and psychological responses within a VR experimental context. It provides insights for cost-effective color and pattern urban design interventions that could support mental health and well-being.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102544"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143387114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Gateway Belief Model: A pre-registered large-scale replication in China","authors":"Zhao-Xie Zeng ,&nbsp;Jan-Willem van Prooijen ,&nbsp;Yong-Yu Guo ,&nbsp;Sander van der Linden","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102542","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102542","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change is a global problem that needs to be addressed, but public support for action remains a challenge. According to the Gateway Belief Model (GBM), emphasizing the scientific consensus on the issue predicts changes in cognitive and emotional responses related to climate change, which in turn predict increased support for public action. However, evidence from non-WEIRD populations is lacking for this model. The current study conducted a confirmatory replication of the GBM for the first time in China using a national quota sample (<em>N</em> = 1506). The results suggest that consensus messaging increased participants' perceived scientific consensus, their beliefs that global warming is happening and human caused, as well as support for public action on global warming. Furthermore, the results partially support the mediation hypothesis of the GBM. Experimentally induced changes in perceived scientific consensus directly predicted subsequent changes in general attitudes toward public actions, support for specific government policies, and behavioral intentions. We further found an interaction between participants’ self-reported impact of global warming and the consensus manipulation. Participants less impacted by global warming were more likely to change their perceptions to align with the consensus after being exposed to the consensus message. These findings emphasize the critical role of consensus messaging in enhancing public support for global warming actions in China, especially among those less impacted by global warming.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"102 ","pages":"Article 102542"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143328145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The psychology of non-market environmental valuation: An integrative review of research evidence, theoretical insights, and policy considerations","authors":"Anastasia Gkargkavouzi ,&nbsp;George Halkos","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102510","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102510","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background &amp; scope</h3><div>The current study sheds light on the psychological insights embedded in environmental valuation research via an integrative review. The main aim is to review the multiple psychological factors and theories that predict environmental preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for environmental goods, services, and conservation within the environmental valuation context.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Following the Whittemore and Knafl's framework for integrative reviews and PRISMA 2020 Statement, a literature search took place in September 2023. Inclusion criteria included scholarly peer-reviewed, environmental-themed, articles written in English, that applied stated preference valuation techniques and incorporated psychological variables. The initial search using multiple keyword sets on Scopus and Web of Science, returned 1492 records. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality methodology checklist, the Effective Public Health Practice Project, the Mixed Methods Appraisal, and the Quality In Prognosis Studies tools were used to assess overall quality and risk of bias in the included studies (OSF Registration DOI <span><span>https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/3YRBK</span><svg><path></path></svg></span>).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>After screening, a total of 63 eligible papers published between 2010 and 2023 were identified. Psychological attributes were found to account for a significant variation in peoples’ environmental preferences and serve as important predictors of individual behavioral decisions. Environmental attitudes, values, beliefs, concern, place attachment, norms, TPB, and NAM theories, emerged as the dominant psychological variables that significantly influence revealed preferences and WTP. Synthesis of review results enables the development of an integrative theoretical framework of the psychology of non-market environmental valuation.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>Research evidence suggests several policy implications that enable policymakers to leverage psychological research to the design and implementation of effective policy measures, and ultimately pursue environmental conservation and increased public support.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 102510"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143099833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}