{"title":"The spatio-affective determinants of gender discrepancy in mobility experience: Influence of person-environment misfit and fear of crime on commuters' affective experience and behavioral intention to avoid mobility environments","authors":"Raphaël Adamczak , Luc Vieira , Chantal Joie la Marle , Christophe Blaison","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102752","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102752","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present research examines gender disparities in environmental perception, affect, and subsequent behavioral intentions within the Parisian train network. Drawing from gender studies and environmental psychology, we investigated psychological factors explaining mobility differences across genders. We introduce a novel approach by operationalizing person-environment (PE) misfit as the algebraic difference between the affective connotations of a person and their environment, and by assessing the influence of fear of crime. In line with spatial androcentrism literature, we hypothesized that stronger feminine gender identification would predict a more negative PE misfit and greater fear of crime, which in turn would elicit negative affect and increase intentions to avoid the place. We tested this model in two preregistered studies (total N = 2637): a field study with commuters on Parisian train platforms (N = 1555) and an online study using a representative French sample (N = 1082) who reacted to photographs of a station. Results confirmed that PE misfit, fear of crime, and affective state mediated the relationship between feminine gender identification and the behavioral tendency to avoid the environment. These findings offer a new framework for creating more inclusive public spaces, demonstrating that interventions targeting both the objective environment to improve person-environment fit and perceived safety to lower fear of crime are essential for fostering equitable mobility and spatial well-being for all.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 102752"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145221086","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}
Francesco Madera , Martina Olcese , Paola Cardinali , Laura Migliorini
{"title":"Nature connectedness in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review","authors":"Francesco Madera , Martina Olcese , Paola Cardinali , Laura Migliorini","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102761","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102761","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nature connectedness is an important construct for understanding how adolescents and young adults interact with the environment and its impact on psychological and social well-being. This systematic review synthesizes the scientific literature on nature connectedness in individuals aged 11–26 years and assesses its impact on mental health, pro-environmental behaviour and social cohesion. Following PRISMA guidelines, a comprehensive search of seven databases identified 352 articles, of which 63 met the inclusion criteria. The thematic analysis revealed four main themes: (1) the role of nature connection in improving mental well-being, (2) its influence in promoting pro-environmental behaviour and sustainability, (3) the interaction between technology use and nature connection, and (4) nature's contribution to social connectedness. The findings highlight the multiple benefits of connecting with nature, particularly in promoting mental health, environmental stewardship and social inclusion. These findings have valuable implications for the design of interventions to support the well-being of young people in urban and multicultural contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 102761"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145050019","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":"Turning the internet green: A call for environmental psychology to go online","authors":"Daniel Farrelly","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102759","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102759","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 102759"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145050021","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}
Sofia Mastrokoukou , Claudio Longobardi , Matteo Angelo Fabris
{"title":"Italian children's visions of nature: A cluster analysis of environmental themes in drawings","authors":"Sofia Mastrokoukou , Claudio Longobardi , Matteo Angelo Fabris","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102753","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102753","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present study explores how Italian primary school children represent nature through drawing. A convenience sample of 2997 students (aged 9–11; 50.4 % female) from grades 3 to 5 in public elementary schools in northern Italy participated. Each child completed two drawings: one illustrating nature in the present and one envisioning nature in the future. Content analysis revealed a tendency to depict environmental issues and a largely negative view of nature in the future. A cluster analysis identified five distinct representational profiles, with “Balanced Realists” (30 %) being the most prevalent and “Technological Futurists” (10 %) the least. Gender differences emerged: females were more likely to portray environmental degradation and biotic elements, while males favored urban and technological features. An exploratory within-subject analysis further showed that while some children maintained consistent orientations across both time frames, many shifted from neutral or positive depictions of the present to negative depictions of the future. These findings highlight the importance of incorporating children's environmental perceptions into education programs to foster ecological awareness and sustainable thinking. Study limitations and future research directions are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 102753"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145020828","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}
Adi Vitman- Schorr, Mor Ben Tov, Liat Hagbi, Liran Freidus, Vered Shenaar-Golan, Michal Segal
{"title":"Evacuation experiences of older adults during armed conflict: Community, place attachment, and well-being","authors":"Adi Vitman- Schorr, Mor Ben Tov, Liat Hagbi, Liran Freidus, Vered Shenaar-Golan, Michal Segal","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102754","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102754","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Evacuation is defined as an organized, temporary removal of people from a place of danger to a place of safety, typically in response to emergencies, whereas displacement generally lacks prospects for an immediate return, contributing to feelings of collective trauma.</div><div>This study investigates the experiences of older adults displaced from northern Israeli settlements due to the Israel-Hamas conflict in October 2023, focusing on their connection to place, community, and the psychological impact of forced evacuation. Using a phenomenological approach, 16 participants aged 65 and above were interviewed to understand their attachment to community and sense of belonging in the context of forced relocation. Findings revealed two main themes: (1) social ties as a protective force, where evacuees report strengthened connections within new “hotel communities” or among previous community members relocated together; and (2) a deep emotional and identity-based bond to their original settlement, now perceived as more complicated connections. Community cohesion emerged as a critical factor in emotional resilience, while dislocation and aging complicate perceptions of return. This study highlights the importance of social bonds (those from home settlement and those created after evacuation) in maintaining mental health during crises and suggests the need for policies that prioritize community cohesion and support systems in displacement and evacuation scenarios. These findings underscore the significant role of social infrastructure in coping with and potentially mitigating the adverse effects of forced evacuation on older adults.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 102754"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145050017","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":"Psychometric properties of the Inventory of Climate Emotions and its links with mental health and climate actions in a Chinese sample","authors":"Lei Shao , Guoliang Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102751","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102751","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate emotion has emerged as a crucial mechanism for studying people's psychological and behavioral responses to climate change. This study aimed to investigate the structure of climate emotions and their associations with mental health and climate actions in a Chinese population by revising the Inventory of Climate Emotions (ICE). Confirmatory factor analyses validated the applicability of a modified eight-factor, 24-item structure—including climate anger, contempt, enthusiasm, powerlessness, guilt, isolation, anxiety, and sorrow—in the Chinese context. The Chinese version of the ICE demonstrated good concurrent, predictive, and discriminant validity, as well as satisfactory internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and measurement invariance across gender and over time. Structural equation modeling revealed four distinct categories of climate emotions. Among these, climate anger, enthusiasm, and sorrow were positively associated with climate actions and had either neutral or beneficial effects on mental health. Climate guilt emerged as a mixed emotion, motivating environmental actions while being positively linked to symptoms of anxiety and depression. Climate contempt appeared to offer some psychological protection but did not promote environmental behavior. In contrast, climate powerlessness, isolation, and anxiety were not positively associated with either psychological well-being or climate action. In conclusion, the Chinese ICE can be used as an effective tool to study climate-related emotions. Furthermore, leveraging climate emotions—particularly anger, enthusiasm, and sorrow—may be key to interventions that balance individual well-being and environmental sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 102751"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145020745","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}
Rachel Lev-Wiesel , Tamara malayev , Nofar Mendel , Lian Bar Zohar , Lior Wiselman , Raz Zimmerman , Nisara Jaroenkajornkij , Meghna Girish
{"title":"The impact of war-induced relocation on sense of place: Examining its moderating role between event severity and psychological symptomatology","authors":"Rachel Lev-Wiesel , Tamara malayev , Nofar Mendel , Lian Bar Zohar , Lior Wiselman , Raz Zimmerman , Nisara Jaroenkajornkij , Meghna Girish","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102741","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102741","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examined the relationship between Sense of Place (SOP), stress event severity, and psychological distress among evacuees from northern Israel due to the 2023–2024 Iron Swords War between Israel and Hezbollah. The research aimed to explore how forced displacement, property loss, and newly formed social ties during relocation influence individuals’ sense of place and psychological well-being. Specifically, we asked whether current and retrospective SOP are associated with distress, and whether current SOP moderates the relationship between stress event severity and psychological symptoms. Using a self-administered questionnaire that included demographics, stressful events and losses due to the dislocation and the war, previous and current Sense of place measures, and psychological distress, data from 85 participants (65 females, 20 males) aged 24–78 were analyzed. Findings revealed a significant positive correlation between retrospective SOP and stress event severity, with damage to community relationships being a key predictor of psychological distress. However, current SOP moderated the impact of stress events on psychological symptoms, suggesting that a renewed sense of belonging can protect against distress at low stress events level. These results highlight the dynamic nature of place attachment in mental health resilience. The study underscores the need for interventions that foster social cohesion, financial stability, and housing security to support displaced populations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 102741"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145020829","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":"Follow and go beyond: The impact of sustainable leadership on employees' pro-environmental behaviors","authors":"Ting Nie, Mengfen Lan, Dazhuo Mo","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102745","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102745","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Along with global challenges from resource scarcity and environmental pollution, sustainable leadership focusing on long-term development, social responsibility, and ecological sustainability has attracted widespread attention. Drawing upon Social Cognitive Theory, the primary objective of this study is to examine the influence mechanism and boundary condition of sustainable leadership on employees' pro-environmental behaviors.</div></div><div><h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3><div>Through a two-wave survey on 366 employees in Mainland China, the mediating effect of future orientation and the moderating effect of moral attentiveness were validated.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>The study findings indicate that sustainable leadership significantly fosters employees' pro-environmental behaviors by enhancing their future orientation. Moral attentiveness positively moderates the impact of sustainable leadership on employees' pro-environmental behaviors through future orientation.</div></div><div><h3>Research implications</h3><div>These findings highlight the importance for organizations to cultivate sustainable leadership and foster awareness of sustainability. Specifically, organizations should promote the recognition of sustainability concepts and encourage employees to prioritize long-term thinking. Moreover, it is essential to nurture moral attentiveness among employees, they are more inclined to adopt and emulate the sustainable leader's concern for the future, thereby exhibiting pro-environmental behaviors.</div></div><div><h3>Originality</h3><div>The study contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the formation and boundary conditions of employees' pro-environmental behaviors and complements the empirical validation of sustainable leadership.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"106 ","pages":"Article 102745"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144920365","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":"Towards a refined value typology for environmental psychology","authors":"Désirée F. Schmid , Tobias Brosch , Nadja Contzen","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102740","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102740","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Global environmental challenges existentially threaten not only the environment but also human health. To initiate the individual and societal changes needed to address these challenges effectively, change strategies need to be guided by an in-depth understanding of the psychological factors that influence environmentally relevant perceptions and behaviors. In environmental psychology, personal values have been identified as key antecedents of pro-environmental perceptions and behaviors. However, the dominant value approach in the field has three shortcomings that need to be addressed. First, the dominant value typologies appear to consider a limited number and conceptual range of value orientations. Second, the value orientations vary significantly in their conceptual distinctness and the range of specific goals they include. Third, some value orientations may have limited construct validity due to a mismatch between their operationalization and definitions. Our study addresses the first two shortcomings by developing a refined typology of environmentally relevant values based on a systematic literature review. We included 773 academic records and applied qualitative thematic analysis to synthesize the data. We identified 131 distinct values, which form 38 motivational types, referred to as value orientations. These were grouped into 12 higher-order value orientations that reflect overarching motivations: nature welfare, animal welfare, human welfare, temperance, conservatism, societal stability, in-group welfare, personal welfare, superiority, sensualism, flourishment and enlightenment. The proposed typology of environmentally relevant values extends the dominant value typologies in environmental psychology. Our work lays the foundation for a refined value approach, whose value orientations are expected to have greater explanatory power and provide more precise insights into the value underpinnings of environmentally relevant perceptions and behaviors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"106 ","pages":"Article 102740"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145003870","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}
Brayan Rodríguez , David Guedes , João Graça , Luis H. Reyes , Margarida Vaz Garrido , Marília Prada , Felipe Reinoso-Carvalho
{"title":"What does sustainability sound like? Crafting soundscapes that reflect environmental and social sustainability dimensions","authors":"Brayan Rodríguez , David Guedes , João Graça , Luis H. Reyes , Margarida Vaz Garrido , Marília Prada , Felipe Reinoso-Carvalho","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102749","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102749","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper presents a series of studies examining how music and soundscapes can convey the abstract and multidimensional concept of sustainability. A pilot study identified concrete sensory and affective descriptors linked to sustainability (e.g., <em>natural</em>, <em>responsible</em>), which were then used to determine psychoacoustic properties (e.g., pitch, consonance) capable of communicating these descriptors. Based on these properties, ten instrumental musical soundtracks were selected and evaluated for their capacity to evoke sustainability associations. The soundtracks were adapted to reflect environmental (overlaying jungle, forest, or beach sounds; Study 1) and social (overlaying talking, laughing, or cheering sounds; Study 2) dimensions. Results (combined <em>N</em> = 517) indicated that soundtracks aligned with sustainability descriptors reliably elicited strong perceptions of sustainability. Additionally, overlaying nature sounds enhanced associations with environmental sustainability, while incorporating human group sounds increased social sustainability associations. These findings demonstrate the potential of music and soundscapes to communicate abstract concepts, highlighting the importance of integrating musical elements with explicit sounds to evoke targeted sustainability perceptions. Harnessing such soundscapes may offer new avenues for organizations to communicate sustainability, with potential applications in brand and product experiential design.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"106 ","pages":"Article 102749"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144996143","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}