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Scent of trees: Investigating the short-term effects of two tree essential oils on mood, psychological stress, and cognition 树木的气味：研究两种树木精油对情绪、心理压力和认知的短期影响

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Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102962

Djo Juliette Fischer , Simone Kühn

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Hoping for change: Hope moderates the link between political ideology and sustainable behavior 希望改变：希望缓和了政治意识形态和可持续行为之间的联系

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Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102945

Aylin Cakanlar , Lisa Cavanaugh , Katherine White

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Helpless at the mercy of school noise? The role of self-efficacy in teachers' noise-related coping 对学校的噪音束手无策？自我效能感在教师噪声相关应对中的作用

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Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102922

Victoria Heumann , Manuela Sirrenberg , Stefanie Heinze , Caroline Herr , Tina Tischer , Marco Steinhauser

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Spillover effects of pro-environmental social-norm nudges: Field experimental evidence from waste sorting and resource conservation 支持环境的社会规范推动的溢出效应：来自废物分类和资源保护的现场实验证据

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Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102926

Maoliang Ling , Yiming Liu , Lin Xu

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When the means are no dead end: Effects of witnessing direct collective action for traffic transformation 当手段不是死胡同：目睹交通转型直接集体行动的效果

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Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102851

Frank Eckerle , Edward J.R. Clarke , Helen Landmann

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When climate action meets low efficacy: Rethinking the mental health consequences of pro-environmental engagement 当气候行动效能低下：重新思考亲环境参与的心理健康后果

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Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102951

Masnurrima Heriansyah

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The psychological effects of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) wood scent, virtual wooden walls, and their combined stimuli on humans 苏格兰松（Pinus sylvestris）木材气味、虚拟木墙及其组合刺激对人的心理影响

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Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102925

Tuula Jyske , Valtteri Kutvonen , Janne Kaseva , Mika Kurkilahti , Heidi Hellén , Toni Tykkä , Emilia Rosenborg , Madli George , Saša Tkalčan , Jutta Kauppi

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Why not use personal norms in message framing?: Understanding the importance of self-consciousness and green preference when promoting pro-environmental behaviour 为什么不在信息框架中使用个人规范呢？：了解自我意识和绿色偏好在促进环保行为时的重要性

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Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102938

Yuanyuan Zhou , Juliette Wilson , Maria Karampela , Judith Irene Maria de Groot

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Eating motives and meat consumption in romantic partners 恋人的饮食动机和肉类消费

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Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102957

Maxim Trenkenschuh, Nicholas Poh-Jie Tan, Dana Ackermann, Leyla Anina Rosero Betancourt, Wiebke Bleidorn, Christopher J. Hopwood

{"title":"Eating motives and meat consumption in romantic partners","authors":"Maxim Trenkenschuh, Nicholas Poh-Jie Tan, Dana Ackermann, Leyla Anina Rosero Betancourt, Wiebke Bleidorn, Christopher J. Hopwood","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102957","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102957","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Meat consumption negatively affects planetary health in addition to human health and animal welfare, and choices to eat meat are often driven by motives that are encouraged or muted by contextual factors within the lived environment. Romantic relationships are among the most influential contextual factors, yet little is known about how relationships shape meat eating motives and behavior. We examined between- and within-person actor and partner effects of dietary motives on meat consumption in general and across 28 shared meals (7203 ratings in total) in 272 romantic partners. We found that the most important motives for higher personal meat consumption were the beliefs that meat tastes good, is necessary for health, and is natural, whereas concerns about ethical impacts for the environment and animals were the most important factors for lower consumption. People ate more meat if their partners viewed meat as necessary and tasty. Only high meat eating partners ate more meat when they or their partners believed it was normal, or their partners believed it was natural, but ate less when their partners were concerned about the environment. They further felt less capable of preparing plant-based meat alternatives during meals in which their partners ate less meat. Only low meat eating partners ate more meat when they felt pressured or when their partner valued health or felt incapable of preparing alternatives. These results demonstrate how interpersonal processes shape sustainability-related behaviors that involve conflicting motives and preferences between romantic partners, such as meat consumption. Understanding these processes offers insights for encouraging dietary shifts towards meat reduction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102957"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147421202","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}

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Special issue editorial: The psychology of home environment for specific populations and times 特刊社论：特定人群和时代的家庭环境心理学

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Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102921

Sepideh Masoudinejad

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