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A moth to a flame? Fulfilling connectedness needs through romantic relationships protects conspiracy theorists against COVID-19 misinformation 飞蛾变火焰？通过浪漫关系满足联系需求保护阴谋论者免受新冠肺炎错误信息的影响

Current research in ecological and social psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100111

Sandra L. Murray , Ji Xia , Veronica Lamarche , Mark D. Seery , James McNulty , Dale W. Griffin , Deborah E. Ward , Han Young Jung , Lindsey Hicks , David Dubois

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Self-reported reasons for (not) being worried about climate change 自我报告担心(不担心)气候变化的原因

Current research in ecological and social psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100154

Thea Gregersen , Rouven Doran , Sina Storelv

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Humanizing dehumanization research 人性化非人性化研究

Current research in ecological and social psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100102

Jonathan Leader Maynard , Aliza Luft

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Support for climate-driven migration in Australia: Testing an ideology-based threat model 对澳大利亚气候驱动移民的支持:基于意识形态的威胁模型的测试

Current research in ecological and social psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100119

Samantha K. Stanley , Zoe Leviston , Caroline Ng Tseung-Wong

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National inequality, social capital, and public goods decision-making 国家不平等、社会资本与公共产品决策

Current research in ecological and social psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100112

Joshua C. Skewes , Laila Nockur

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Coherently arbitrary pro-environmental behavior 一贯武断的环保行为

Current research in ecological and social psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100094

Sebastian Berger, Daniel Bregulla

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Trees are honest, bugs are creative, sunsets are hopeful - Identifying character strengths in nature: A structured tabular thematic analysis 树是诚实的，虫子是有创造力的，日落是有希望的——识别自然中的性格优势：一个结构化的表格主题分析

Current research in ecological and social psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100092

Ryan Lumber , Holli-Anne Passmore , Ryan Niemiec

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Like me or near me? Assessing which norm referents best promote energy conservation in the field 喜欢我还是靠近我?评估哪些规范指标最能促进现场节能

Current research in ecological and social psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100142

Angela Ziyan Xiao , Gregg Sparkman , Sara M. Constantino

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Challenging extremism: A randomized control trial examining the impact of counternarratives in the Middle East and North Africa 挑战极端主义:一项研究中东和北非反叙事影响的随机对照试验

Current research in ecological and social psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100097

Jocelyn J. Bélanger , Daniel W. Snook , Domnica Dzitac , Abdelhak Cheppih

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Resource scarcity priming and face perception: A preregistered conceptual replication of Study 1 of Rodeheffer et al. (2012) in Japan 资源稀缺启动和面部知觉:日本Rodeheffer等人(2012)研究1的预注册概念复制

Current research in ecological and social psychology Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100169

Masataka Takebe , Kenta Tsumura , Ken'ichiro Nakashima

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