Very grateful that our paper was awarded ISCONโs Best 2024 Paper in Social Cognition!! Huge thanks to the fantastic team: Ben Stillerman, @bjornlindstrom.bsky.social , @leorhackel.bsky.social , Damaris Hagen, Nils Jostmann, and @davidamodio.bsky.social ๐๐
(5/5) This indicates that while complexity is inherent in climate change issues (and solutions!), we need to be mindful of how complexity is communicated to avoid potential negative effects.
Big thanks to my supervisors for their invaluable support!
Full article here (OA): doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
2. Higher perceived complexity is positively correlated with climate change skepticism.
3. Higher perceived complexity is negatively correlated with support for climate policy and sustainable behavioral intentions. (4/5)
1. Three aspects of perceived complexity stood out: effectiveness uncertainty (whether actions will be effective and in which contexts), side effects (improving one's behavior in one way but making it worse in other ways), and goal conflict (sustainability vs. other goals, e.g. monetary costs).(3/5)
Across three studies, surveying a total of 1 176 UK participants, we developed a 12-item measure of the perceived complexity of sustainability.ย
Here's what we found: (2/5)
My first paper is out at Journal of Environmental Psychology! ๐ฑ
Climate change is complex: there are many variables that are connected via unclear causal relationships. But is awareness of complexity helpful in guiding people towards effective environmental behavior, or can it hinder action? (1/5)
This indicates that while complexity is inherent in climate change issues (and solutions!), we need to be mindful of how complexity is communicated to avoid potential negative outcomes.
Massive thanks to my supervisors for their invaluable support!!
Full article here (OA): doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
2. Higher perceived complexity is positively correlated with climate change skepticism.
3. Higher perceived complexity is negatively correlated with support for climate policy and sustainable behavioral intentions.
1. Three aspects of perceived complexity stood out: effectiveness uncertainty (whether actions will be effective and in which contexts), side effects (improving one's behavior in one way but making it less worse in other ways), and goal conflict (sustainability vs. other goals, e.g, monetary costs).
Across three studies, surveying a total of 1 176 UK participants, we developed a 12-item measure of the perceived complexity of sustainability.ย
Here's what we found:
An open letter supporting the international bachelorโs psychology programs threatened for cuts. Proceeding with these cuts would damage some of the most important and impactful psychology departments globally. #supportdutchpsychology
openletter.earth/against-lang...
95% of people underestimate the carbon footprint of the top 1%. When presented with the actual figures, people increase their support for carbon taxes.
Our new paper (with Laila Nockur and @stepf.bsky.social) is out in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
To academics in Netherlands (and especially Amsterdam), we are organizing a symposium *Social sciences and the System: Challenging or Upholding the Status Quo* that includes John Jost, Enzo Rossi and Marija B. Petroviฤ on 18th February in Amsterdam!
register here:
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๐ Exciting News! The theme for this year's jSchool is ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐
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Read the full announcement here ๐ jrp.pscholars.org/theme2025/
