A5029737978- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Disaster Response and Management
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Economic and Social Issues
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Noise Effects and Management
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Sociology and Education Studies
Leipzig University
2017-2024
Hochschule Bielefeld
2016-2020
University of Vienna
2020
Norsk Hydro (Germany)
2020
Advance (Japan)
2020
Leipzig/Halle Airport
2017
Helmut Schmidt University
2014-2017
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
2011-2017
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology
2017
University of Southern Denmark
2014
Large-scale environmental crises are genuinely collective phenomena: they usually result from collective, rather than personal, behavior and how cognitively represented appraised is determined by collectively shared interpretations (e.g., differing across ideological groups) based on concern for collectives humankind, future generations) individuals. Nevertheless, pro-environmental action has been primarily investigated as a personal decision-making process. We complement this research with...
Abstract Recent policy changes highlight the need for citizens to take adaptive actions reduce flood‐related impacts. Here, we argue that these represent a wider behavioral turn in flood risk management (FRM). The is based on three fundamental assumptions: first, motivations of can be well understood so targeted practice FRM; second, private measures and are effective reducing risk; third, individuals have capacities implement such measures. We assess extent which assumptions supported by...
Abstract Recent research provides evidence that group norms influence intentions to engage in pro‐climate behaviour and identification with the moderates norm effects. However, past studies have neglected examine if effects on adherence vary among different aspects. The present close this gap by investigating group‐level self‐investment (i.e. importance of satisfaction group) self‐definition perceived similarities members) as possible moderators We used two experimental test our assumption...
Identity can improve our understanding of personal climate action, particularly when action becomes an expression a person's self. However, it is unclear which kind self or identity most relevant. Building on comprehensive series eight meta-analyses (using data from 188 published articles, N = 414,282 participants) this research systematically compares how strongly climate-friendly intentions and behaviors are associated with place identity, connectedness to nature, environmental...
Understanding how psychological processes drive human energy choices is an urgent, and yet relatively under-investigated, need for contemporary society. A knowledge gap still persists on the links between factors identified in earlier studies people's behaviors domain. This research applies a meta-analytical procedure to assess strength of associations five different classes individual variables (i.e.,: attitudes, intentions, values, awareness, emotions) energy-saving behavioral intentions...
Energy citizenship is an emerging concept in policy and practice. Yet scientific theorising around energy scarce, rarely bundled interdisciplinary discourse. In this article, we present definition of as people's rights to responsibilities for a just sustainable transition. contains multiple aspects allows various approaches, which zoom into psychological, legal, economic perspectives on the topic. From psychological perspective, construct empirically testable sub-definition based previous...
Private flood protection measures can help reduce potential damage from flooding. Few intervention studies currently exist that systematically evaluate the effectiveness of risk communication methods. To address this gap, we evaluated a series six workshops (N = 115) on private in flood-prone areas Germany covers different aspects for individual households. Applying mixed-model analysis, significant increases self-efficacy, subjective knowledge, and motivation were observed. Younger...
As increasing emphasis is placed on the importance of citizens’ taking responsibility for their own preparedness and protection against flooding, it important to understand relationship between action how current practices responsibilization influence household resilience. Based a survey 889 households affected by flooding in 2013 states Saxony Bavaria, Germany, this study investigates flood experience influences whether citizens feel responsible, therefore likelihood that they will take...
Abstract Soil is central to the complex interplay among biodiversity, climate, and society. This paper examines interconnectedness of soil climate change, societal impacts, emphasizing urgent need for integrated solutions. Human‐induced biodiversity loss change intensify environmental degradation, threatening human well‐being. Soils, rich in vital ecosystem function regulation, are highly vulnerable these pressures, affecting nutrient cycling, fertility, resilience. also crucially regulates...
This paper shows that interventions based on social norms and increasing the visibility of people's decisions to others ("decision observability") present promising pathways generating public support for renewable energy development. In a laboratory experiment (n = 300), we show decision observability increase energy, even at financial cost oneself: When exposed pro-environmental norms, participants donated 35% more money an existing initiative than in control condition (Cohen's d 0.35)....
We tested the hypothesis that climate change threat increases group-based cognition and action tendencies. As ingroups can provide extended primary control, we expected to increase conformity with ingroup norms group protective behavior. In three studies ( N = 404), experimentally manipulated (Studies 1–3) norm content 2 3). found participants under more strongly derogated members who acted against group’s interests (Study 1). When a specific was made salient, both 3) perceived increased...
Previous research has shown that ingroup norms influence intentions to engage in pro-environmental behavior, most notably for individuals highly identified with a group. However, intriguingly, identification may itself lead people exaggerate descriptive enhance positive distinctiveness of their ingroup. We investigated this possibility two studies together the assumption perceived would mediate effects on behavior. The results support our assumptions and show high identifiers be more...
Abstract. Empirical evidence of the relationship between social support and post-disaster mental health provides for a general beneficial effect (main-effect model; Wheaton, 1985). From theoretical perspective, buffering on negative disaster-related stress also seems plausible (stress-buffering Previous studies, however, (a) have paid less attention to (b) mainly relied interpersonal (but not collective-level such as community resilience) when investigating this issue. This previous work...
Abstract Previous studies have explored the consequences of flood events for exposed households and companies by focusing on single events. Less is known about experiencing repeated resilience companies. In this paper, we therefore explore how multiple floods experience affects Resilience was made operational through individual appraisals companies’ ability to withstand recover from material as well health psychological impacts 2013 in Germany. The paper based three different datasets...
Climate protection is a collective project. However, most previous research on people’s pro-climate behavior ignores the dimension, looking at personal private-sphere and considering cost-benefit predictors only. The present paper transcends this individualistic perspective by addressing behaviors that target transformation (i.e., financial investments in renewable energy projects acceptance of policies) cognition motivation social identity). Combining insights methods from economics...
Abstract Feedback on personal exposure to air pollution, noise or extreme temperatures through wearable sensors installed at home in the workplace can offer information that might motivate behaviours mitigate exposure. As measurement devices are becoming increasingly accessible, it is important evaluate effects of such human perception and behaviour. We conducted a systematic literature research identified 33 studies, analysing feedback temperatures. was given reports including different...
The idea of intergenerational justice has practical consequences, not least because it is linked to the politically influential, wide-ranging concept sustainable development. It also bears on several philosophical puzzles arising in context justice. They need be solved order establish a case for obligations In this paper we shall examine Amartya Sen's capability approach light these questions. developing an account human development, suggests conception some aspects intragenerational...