Abstract The climate crisis is an unprecedented existential threat that causes disturbing emotions, such as anxiety. Recently, Clayton and Karazsia measured anxiety “a more clinically significant ‘anxious’ response to change” (2020, p. 9). To gain a nuanced understanding of the phenomenon from empirical psychological perspective, we translated core Climate Anxiety Scale into German assessed potential correlates in large German-speaking quota sample ( N = 1011, stratified by age gender)....

With growing awareness that sustainable consumption is important for quality of life on earth, many individuals intend to act more sustainably. In this regard, interest in reducing meat the rise. However, people often do not translate intentions into actual behavior change. To address intention-behavior gap, we tested self-regulation strategy mental contrasting with implementation (MCII). Here, identify and imagine a desired future current obstacles standing its way. They if-then plans...

Global crises such as the climate crisis require fast concerted action, but individual and structural barriers prevent a socio-ecological transformation in crucial areas mobility sector. An identification with people all over world (i.e., global identity ) an openness toward less consumption sufficiency orientation may represent psychological drivers of transformation. We examined compatibility both concepts well their relation to people’s support decarbonised system flight behaviour – CO 2...

Prevention of neurocognitive disorders is currently one the greatest unmet medical challenges. The cognitive effects solving jigsaw puzzles (JPs) have not been studied so far, despite its frequent use as a leisure activity in all age cohorts worldwide. This study aimed at closing this gap between lack science and real-world by investigating abilities recruited JP well benefits lifetime 30-day experience. A total 100 cognitively healthy adults (≥50 years age) were randomized to either...

Abstract Climate change is a complex issue and understanding it not an easy endeavour. An abundance of information available through media lot research has dealt with the question how to best communicate this public. However, uncertainty scepticism remain. In paper, we argue that subjective capability informing oneself satisfactorily about climate (i.e. informational self-efficacy) reach goals like forming opinion, evaluating political decisions regarding change, or behaving in protective...

Collective efforts of the world community are required to mitigate global climate change. Understanding oneself as part this might be crucial for individual behavior change reducing carbon emissions. We examined whether a identity (i.e., identification with all humans and concern their well‐being) is related self‐reported climate‐protective in two studies. In German quota sample ( N = 498), was positively personal societal relevance people attributed issue directly indirectly through...

Abstract Objectives A recent publication stated that mind–body practices (MBPs) of meditation and yoga boost self-enhancement instead quieting the ego, contrary to these practices’ traditional goals. Surveying practitioners directly after MBP classes or at other time points, researchers found higher levels self-esteem communal narcissism interpreted as indicators a boosted ego. However, their conceptualization was criticized, empirical studies on constructs representing quiet namely...

Individual behaviour change and political measures are required to solve pressing global environmental crises such as climate change. Identification with an ingroup that includes all humanity (i.e., a identity) was positively related pro-environmental engagement in various studies, but little is known about how foster identity. We argue meditation focus on cultivating compassion might increase identity because connectedness people over the world traditional goal of practice. In randomised...

Given the increasing severity of climate crisis and, with it, rising anxiety, it is imperative to understand what anxiety is, how functions, and people can cope constructively. Nevertheless, research has often mixed different conceptualizations operationalizations yielding sometimes seemingly contradictory findings. This study contributes a more nuanced structured approach by 1) exploring systematically manifests (i.e., investigating existence subgroups), 2) vulnerability resilience factors...

A shift in people’s private environmental behaviours is an essential element for the urgently needed mitigation of climate change. Even more so, there needs to be a massive increase activism that demands socio-political change and leads environmentally relevant (social) innovations. This study presents longitudinal spillover investigation how activist relate each other, whether these relations are mediated via two psychological processes: efficacy beliefs self-identity. From May 2018 2019, N...

Abstract. The number of smartphone users surpassed two billion in 2016; the most popular applications are instant messengers. However, research about benefits and risks for has yielded contradictory findings indicates that relation between use well-being depends on many conditions. We propose mindfulness as a predictor related to messaging. In our study, 211 participants answered short questionnaires evenings five consecutive days. Multilevel analyses showed mindful messaging was positively...

Identifying with and caring for people all over the world (i.e., a global identity) is positively related to pro-environmental behaviour. However, less known how foster such identity. Drawing on social identity theory, we investigated whether using inclusive (vs. exclusive) language in context of demonstrations climate protection increases people’s Moreover, examined use strengthens intentions engage activism their policy support, while reducing denial change implications, through heightened...

Neurocognitive disorders are an important societal challenge and the need for early prevention is increasingly recognized. Meta-analyses show beneficial effects of cognitive activities on cognition. However, high financial costs, low intrinsic motivation, logistic challenges group-based activities, or to operate digital devices prevent their widespread application in clinical practice. Solving jigsaw puzzles a activity without these hindering characteristics, but have not been investigated...

Zusammenfassung. Politisches Wissen der Bürgerinnen und Bürger gilt als wesentlich für die Handlungsfähigkeit einer Demokratie wird intensiv erforscht. Derzeit liegt jedoch kein Messinstrument vor, das theoretisch hergeleitet relevante Dimensionen des politischen Wissens diagnostiziert frei Forschungszwecke verfügbar ist. Wir entwickelten daher auf Basis Rasch-Modells Hohenheimer Inventar zum Politikwissen (HIP) mit den a) Grundlagen (staatliche Strukturen historische Fakten) b) Aktuelles...

Concerted, timely action for mitigating climate change is of uttermost importance to keep global warming as close 1.5°C possible. Air traffic already plays a strong role in driving and projected grow—with only limited technical potential decarbonizing this means transport. Therefore, it desirable minimize the expansion air or even facilitate reduction affluent countries. Effective policies behavioral change, especially among frequent flyers, can help lower greenhouse gas emissions. For both,...

In the era of Internet, political communication becomes increasingly complex due to an abundance available information. Moreover, many people evaluate politics as in a globalized world. The present study examined whether perceived complexity issues would be related individuals’ Internet use and knowledge. Further, we investigated associations three key psychological concepts with knowledge acquisition light potential issues: time affluence, informational self-efficacy, need for cognition...

Global identity (i.e., an identification with and concern for people all over the world) nature connectedness are positively related to people’s pro-environmental attitudes behavior. Therefore, ways strengthen them sought after. Stays abroad have many positive impacts on travelers, there preliminary indications that they may also provide opportunities travelers' global connectedness. In current study, we thus examined potential effects of long-term stays young people. We conducted online...