Humanizing brands: When brands seem to be like me, part of me, and in a relationship with me

DJ MacInnis, VS Folkes - Journal of Consumer Psychology, 2017 - Elsevier
We review a growing body of research in consumer behavior that has examined when
consumers humanize brands by perceiving them as like, part of, or in a relationship with …

Can positive and self-transcendent emotions promote pro-environmental behavior?

JM Zelenski, JE Desrochers - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
Many scholars have suggested that people could improve their well-being by developing
closer connections with nature and that this would also promote the sustainable behaviors …

Nature-based environmental education of children: Environmental knowledge and connectedness to nature, together, are related to ecological behaviour

S Otto, P Pensini - Global environmental change, 2017 - Elsevier
The promotion of environmental knowledge is viewed as a fundamental component of
environmental education and a necessary prerequisite to ecological behaviour; however, it …

Do people who feel connected to nature do more to protect it? A meta-analysis

CML Mackay, MT Schmitt - Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2019 - Elsevier
Using meta-analysis, we examined whether there is evidence consistent with the idea that a
subjective sense of “connection to nature” promotes pro-environmental behaviour (PEB; …

The impact of anthropomorphism on consumers' purchase decision in chatbot commerce

MC Han - Journal of Internet Commerce, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Numerous businesses have employed chatbots with a human-like speaking ability to assist
customers with online shopping and customer service; however, it is uncertain whether or …

Beyond knowing nature: Contact, emotion, compassion, meaning, and beauty are pathways to nature connection

R Lumber, M Richardson, D Sheffield - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Feeling connected to nature has been shown to be beneficial to wellbeing and pro-
environmental behaviour. General nature contact and knowledge based activities are often …

A global parasite conservation plan

CJ Carlson, S Hopkins, KC Bell, J Doña… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Found throughout the tree of life and in every ecosystem, parasites are some of the most
diverse, ecologically important animals on Earth—but in almost all cases, the least protected …

An empirical study on anthropomorphism and engagement with disembodied AIs and consumers' re‐use behavior

E Moriuchi - Psychology & Marketing, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the human race has gradually become a
norm. AI entails technology assemblages such as machine learning, natural language …

[HTML][HTML] Nature doesn't judge you–how urban nature supports young people's mental health and wellbeing in a diverse UK city

J Birch, C Rishbeth, SR Payne - Health & Place, 2020 - Elsevier
Reviewed research reveals a lack of young people's voices articulating if and how urban
nature supports their mental health and wellbeing. This paper presents qualitative research …

Texting with humanlike conversational agents: Designing for anthropomorphism

AM Seeger, J Pfeiffer, A Heinzl - Journal of the Association for …, 2021 - aisel.aisnet.org
Conversational agents (CAs) are natural language user interfaces that emulate human-to-
human communication. Because of this emulation, research on CAs is inseparably linked to …