The successful introduction of public policies to prompt behavior change hinges on the
degree to which citizens endorse the proposed policies. Although there is a large body of …

This study examines human economic behavior and views on environmental perceptions
using social identity theory to determine how human behavior could impact the outcomes of …

Low-carbon behaviour change from individuals is both essential for meeting climate change
targets and highly politically contentious. Shifting away from activities such as flying, driving …

Agricultural transition toward sustainability is subject to individual and political constraints,
spurring the need to understand system dynamics from both a psychological and a public …

The urgency and threats of climate change have elevated the issue to a prominent–albeit
often contested–position within the policy process. Resultantly, climate politics and climate …

The aim of this work was to examine the relationships between climate change experiences
and perceived individual and social norms related to climate change, individual and …

Since the security of energy supply in Europe is at stake, the debate on energy sources
prominently took hold on the agenda of European countries. Nuclear energy is one of the …

Emotions are gaining increasing attention in public policy. Policy process research so far
has focused on the effects of emotions rather than their roots. In social psychology, emotions …

Hope is a future‐oriented emotion that attunes people to the possibility of positive change,
and thus could potentially catalyse societal engagement with climate change. A recent meta …

On social media, the boundaries between people's private and public lives often blur. The
need to navigate both roles, which are governed by distinct norms, impacts how individuals …