A network approach to investigate the dynamics of individual and collective beliefs: Advances and applications of the bending model

M Vlasceanu, AM Dyckovsky… - Perspectives on …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Changing entrenched beliefs to alter people's behavior and increase societal welfare has
been at the forefront of behavioral-science research, but with limited success. Here, we …

How we learn social norms: a three-stage model for social norm learning

W Zhang, Y Liu, Y Dong, W He, S Yao, Z Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
As social animals, humans are unique to make the world function well by developing,
maintaining, and enforcing social norms. As a prerequisite among these norm-related …

[HTML][HTML] Religion, environmental guilt, and pro-environmental support: The opposing pathways of stewardship belief and belief in a controlling god

K Eom, TQH Tok, CS Saad, HS Kim - Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
Religion exerts significant influence on how individuals respond to social issues. The
present research investigates the implications of religious beliefs on emotions and …

No agency and responsibility for the privileged? Perceptions of climate action among high socioeconomic status citizens in the United Kingdom

S Duncan, A Hjelmskog, EK Papies - Energy Research & Social Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Addressing climate change requires significant individual behaviour change, as well as
deep societal transformations to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Individuals …

Social psychological perspectives on political polarization: Insights and implications for climate change

JC Cole, AJ Gillis, S van der Linden… - Perspectives on …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Political polarization is a barrier to enacting policy solutions to global issues. Social
psychology has a rich history of studying polarization, and there is an important opportunity …

Individual costs and community benefits: Collectivism and individuals' compliance with public health interventions

S Leong, K Eom, K Ishii, MC Aichberger, K Fetz… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Differences in national responses to COVID-19 have been associated with the cultural value
of collectivism. The present research builds on these findings by examining the relationship …

A 27-country test of communicating the scientific consensus on climate change

B Većkalov, SJ Geiger, F Bartoš, MP White… - Nature Human …, 2024 - nature.com
Communicating the scientific consensus that human-caused climate change is real
increases climate change beliefs, worry and support for public action in the United States. In …

Latine culture and the environment: How familism and collectivism predict environmental attitudes and behavioral intentions among US Latines

SM Naiman, RC Stedman, JP Schuldt - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Latines 1 are one of the fastest-growing groups in the United States and are expected to
become the largest minority group by 2044 (Colby & Ortman, 2015). With this shift in US …

Cultural influences on the effects of social norm appeals

RW Liu, MK Lapinski - Philosophical Transactions of the …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This study reports on an experimental test of the effects of descriptive and injunctive norm
appeals on intentions to prevent food waste in China and the United States (N= 1449) …

[HTML][HTML] How subjective socioeconomic status influences pro-environmental behavior: the mediating role of sense of control and life history strategy

B Zhong, N Niu, J Li, Y Wu, W Fan - Behavioral Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Understanding the psychological drivers of pro-environmental behavior across different
socioeconomic statuses (SESs) is crucial for effectively addressing environmental …