Professor of Environmental Psychology @WSofArchi @PsychCardiffUni @Cast_Centre, Mainly toots about stuff. #iamaneumigrant π¬π§ πͺπΊ π³π± σ §π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
#EnvironmentalPsychology #EnvPsy #BehaviouralScience #RiskCommunication #ClimateEngagement #ClimatePerception #HumanEnvironmentInteractions #EnvironmentalEpidemiology
Web: https://cast.ac.uk/team/dr-wouter-poortinga/
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6926-8545
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iY5EA-AAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/wouter-poortinga-9561463
Bluesky:
@wouterpoortinga.bsky.social
An 18 lane freeway, 100 meters wide, moves less people than a busy subway line.
The Brooklyn bridge used to move 420,000 people per day.
In the 1950s, trolleys were removed, and since then it has never moved more than 180,000 people per day.
Cars π destroy π cities.
Info from @notjustbikes
Excited to share this #preprint of a #SystematicReview of Relationship Between #ClimateAnxiety and Environmentally Relevant Behaviours
The review was led by Alice Roberts as part of her #PhD/#DClinPsy
#EnvironmentalPsychology #ClimateDistress #ClimateChange
Background: The notion of βclimate anxietyβ has received increasing attention in recent years. There is however inconsistency in the literature regarding associations with environmentally relevant behaviours (ERBs), concerning behaviours which helo mitigate against climate change. This systematic review sought to systematically identify, appraise and synthesise findings from studies exploring this association. Methods: Peer-reviewed, empirical studies using quantitative approaches to explore climate anxiety and associations with various βpublicβ and βprivateβ sphere ERBs were the focus of this review. Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase and ERIC databases were searched in May 2023. The Quality of Survey Studies in Psychology (Q-SSP) quality assessment checklist was used to assess study quality. A narrative synthesis grouped findings according to similarities in conceptualisations and measurement approaches. Results: 24 studies were reviewed, including over 35,000 participants. Most studies were considered of acceptable quality. Despite representation from 40 countries, participants were largely from predominantly individualistic and Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic (WEIRD) cultures, with notable gender, sex and age biases among samples. Positive associations were frequently observed between climate anxiety and ERBs. Some studies reported non-significant associations, while negative associations were less common. Stronger associations were observed in relation to: (i) less severe and functionally impairing climate anxiety, (ii) public sphere ERBs, (iii) behavioural intentions and willingness as compared to self-reported behaviours, (iv) composite scores on measures, (v) WEIRD and individualistic cultural orientations. Stronger associations were observed when correlation analyses were used, while inferential approaches incorporating other variables revealed less consistent and more nuanced findings. Discussion: Results indicate climate anxiety may, for many, be associated with ERBs. Methodological approaches, individual and systemic factors may, however, influence this relationship. While this review is not without limitations, findings may contribute to a broader, complex and multifaceted picture regarding the adaptive versus maladaptive nature of climate anxiety. Hosted on the Open Science Framework
What is it like to go car free? Well, 12 drivers in Oxford gave up their cars for three weeks in order to find out!
A really important (and enjoyable project) with Possible, Low Carbon Oxford North, and Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST)
Read all about it here! πππ
https://www.wearepossible.org/our-reports/oxford-car-free-challenge
Sut ydych chi'n teithio o gympas y #Caerdydd? Mae ymchwilwyr ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd yn awyddus i glywed gan drigolion Caerdydd yn rhan o brosiect sy'n archwilio gwelliannae i #drafnidiaeth a #theithio yn y ddinas. #ArolwgTeithioCaerdydd
Yr arolwg: https://tinyurl.com/ArolwgTeithioCaerdydd
Do you live in #Cardiff and have 10-15 minutes to spare? You would help us greatly by filling out the Cardiff Travel Survey - and you can win a Β£100 voucher! π
English: https://tinyurl.com/CardiffTravelSurvey
New publication by Emelie Chard on Gender and cross-country differences in the determinants of sustainable diet intentions #UK #China #Sweden #Brazil. The analyses were conducted as part of her MSc thesis at the UNiversity of Gothenburg using CAST survey data
<sec><title>Introduction</title><p>Gender differences have been identified in both the engagement in and the determinants of sustainable diet behaviours. How...
New publications in the Winter edition of the Institute of Water Journal, in which Jo Swaffield talks about Behavioural Interventions and the role that habit disruption can play in reducing water consumption
https://library.myebook.com/InstituteofWaterMagazine/journal-winter-2023/5242/?s=09#page/4
Did you know: In 1993, [the precursor of #IMDb] "...moved onto the fledgling WWW under the name of #CardiffInternetMovieDatabase. The database resided on the servers of the computer science department of #CardiffUniversity in #Wales". #CardiffTrivia
Fully funded #PhD opportunity at the School of Psychology, Cardiff on #ClimateDistress. Application deadline 01 March 2024. Interested? Get in touch with Marc Williams, Prof John Fox or me (#ClimateChange #ClimateAnxiety #EcoAnxiety).
More info here πππ
An academic position as a PhD Studentship: Climate Distress: Development of a Theoretical and Empirical Framework is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
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