A social psychology of climate change: Progress and promise

S Clayton - British Journal of Social Psychology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Social psychologists have conducted research relevant to environmental problems for many
decades. However, the climate crisis presents a new problem with distinctive aspects and …

The social anatomy of climate change denial in the United States

D Gounaridis, JP Newell - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Using data from Twitter (now X), this study deploys artificial intelligence (AI) and network
analysis to map and profile climate change denialism across the United States. We estimate …

Synthesising psychometric evidence for the climate anxiety scale and Hogg eco-anxiety scale

TL Hogg, SK Stanley, LV O'Brien - Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
Two tools have recently been developed to reflect experiences of climate-and eco-anxiety.
However, it is not yet clear how these tools perform across countries, thus highlighting a …

Clarifying the nature of the association between eco-anxiety, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviour

TL Hogg, SK Stanley, LV O'Brien, CR Watsford… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Research shows that eco-anxiety is implicated in mental health outcomes and pro-
environmental behaviour, but little attention has been given to disentangling the effects of …

Climate change belief systems across political groups in the United States

S Lee, MH Goldberg, SA Rosenthal, EW Maibach… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Beliefs and attitudes form the core of public opinion about climate change. Network analysis
can reveal the structural configuration of these beliefs and attitudes. In this research, we …

The connections—and misconnections—between the public and politicians over climate policy: A social psychological perspective

DK Sherman, L Van Boven - Social Issues and Policy Review, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We review findings from social psychology and related fields to examine the bidirectional
relationship between the public—what are their views about climate change and the need …

Validation of the Hogg climate anxiety scale

TL Hogg, SK Stanley, LV O'Brien - Climatic change, 2024 - Springer
As one of the biggest environmental and equality challenges of our time, climate change is
causing some people to experience climate anxiety. To address the need for valid and …

Using content area reading to support an interdisciplinary storyline involving climate science

TM Clark, CT Clark, S Jeong… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Addressing the complex and politicized issue of climate change requires innovative
educational approaches that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries. This article …

The most difficult thing in the world: a sociocultural perspective on putting pro-environmental thoughts into action

HS Kim, DK Sherman - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2025 - Elsevier
Highlights•Environmental belief-action link strength varies across sociocultural
contexts.•Sense of control fostered in these contexts explains this variability.•The role of …

An advanced review of climate change mitigation policies in the United States

D Wang, J Mei - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2024 - Elsevier
The Biden administration has revitalized the United States' climate agenda. Current
research on the US climate mitigation policies has predominantly focused on individual …