In Nov 2022, we started a #RejectionList where we collect any rejections, from grant applications to conference & paper submissions. After 25 rejections, there’s a party! Last week, it was time – we celebrated our 1st Rejection Party, incl. a shrine, some joint mourning & a fun rejection quiz! 🎉

Exciting new paper, with a contribution from Nina Vaupotic from our team!

In 5 preregistered experiments, the research team shows that scientists who acknowledge their own knowledge limits are seen as more trustworthy 🔎 🧠

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-02060-x

Jana Köhler spoke with der Standard about #climate change coping (https://bit.ly/vö).

⚕️ Climate anxiety is a public #health risk
🤝 Discuss emotions & take a manageable amount of impactful action
🚨 People need policymakers to lift the weight of individual responsibility

Throwback to #Div34Online conference @APADivision34: Katharina Koller found that a role-playing game to discuss #GreenJob policies in Austrian schools fostered belief in #ClimateChange, but didn't significantly boost collective efficacy or action intentions. 🌍#ClimateEducation

@JanaKKoehler compared #stereotypes of climate activists in a public and an #activist sample (🇩🇪 total N ~ 1,200 ) 🪧📢
Stereotypes the public has about climate activist are strongly misperceived, both by the public and activists.
@APADivision34 #Div34Online

Interesting research on personal and #community motivations for adopting #energytechnologies by Daniel Sloot covering three European countries (Germany, France, Switzerland). Great to see more research on community aspects! 🔋
@APADivision34
#Div34Online

🚨 #EmissionLabels work in intricate ways.

Absolute emissions labels ➡️ more select lowest emission flight

Relative/tree equiv. labels ➡️ fewer select lowest emission flight, as relative savings are larger for longer flights

Adam Shier
@ESRIDublin

@APADivision34
#Div34Online

The EnvPsyVienna conference autumn goes into the next round 🔔: #APADivision34 's 3rd Virtual #Conference on '#Psychology for a #ResilientFuture' is happening today & tomorrow with exciting contributions from our team: @leoniefian, @JanaKKoehler, Mathew White & Katharina Koller. ⬇️

New paper on #microplastics out in
@sciencemagazine 🥤🗑️🐟

20 years after the 1st publication on microplastics, Richard Thompson, @SabinePahl, and colleagues summarize what we have learned so far.

Scientists agree that there is enough evidence for global action. Clear evidence is now needed on the efficacy of potential solutions to address microplastics pollution.

▶️ https://science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.adl2746

Another multi-country study (🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇪🇸) led by Claudio Rosa, with involvement from our team, just got published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀
1⃣ Those who regularly engage in nature-based recreation feel more cheerful, relaxed, vigorous, and rested after waking up.

2⃣ Nature-based adventure (🏄‍♀️ 🧗‍♂️) and forest-based activities (🌲 🕊️) are associated with better well-being than gardening (🌿 ✂️ ).

➡️ Read more about this work at https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494424002111?via%3Dihub.

After an eventful week with many talks about environmental psychological topics at #DGPs2024 and #24polpsy it’s time to go home and enjoy the weekend 🚃🌿🧘🏼‍♀️

Öffis nützen, Klima schützen - use public transport to protect the climate! 🇦🇹

Another fantastic talk!

Our student Matthias Nowoczyn presented his bachelor’s thesis at #24polpsy.

He and his colleagues found that newspaper articles can slightly update second-order emotions, without affecting climate action intentions 📰😠🪧

Excellent talk using an impressive experiment in 🇺🇸 & 🇦🇷 by Deren Onursal at #24polpsy!

Soft repressions increases anger (😠), leading to protest continuation, while hard repression increases fear (😨) which surprisingly also motivates protest participation.