Behaviour change to address climate change.


Journal

Current opinion in psychology
ISSN: 2352-2518
Titre abrégé: Curr Opin Psychol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101649136

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
12 2021
Historique:
received: 29 11 2020
revised: 01 04 2021
accepted: 05 04 2021
pubmed: 16 5 2021
medline: 29 1 2022
entrez: 15 5 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Addressing climate change requires profound behaviour change, not only in consumer action, but also in action as members of communities and organisations, and as citizens who can influence policies. However, while many behavioural models exist to explain and predict mitigation and adaptation behaviours, we argue that their utility in establishing meaningful change is limited due to their being too reductive, individualistic, linear, deliberative and blind to environmental impact. This has led to a focus on suboptimal intervention strategies, particularly informational approaches. Addressing the climate crisis requires a focus on high-impact behaviours and high-emitting groups; interdisciplinary interventions that address the multiple drivers, barriers and contexts of behaviour; and timing to ensure interventions are targeted to moments of change when habits are weaker.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33991862
pii: S2352-250X(21)00042-7
doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.04.002
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

76-81

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of interest statement Nothing declared.

Auteurs

Lorraine Whitmarsh (L)

Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom; Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations, United Kingdom. Electronic address: lw2253@bath.ac.uk.

Wouter Poortinga (W)

School of Psychology, Cardiff University, United Kingdom; Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations, United Kingdom.

Stuart Capstick (S)

School of Psychology, Cardiff University, United Kingdom; Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations, United Kingdom.

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