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{"title":"Spillover effects of pro-environmental social-norm nudges: Field experimental evidence from waste sorting and resource conservation","authors":"Maoliang Ling ,&nbsp;Yiming Liu ,&nbsp;Lin Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102926","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102926","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Evaluations of behavioral interventions leveraging social norms typically focus on target outcomes. We studied a Home Report-type social-comparison nudge for household waste sorting in a two-year natural field experiment in China, extending the evaluation scope by examining cross-domain spillovers to the use of multiple daily resources. The nudge was delivered monthly during the first year and then discontinued. On average, it increased waste-sorting measures (<em>d</em> = 0.21 to 0.22) but had no significant impact on water, electricity, or gas outcomes (<em>d</em> = −0.05 to 0.01). Nonetheless, we found suggestive evidence that localized institutional contexts moderated spillovers: among households in communities without monetary rewards for waste sorting and with weak social capital, reductions in water and electricity usage became more pronounced and persisted after the nudge ended (<em>d</em> = −0.19 to −0.12). We show that even small spillovers can meaningfully affect the nudge's cost-effectiveness in mitigating carbon emissions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102926"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146173123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Helpless at the mercy of school noise? The role of self-efficacy in teachers' noise-related coping","authors":"Victoria Heumann ,&nbsp;Manuela Sirrenberg ,&nbsp;Stefanie Heinze ,&nbsp;Caroline Herr ,&nbsp;Tina Tischer ,&nbsp;Marco Steinhauser","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102922","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102922","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Emphasizing on noise-related self-efficacy, this study offers a novel, comprehensive examination of the complex interactions between noise sensitivity, annoyance, strain, and coping. Self-efficacy and coping as central psychological constructs have been understudied in this context. A quantitative online survey with 820 Germann school teachers, recruited through direct outreach and online advertising, was conducted and data was analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM). Results indicate that individual noise sensitivity has only a limited influence on annoyance and coping. In contrast, noise-related self-efficacy significantly reduces annoyance and strongly predicts behavioural coping, suggesting that self-effective teachers actively manage school noise. High noise sensitivity is associated with avoidance behaviour, while cognitive coping is used less frequently. None of the three identified coping styles significantly predicted noise-related strain, partly in line with previous findings. The study highlights the need for noise-focused interventions that strengthen cognitive coping strategies and enhance teachers’ self-efficacy in managing school noise.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102922"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146173185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Warm glow and pro-environmental behavior: Supportive evidence from behavioral tasks","authors":"Linli Zhou,&nbsp;Cameron Brick,&nbsp;Maien S.M. Sachisthal,&nbsp;Alaa Aldoh,&nbsp;Disa Sauter","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102902","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102902","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change is a highly emotional issue. For example, many people experience negative emotions like climate anxiety and eco-depression. Recent work emphasizes that positive emotions also influence how individuals engage with sustainability and pro-environmental behavior. Behaving in an environmentally friendly way may elicit positive feelings (<em>warm glow</em>), which could drive a self-reinforcing positive feedback loop of great applied value. However, previous research has largely been limited to self-reported pro-environmental behavior, which can have low validity. Here, we investigated the relationship between warm glow and pro-environmental behavior using two consequential behavioral tasks. In Study 1 (<em>n</em> = 237), participants who made more pro-environmental decisions in the Carbon Emission Task experienced more warm glow. Pre-registered Studies 2a (<em>n</em> = 803), 2b (<em>n</em> = 953), and 3 (<em>n</em> = 849) used the tedious Work for Environmental Protection Task for a more severe test. Results again showed more warm glow after more pro-environmental behavior. In addition, anticipated warm glow before the task predicted pro-environmental behavior, and behavioral effort mediated the relationship between anticipated and experienced warm glow. Together, these results provide a strong demonstration that warm glow and pro-environmental behavior are mutually reinforcing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102902"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146173183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Beyond nature: Investigating the restorative properties of environments through the comparison of historical, modern urban, and natural image exposures","authors":"L. Miola ,&nbsp;N. Cellini ,&nbsp;S. Bellini ,&nbsp;F. Pazzaglia","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102920","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102920","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present study investigates the restorativeness, psychological, and psychophysiological benefits of exposure to different environments—natural, historical, mixed, and modern urban—using an immersive laboratory and AI-generated environments. Participants were exposed to environments prior to a stress-induction phase and completed self-reports alongside psychophysiological measurements (heart rate and electrodermal activity). Results revealed that natural and mixed environments were perceived as most restorative, whereas modern urban environments were rated as the least restorative and most negatively valenced. Historical environments, rated lower in a global score of restorativeness, were perceived as fascinating, coherent, engaging, and pleasant, and they increased positive emotions and reduced arousal levels after stress induction, similarly to natural environments. Historical settings were found to be the less boring environments. Overall, findings contribute to the evidence that both natural and certain built environments, particularly historical ones, can support emotional recovery and psychological well-being, whereas modern urban settings may hinder it.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102920"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health and well-being in nature: Analysis of 18,054 visit reports and implications for nature-based biopsychosocial resilience theory (NBRT)","authors":"Valentina Hampejs ,&nbsp;Addi Wala ,&nbsp;Ulrich S. Tran ,&nbsp;Sabine Pahl ,&nbsp;Julia A.M. Egger ,&nbsp;Martin Voracek ,&nbsp;Mathew P. White","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102918","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102918","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nature-based biopsychosocial resilience theory (NBRT) proposes that visiting nature helps build and maintain ‘stocks’ of adaptive biological, psychological, and social resilience resources that can later be used to prevent, respond to, or recover from stressors. Using 2020-24 data from a representative sample of adults across England, we examined how recent nature visits (<em>n</em> = 18,054) contribute to self-reported biopsychosocial health and well-being (foundational components of resilience stocks), as a function of natural setting (e.g., urban/rural green, coastal), natural elements (e.g., safety, biodiversity), and nature contact components (i.e., activity, duration, companionship, nature connectedness). Coastal visits were more positively associated with biological and psychological (but not social) health and well-being than the average across all setting types. Visit settings rated as peaceful, safe, clean, accessible, and biodiverse, as well as longer visits and those undertaken by people higher in nature connectedness, were positively related to all three types of health and well-being. Further scrutiny of walking as the most common visit type (<em>n</em> = 9,065) showed that duration was more important for self-reported biological and psychological health and well-being when alone than when with others. Additionally, duration and companionship were less important for social well-being among those with higher nature connectedness. Findings are in line with the notion that nature visits can enhance multiple dimensions of health and well-being, thus contributing to biopsychosocial resilience stocks. Further research is needed to explore how such visit-related benefits may support individuals to be more adaptively resilient to diverse stressors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102918"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Systematic review and meta-analysis investigating nature-based interventions for adolescent mental health: Program characteristics and effectiveness","authors":"Robyn Campbell,&nbsp;Violette McGaw,&nbsp;Andrea Reupert","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102917","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102917","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Rates of psychological distress among adolescents have increased globally, alongside a marked decline in time spent in natural environments. Nature-based interventions (NBIs), structured therapeutic programs involving direct engagement with real, physical natural settings, have emerged as a potentially low-cost and scalable approach to supporting adolescent mental health. However, the characteristics and effectiveness of group-based NBIs for this population have not been comprehensively synthesised.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in accordance with PRISMA 2020 guidelines on peer-reviewed studies published between 2015 and 2025 evaluating group NBIs for adolescents aged 11–19. Eligible designs included quasi-experimental trials with a comparison group and single-group pre-post studies reporting validated psychometric outcomes of mental health or psychological distress. Random-effects meta-analysis was undertaken where possible; when data were unsuitable for pooling, findings were synthesised using Synthesis Without Meta-analysis (SWiM). Program characteristics (e.g., duration, setting, facilitator expertise, and contents) were extracted and narratively synthesised.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>Twenty-five studies met inclusion criteria. Quasi-experimental designs assessing mental health outcomes demonstrated a large, statistically significant pooled effect (<em>g</em> = 0.82, 95 % CI [0.32, 1.31]). Single-group pre-post studies showed a moderate significant improvement in mental health (<em>g</em> = 0.60, 95 % CI [0.36, 0.85]) and a small but significant reduction in psychological distress was also detected (<em>g</em> = 0.28, 95 % CI [0.04, 0.52]). Narrative synthesis of four studies suggested positive emotional and wellbeing outcomes for some adolescents although findings remain tentative due to incomplete reporting and very small samples. Effectiveness patterns suggest that multi-day immersive programs and those facilitated by practitioners with relevant clinical or specialist outdoor expertise tend to yield the largest benefits. The overall certainty of evidence was low for quasi-experimental studies and very low for pre-post and SWiM evidence.</div></div><div><h3>Systematic review registration</h3><div>This review was prospectively registered with PROSPERO (CRD420251033171).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102917"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Divergent mechanisms linking belief in a just world to naturalness preference: The roles of rationalism and holistic thinking","authors":"Yun Meng ,&nbsp;Zheng Zhang ,&nbsp;Zhaoyang Xie ,&nbsp;Shuaixiao Li ,&nbsp;Hanqing Wang ,&nbsp;Hongli Sun ,&nbsp;Yuanyuan Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102916","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102916","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the association between different dimensions of belief in a just world and naturalness preference, and further examines the roles of rationalism and holistic thinking. Structural equation modeling indicated that personal belief in a just world was positively associated with naturalness preference, whereas general belief was not significantly associated. Holistic thinking demonstrated statistically significant indirect associations between both belief in a just world’ dimensions and naturalness preference. Rationalism exhibited an indirect association only in the personal belief in a just world pathway and, together with holistic thinking, formed a potential sequential mediation pattern. The study highlights the theoretical relevance of distinguishing dimensions of BJW, provides a new perspective for understanding correlational patterns underlying naturalness preference, and lays the groundwork for future research on how social beliefs and cognitive factors shape decision-making in domains related to naturalness, health, or sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102916"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146078639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Targeting impulsive buying: Reducing fast-fashion consumption with inhibitory control training","authors":"Saskia Flachs,&nbsp;Oliver B. Büttner,&nbsp;Benjamin G. Serfas","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102914","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102914","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Overconsumption is a major driver of climate change, with the clothing industry—particularly the fast-fashion model—playing a critical role. Given that fast-fashion consumption is largely driven by impulsive purchasing, we tested whether go/no-go training could help people reduce their purchase of fast fashion. In two experiments, an incentive-aligned online experiment (Study 1; <em>N</em> = 97) and a longitudinal field experiment (Study 2; <em>N</em> = 570), we showed (a) that the training reduced fast-fashion consumption (Studies 1 and 2); (b) that this effect persisted over the course of six weeks (Study 2), and (c) that the effect went beyond that of a purely informational strategy (Study 2). These findings demonstrate the value of inhibitory control training for fostering pro-environmental behaviour in a domain that is largely determined by impulsive decisions. Furthermore, these results have actionable implications for public policy and indicate that adding more behaviourally oriented components, such as inhibitory control training, can enhance the effectiveness of informational approaches.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102914"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How lived experiences of disaster displacement reshape place attachment","authors":"A. Mortimer ,&nbsp;K. Davies ,&nbsp;G. Smith ,&nbsp;I. Ahmed","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102915","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102915","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As climate change continues to drive disaster displacement occurrences, there is a critical need to explore how these experiences impact people's attachment to place. The following research addresses this gap by examining how the Northern Rivers floods in 2022 affected displaced people's bonds to their place, homes and communities. Drawing on the lived experiences of flood victims, the findings indicate that the disaster altered people's bonds to the homes they live in or formally lived. This disrupted attachment to place, consequently leading to people experiencing weakened connection to once-significant places, was found to primarily stem from people's safety concerns, fear of future disasters, and ongoing trauma. This study contributes to the growing body of literature on place attachment and climate-induced disasters, emphasising the need for further research to understand how disaster experiences can alter these bonds to place. Additionally, such insights are paramount to further inform disaster recovery strategies and thus the improved support of displaced populations in the current context of escalating climate crises.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102915"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Visual exposure benefits of urban green spaces: Overlooking view yields greater attention restoration than close-up view","authors":"Dexin Meng ,&nbsp;Jinquan Zhang ,&nbsp;Yasha Wang ,&nbsp;Dongfeng Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102905","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102905","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Exposure to nature is known to promote attention restoration, yet high-rise residential environments often limit residents’ opportunities for direct contact with urban green spaces (UGS). Drawing on Attention Restoration Theory (ART), this study compared the restorative effects of close-up view (CV) and overlooking view (OV) of UGS. We collected self-report data (N = 326) using the Perceived Restorativeness Scale and eye-tracking data (N = 100) while participants viewed photographs of eight UGS locations from two heights. The findings indicate that OV more effectively promotes attention restoration than CV and is associated with more attractive spatial organization and greater opportunities for visual exploration. Eye-tracking data further indicate that OV elicits more active visual scanning—reflected in higher numbers of saccades and fixations and longer eye travel distance—alongside shorter average fixation duration and smaller pupil diameter. Across both exposure modes, scenes with a balanced mix of landscape elements and moderate design intensity were most effective in promoting attention restoration. However, correlations between eye-tracking measures and self-report scales were weak, suggesting that physiological visual behaviors may not directly map onto subjective restorative evaluations. Taken together, the findings suggest that ART should be expanded to conceptualize visual exposure as a distinct pathway for restoration, beyond the traditional emphasis on physical exposure. For high-rise residential environments, these results highlight the importance of planning and designing UGS to support restorative visual experiences from elevated vantage points.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102905"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145979459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}