Research Summary
I use correlational and experimental research to study how people make sense of and choose to respond to social and environmental problems in order to facilitate individual and collective participation in creating conditions where all may live more harmoniously with other people and the planet now and in the future. This year we are studying how time spent in nature can change the way people view themselves and their relation with nature, implications of different ways of understanding our interdependence with nature on how we view our relationship with animals and nature, and the ways that our emotions are related to the way we communicate about environmental problems and whether we behave sustainably.
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Experience Matters: Civic Discussion Increases Self-Efficacy and Reduces Forecasted Discomfort in Future Conversations
Geiger, N., Swim, J. K., Mallett, R. K. & Mulvey, L. L., Nov 2023, In: Social Psychological and Personality Science. 14, 8, p. 922-933 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hopium or empowering hope? A meta-analysis of hope and climate engagement
Geiger, N., Dwyer, T. & Swim, J. K., 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 14, 1139427.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Ecotourism, eudaimonia, and sustainability insights
Lengieza, M. L., Hunt, C. A. & Swim, J. K., 2023, In: Journal of Ecotourism. 22, 1, p. 43-58 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nature as community: An overlooked predictor of pro-environmental intentions
Lengieza, M. L., Aviste, R. & Swim, J. K., Nov 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Psychology. 91, 102127.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Effects of Stereotypes About Animals’ Competence and Warmth on Empathy Choice
Swim, J. K., Guerriero, J. G., Lengieza, M. L. & Cameron, C. D., 2023, In: Anthrozoos. 36, 6, p. 1061-1077 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Empathic choices for animals versus humans: the role of choice context and perceived cost
Cameron, C. D., Lengieza, M. L., Hadjiandreou, E., Swim, J. K. & Chiles, R. M., 2022, In: Journal of Social Psychology. 162, 1, p. 161-177 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Testing the Differential Effects of Death Anxiety and Death Reflection on Proenvironmental Outcomes
Guerriero, J. G. & Swim, J. K., Jun 30 2022, In: Translational Issues in Psychological Science. 8, 4, p. 489-502 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Psychological Science in the Wake of COVID-19: Social, Methodological, and Metascientific Considerations
Rosenfeld, D. L., Balcetis, E., Bastian, B., Berkman, E. T., Bosson, J. K., Brannon, T. N., Burrow, A. L., Cameron, C. D., Chen, S., Cook, J. E., Crandall, C., Davidai, S., Dhont, K., Eastwick, P. W., Gaither, S. E., Gangestad, S. W., Gilovich, T., Gray, K., Haines, E. L., Haselton, M. G., & 32 others, Mar 2022, In: Perspectives on Psychological Science. 17, 2, p. 311-333 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Promoting systems thinking and pro-environmental policy support through serious games
Sajjadi, P., Bagher, M. M., Myrick, J., Guerriero, J. G., White, T. S., Klippel, A. & Swim, J. K., Oct 2022, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Not out of MY bank account! Science messaging when climate change policies carry personal financial costs
Swim, J. K., Geiger, N. & Guerriero, J. G., 2022, In: Thinking and Reasoning. 28, 3, p. 346-374 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
OK Boomer: A decade of generational differences in feelings about climate change
Swim, J. K., Aviste, R., Lengieza, M. L. & Fasano, C. J., Mar 2022, In: Global Environmental Change. 73, 102479.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Psychological Contributions to Advancing Global Health
Swim, J. K., 2022, In: Translational Issues in Psychological Science. 8, 4, p. 441-447 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How do I feel when I think about taking action? Hope and boredom, not anxiety and helplessness, predict intentions to take climate action
Geiger, N., Swim, J. K., Gasper, K., Fraser, J. & Flinner, K., Aug 2021, In: Journal of Environmental Psychology. 76, 101649.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using the three-pillar model of sustainability to understand lay reactions to climate policy: A multilevel approach
Geiger, N., Swim, J. K. & Benson, L., Dec 2021, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 126, p. 132-141 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Diminished Public Self-Awareness in Nature Contributes to the Positive Effects of Contact with Nature on Connectedness to Nature
Lengieza, M. L. & Swim, J. K., Sep 2021, In: Ecopsychology. 13, 3, p. 210-218 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review