SARS-Cov-2 and environmental protection: A collective psychology agenda for environmental psychology research

Reese, Gerhard; Hamann, Karen R. S.; Heidbreder, Lea Marie; Loy, Laura S.; Menzel, Claudia; Neubert, Sebastian; Tröger, Josephine; Wullenkord, Marlis

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101444

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“…Not only do natural environments provide food, shelter, and symbolic or cultural meaning [1], they also come with various positive physiological and psychological benefits for individuals [2][3][4][5][6] and societies as a whole [7][8][9]. It is therefore not surprising that people seek regular opportunities to spend time in nature and natural environments (e.g., during the coronavirus pandemic [10]). However, this is not always possible.…”

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Restore or Get Restored: The Effect of Control on Stress Reduction and Restoration in Virtual Nature Settings

2021

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Virtual nature experiences can improve physiological and psychological well-being. Although there is ample research on the positive effects of nature, both in virtual and physical settings, we know little about potential moderators of restoration effects in virtual reality settings. According to theories of needs and control beliefs, it is plausible to assume that control over one’s actions affects how people respond to nature experiences. In this virtual reality (VR) experiment, 64 participants either actively navigated through a VR landscape or they were navigated by the experimenter. We measured their perceived stress, mood, and vitality before and after the VR experience as well as the subjective restoration outcome and the perceived restorativeness of the landscape afterwards. Results revealed that participants’ positive affective states increased after the VR experience, regardless of control. There was a main effect such that participants reported lower stress after the VR experience; however, this was qualified by an interaction showing that this result was only the case in the no control condition. These results unexpectedly suggest that active VR experiences may be more stressful than passive ones, opening pathways for future research on how handling of and navigating in VR can attenuate the effects of virtual nature.

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Restore or Get Restored: The Effect of Control on Stress Reduction and Restoration in Virtual Nature Settings

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“…Non-consumer behaviours, such as low material-consuming sustainable leisure activities have the potential to increase wellbeing while decreasing negative ecological consequences and therefore constitute one step on the way to realize "win-win solutions" (Jackson, 2005). Regarding the question whether the Covid-19 crisis might provide important lessons for supporting a social-ecological transformation (Reese et al, 2020), the first countrywide lockdown in Germany might offer a "moment of change" (Whitmarsh et al, 2021, p. 78) concerning everyday consumption behaviour and leisure. Therefore, the present study offers several insights concerning consumer behaviour, sustainable leisure behaviour, Time Wealth and meaning reflection.…”

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“…Furthermore, we examined Time Wealth and Life Reflection as relevant factors connected to behaviour alternative to consumption. Reese et al (2020) presented research questions connecting the Covid-19 crisis to proenvironmental behaviour, wellbeing and potential influencing factors. Overall, the question stands out as to whether the Covid-19 crisis "can be helpful for understanding and even supporting a social-ecological transformation" (Reese et al, 2020, p. 2).…”

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“…Overall, the question stands out as to whether the Covid-19 crisis "can be helpful for understanding and even supporting a social-ecological transformation" (Reese et al, 2020, p. 2). Life interventions created by Covid-19 might provide opportunities to change habits towards more sustainable behaviours (DeAngelis, 2020;Reese et al, 2020;Whitmarsh et al, 2021). From our point of view this connects to the broader question of how less resource intensive lifestyles can create wellbeing (Hunecke, 2018;Kasser, 2017;Raymond & Raymond, 2019).…”

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Heavy Crisis, New Perspectives? Investigating the role of Consumption, Time Wealth and Meaning Construction during countrywide Covid-19 lockdown in Germany

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2021

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The Covid-19 pandemic profoundly changed the way we live and consume. One open ques-tion is whether the crisis provides an opportunity to increase alternatives to materialistic con-sumption. We characterize these alternatives as sustainable leisure behaviour. In this context, Time Wealth and Meaning Construction in the form of Life Reflection might be important variables. In our study we aimed: (i) To investigate changes in behaviour frequency of con-sumption and sustainable leisure before and during lockdown. (ii) Analyse how potential changes in behaviours are appraised and if there are intentions to keep changed behaviour fre-quencies. (iii) Analyse whether Time Wealth and Life Reflection can be related to reduced consumption behaviours and increased sustainable leisure behaviours during lockdown.We collected data from 947 participants in a Germany-wide online survey using questionnaires. Participants reported behaviour frequency of consumption and sustainable leisure before and during lockdown. In cases where behaviour frequencies changed participants evaluated this change and indicated future intentions.Main findings: (i) Pairwise t-tests revealed reduced consumption behaviour in Electronics and Clothes. All sustainable leisure behaviours increased during lockdown. (ii) The increase of sustainable behaviour was positively correlated with evaluation and future intentions and we found mixed results concerning consumption behaviour. (iii) In multiple regression analysis, Time Wealth was positively related to sustainable leisure behaviours as well as Life Reflection except for Outdoor Activities. Explorative analysis revealed small but significant positive correlations of sustainable leisure behaviours with Life Satisfaction and Presence of Meaning.In section 4.3 we discuss how findings can inform future actions towards sustainability.

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“…Leaders of social groups may be particularly influential in shaping these group norms and goals. Leaders likely shape and promote norms among their followers because of the strong identification they express with their followers, because they are prototypical representatives of their group, and because they consistently emphasize an inclusive group identity (Reese et al, 2020;Seyranian, 2014;Steffens et al, 2015). As a prominent youth climate activist, Greta Thunberg appears prototypical of aware and engaged members of the youth and emphasizes a shared social identity with fellow young people by advocating to save her generation's future (Voytko, 2019).…”

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The Greta Thunberg Effect: Familiarity with Greta Thunberg predicts intentions to engage in climate activism in the United States

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J Applied Social Pyschol

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Climate change is a critical global challenge that requires immediate action (IPCC, 2019). The fields of social and environmental psychology have made significant contributions to understanding how people think, feel, and act on climate change (Fielding et al., 2014;van der Linden, 2015). Research has identified key psychological barriers to climate action (Gifford, 2011), and the determinants of individuals' intentions to take action to mitigate climate change (Lubell et al., 2007;Roser-Renouf et al., 2014. For example, social factors such as social consensus among friends and family about anthropogenic

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SARS-Cov-2 and environmental protection: A collective psychology agenda for environmental psychology research

Cited by 51 publications

References 79 publications

Restore or Get Restored: The Effect of Control on Stress Reduction and Restoration in Virtual Nature Settings

Restore or Get Restored: The Effect of Control on Stress Reduction and Restoration in Virtual Nature Settings

Heavy Crisis, New Perspectives? Investigating the role of Consumption, Time Wealth and Meaning Construction during countrywide Covid-19 lockdown in Germany

The Greta Thunberg Effect: Familiarity with Greta Thunberg predicts intentions to engage in climate activism in the United States

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