Previous research shows that hypocrisy in political decision-making elicits negative emotions and undermines public trust. However, little is known about how morality and personal values interact to shape reactions to political decisions. The present study examined perceptions of environmental hypocrisy in an out-group context, focusing on another U.S. state. Using an online experimental...
Climate change mitigation is a critical challenge urgently calling on individuals to adopt more pro-environmental behaviours. While prior research has primarily examined the key factors explaining why people behave (un)sustainably, the cognitive processes underlying how they make such decisions remain poorly understood. To address this gap, we investigated the role of environmental attitudes...
Addressing the climate crisis requires urgent transitions in all sectors of society. Psychological research can help enable these transitions by investigating barriers and facilitators of pro-environmental behaviour. Cognitive effort is a characteristic but understudied feature of many pro-environmental behaviours, and traditionally, it is mostly discussed as a barrier that keeps people from...
To meet EU climate goals, reducing fossil fuel use is crucial, and transitioning domestic energy consumption to sustainable sources like heat pumps offers a potential solution. However, uptake in Flanders remains low. This study explores predictors of heat pump adoption intention among Flemish homeowners using a mixed-methods approach. A quantitative survey based on an extended Theory of...
