Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Psychology and climate change
1.1 Direct impacts of climate change on human society
Part I: Perceptions and Communication
2. Perceptions of climate change
2.1 What are public perceptions and why do they matter?
2.2 How do people perceive climate change?
2.3 How have public perceptions of climate change developed over time and across nations?
2.4 What influences public perceptions of climate change?
3. Climate change communication: Challenges, insights, and opportunities
3.2 Why is climate change communication so challenging?
3.3 Improving climate change communication efforts
3.4 Moving forward: New approaches and future directions
4. Social construction of scientifically grounded climate change discussions
4.1 Social construction of scientifically grounded climate change discussions
4.2 The importance of conversations
4.5 Applying research in practice
4.6 Effects of training on educators and visitors to informal science learning centers
Appendix A Details about study
5. A diversity science approach to climate change
5.1 A diversity science approach to climate change
5.2 Why diversity matters for climate change
5.3 Identity influences beyond partisan politics
5.4 Motivational barriers across groups
Part II: Responding to Climate Change
6. Contributions of psychology to limiting climate change: Opportunities through consumer behavior
6.3 Influencing consumer energy behavior: What does psychology know?
6.4 Conclusions and research agenda
7.1 Why aren’t we taking (more) action?
7.2 Psychological barriers: The dragons of inaction
7.3 Developing an instrument for measuring psychological barriers
7.4 The Dragons of Inaction Psychological Barriers (DIPB) instrument
7.6 Future research directions
7.7 Incorporating psychological barriers into a new model of behavior choice
8.1 The social psychology of climate change
8.2 Conceptualizing group-based behavior: The social identity model of collective action
8.4 Collective climate action as a source of personality development and well-being
Part III: Wellbeing and Resilience
9. Threats to mental health and wellbeing associated with climate change
9.2 Physical health effects of climate change
9.3 Mental health impacts from acute climate-related events
9.4 Mental health impacts from chronic climate changes
9.5 Impacts of climate change on social relationships
10. Individual impacts and resilience
10.1 How climate change impacts mental health: Three pathways
10.2 Cultural diversity, intersectionality and climate justice
10.3 Climate change: Vulnerability and risk factors for mental health impacts
10.4 Mental health disorders associated with global climate change
10.5 How climate change threatens psychological flourishing
10.7 Steps toward coping with global climate change as an individual
10.8 Therapeutic responses to climate change impacts
10.9 A positive message: Thriving in the era of global climate change
11.1 What is community resilience?
11.2 Why are community resilience perspectives important for advancing climate change psychology?
11.3 Research on community resilience
11.4 Practical recommendations to foster resilience