Psychology and Climate Change

Human Perceptions, Impacts, and Responses
2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-0-443-34162-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Buch, Englisch, 325 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Psychology and Climate Change: Human Perceptions, Impacts, and Responses, Second Edition offers an updated exploration on the intricate relationship between human psychology and the pressing global climate crisis. With new content and research insights, this new edition delves into the latest advancements in climate psychology, emphasizing key areas such as perceptions, communication strategies, collective identity, and activism. It investigates psychological impacts on well-being, community resilience, coloniality, and climate justice, taking into account diverse cultures and communities worldwide.

New chapters cover topics such as emotional responses to climate change and their impact on behavior, the dynamics of collective identity in climate change responses, the strategic role of climate activism in promoting mitigation and adaptation, the psychological implications of climate injustice, and an ecofeminist approach to understanding the psychology of climate change. Serving as an essential resource for both education and professional use, this revised edition provides readers with the knowledge and strategies needed to drive meaningful action and policy change at various levels.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anjum, Gulnaz

Clayton, Susan

Manning, Christie

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Umwelt-, Konsum- und Werbepsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Psychology and Climate Change

Part I: Perceptions and Communication

2. Perceptions of Climate Change
3. Climate Change Communication: Challenges, Insights, and Opportunities

Part II: Responding to Climate Change

4. Unrealized Potential: Leveraging Psychology to Advance High-Impact Consumer Behaviors for Climate Change Behavior
5. The Emotional Drivers of Climate Action: Anticipatory, Moral, and Self-Transcendent Emotions
6. Mobilizing Collective Identity: Harnessing Group Processes to Drive Climate Action
7. The Psychology of Effective Climate Activism: Building Movements, Influencing Change, and Responding to Opposition
8. Leading Organizations Toward Climate Action

Part III: Wellbeing and Resilience

9. Threats to Mental Health and Wellbeing Associated with Climate Change
10. Children and youth in the climate crisis: A developmental perspective
11. Community resilience to climate change: Advancing research, equity, and collaborative action

Part IV: Incorporating Equity and Justice

12. Psychological Dimensions of Climate Justice
13. Gender Inequality and Eco-Feminist Approaches to Climate Change
14. The Psychology of Climate Conflicts and Green Mediation
15. Decolonizing Climate Psychology: Climate Coloniality and Pathways for Transformation
16. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Anjum, Gulnaz
Dr. Gulnaz Anjum (she/her) is a Researcher in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oslo (Norway). Her research and teaching focus on climate justice and Global South perspectives. Dr. Anjum examines how climate change, gendered vulnerability, and displacement intersect to shape health and psychosocial wellbeing in marginalised communities across South Asia, Africa, Latin America, and migrant contexts in the Global North. Drawing on feminist, decolonial, and community-based approaches, she investigates how structural inequalities and environmental stressors constrain agency, repair, and adaptive capacity, while also advancing frameworks for equitable climate governance. Dr. Anjum’s research and collaborations have been supported by major international funders, including the International Development Research Centre (IDRC, Canada), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC).

Clayton, Susan
Dr. Susan Clayton is the Whitmore-Williams Professor of Psychology at the College of Wooster in Ohio. Her PhD, in social psychology, is from Yale University. Dr. Clayton’s research examines people’s relationship with the natural environment, how it is socially constructed, and how it is affected by changing environmental conditions; she is co-author of the widely used Climate Change Anxiety Scale. A fellow of the American Psychological Association and the International Association of Applied Psychology, she was a lead author on the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. She continues to research the ways in which climate change is affecting people’s lives and well-being.

Manning, Christie
Dr. Christie Manning, PhD, is a cognitive and biological psychologist who teaches in the interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Department at Macalester College in Minnesota. Her research explores how climate storytelling influences the psychological antecedents of community-level climate action, and how climate injustice impacts human well-being. Her recent co-authored books include Fostering Sustainability in Higher Education, and the academic textbook, Psychology for Sustainability, 6e. Dr Manning is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.