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Going the Extra Mile at Work: Helpful or Harmful?

... to be formally linked to rewards, and promote a positive social and psychological climate [ ii ] . As noted, these discretionary behaviors can be directed ... / more

Disaster is here, but the lawn looks good: Why we fail to act on the things that matter most

Why you can’t stop climate change like you stop a pandemic, and what that has to do with mowing ... routine tasks are more difficult now with quarantine and social distancing—keeping in touch with friends, exercising, doing our ... on regular days, and even less of it now: the fight against climate change. It is still there, lurking. Most human societies around the ... / more

How to bring the gezelligheid this pandemic winter into your home

... countered by distributing it across kin, a phenomenon called social thermoregulation. Take penguins, for instance. When dealing with the ... their core body temperatures were if they lived in a colder climate. Gezelligheid, after all, is not just sitting around the warm fire ... / more

Does nudging have a place in politics? How decision-making contexts inevitably influence our behavior

... and politics, for example in the fight against poverty and climate change. In contrast to coercion and prohibitions, nudging preserves a ... (Jachimowicz et al., 2019). Another nudge is social norms , which communicate socially prevailing or accepted behaviors. ... / more

It’s just a joke, right? Empirical findings on the serious effects of sexist humor

... make sexist attitudes more acceptable. Such a communication climate also increases tolerance for discriminatory behavior. For example, men ... maintaining and reinforcing existing power dynamics and social hierarchies, while lowering women's social status and jeopardizing their ... / more

Tilting at windmills: How conspiracy theories hinder climate action and what to do about it

How conspiracy theories hinder climate action. Conspiracy theories are an obstacle to effective climate ... also have an influence on behaviors that are important for social coexistence. The above findings are specific to climate-related ... beliefs often go hand in hand with lower adherence to social norms [12], but efforts to mitigate climate change often correspond to ... / more

Climate Stress in Everyday Life: How Can We Support Children?

The climate crisis leads to significant changes in nature and ultimately in our ... natural disasters and dying ecosystems, or the increase in social conflicts and forced migration. Stronger societal disruptions are ... that can usually be handled effectively, especially with social support . Other young people, however, can hardly sleep because ... / more