SynthesisProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2023
Field interventions for climate change mitigation behaviors: A second-order meta-analysis.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effect of school science education on students' climate literacy: a three-level meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Relationship between environmental and sustainability-related literacy and health behaviors: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials examining social comparison as a behaviour change technique across the behavioural sciences.Nature human behaviour · 2025Pooled it
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- Not that different after all: Pro-environmental social norms predict pro-environmental behaviour (also) among those believing in conspiracy theories.British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953) · 2026Article
- Nature contact and adolescent paper-reuse behavior: place attachment versus climate anxiety in a two-wave study of Chinese adolescents.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Navigating complexity: A guide and tools for interdisciplinary research on lower-carbon practices.Ambio · 2026Article
- Impact of anger, compassion, and hope on climate action taking.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Educational policies can strengthen climate coalitions.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Reducing Waste: Instrument Recycling in the Emergency Department.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2026Article
- No evidence that nonincentivized behavioral interventions effectively mitigate climate change after adjusting for publication bias.PNAS nexus · 2026Article
- Meta-analysis on comparative impact of behavioral, information, and monetary interventions on energy-efficient appliance adoption.PNAS nexus · 2026Article
- Changing beliefs or changing behavior? Understanding the belief-to-behavior process and intervening to curb the impact of misinformation.Journal of consumer psychology : the official journal of the Society for Consumer Psychology · 2026Article
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- Rethinking behaviour change interventions in policymaking.Nature human behaviour · 2025Article
- The role of emotion regulation in normative influence under uncertainty.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Political ideology and trust in scientists in the USA.Nature human behaviour · 2025Article
- Climate action literacy interventions increase commitments to more effective mitigation behaviors.PNAS nexus · 2025Article
- Using an algorithmic approach to shape human decision-making through attraction to patterns.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Effect of a portion-size default nudge on meat consumption and diner satisfaction: controlled experiments in Stanford University dining halls.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Behavioral change is essential to mitigate climate change. To advance current knowledge, we synthesize research on interventions aiming to promote climate change mitigation behaviors in field settings. In a preregistered second-order meta-analysis, we assess the overall effect of 10 meta-analyses, incorporating a total of 430 primary studies. In addition, we assess subgroup analyses for six types of interventions, five behaviors, and three publication bias adjustments. Results showed that climate change mitigation interventions were generally effective (
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