Climate Change: The Psychological Impact

Changing the Climate on Climate Change

A team of scientists highlight evidence-based “best practice” insights that stand to improve public policy and decision making on climate change. More

  • Our willingness to engage in proenvironmental activities reflects how we identify as a part of our social and political ecosystems, as well as how we envision our relationship with science itself. More

    The Social Dynamics of Environmentalism

    Our willingness to engage in proenvironmental activities reflects how we identify as a part of our social and political ecosystems, as well as how we envision our relationship with science itself. More

  • A mix of behavioral research, economic studies, and time-series data portend some unsettling effects of climate change on human social interactions. More

    Global Warming and Violent Behavior

    A mix of behavioral research, economic studies, and time-series data portend some unsettling effects of climate change on human social interactions. More

  • Hurricanes and other traumatic weather events may have the power to shift people’s instincts about the need for policies that address the threats of climate change, a study indicates. More

    After the Storms, A Different Opinion on Climate Change

    Hurricanes and other traumatic weather events may have the power to shift people’s instincts about the need for policies that address the threats of climate change, a study indicates. More

Psychological Science in the News

Do You Miss Hugs?

  • The New York Times
  • December 8, 2020
Research from Psychological Science