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本期日刊聚焦公众认知与行为干预的实证研究:从气候政策支持中的意识形态分歧,到通过可见行为播种环保规范;同时涵盖城市绿地心理效益的剂量效应、拥堵费支持度的系统性误判,以及针对特定人群的创伤知情与预防性干预方案。

Industry

  • When Free-Market Climate Solutions Fall Short: Ideology, Morality, and Public Support Across Contexts

    揭示自由市场气候方案仍难弥合意识形态分歧,道德虚伪感是关键变量。

    This study examines how political ideology and moral evaluations shape public responses to net-zero transition efforts and climate change risk mitigation initiatives led by governments and corporations. While conservatives are often thought to favor market-based strategies, some free-market approaches, such as carbon trading, may nonetheless elicit moral concerns, particularly perceptions of hypocrisy. Across two experiments, we find that ideological polarization persists even when market-based policies are proposed, though ideological differences appear less consistent in the corporate-action context than in the government-policy context. Greater perceived hypocrisy was associated with lower support for climate solutions, potentially constraining the appeal of market-based strategies. These findings highlight the complex interplay between ideology, morality, and context in shaping public acceptance of climate risk mitigation strategies.

    Environment and Behavior | 气候, 意识形态道德, 市场战略, 公众, 背景

  • Urban Gardening, Sustainable Development and Inhabitant Perceptions: A New Framework for Analysis

    波兰三城千余样本显示居民更看重城市园艺的环境价值而非社会价值。

    Our study aimed to understand and explain citizens perspectives on urban gardening and sustainable development. We studied three second-tier cities in Poland and conducted 1,086 surveys with citizens. The inhabitants’ perspectives on urban gardening and the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development were assessed using importance–performance analysis. Inferential statistics were used to explore the association between perception scores and gardening types. We found that citizens perceive the environmental aspects of urban gardening to be more important than the social and economic aspects from an overall sustainable development perspective with highest Fuzzy Evaluation Score (FES) 3.64. Higher sustainable development perception scores were observed among citizens who participated in multiple types of urban gardening. The study’s findings highlight the development potential of the indicators of social connections, smart technology adaptation, and reductions in city operating costs. The results of gardening type on perception may be key to future decision-making.

    Environment and Behavior | 城市园艺, 可持续发展, 公民, 可持续园艺, 城市观点

  • NYC Congestion Charge in the Public Eye: How Opponents and Supporters Consistently (Mis) perceive Public Support

    纽约拥堵费反对者系统性低估公众支持,虚假共识效应在政策场域再现。

    Across six survey waves, we examined perceived public support for the New York City congestion charge among New Yorkers ( n wave1 = 1,460, n longitudinal = 361). Consistent with the false-consensus effect, opponents underestimated public support across all six waves, whereas supporters appeared relatively well calibrated. Opponents with more like-minded others in their social networks underestimated public support to a greater extent, while associations with media exposure were weak and inconsistent. To test a possible corrective intervention, 938 participants assessed supporters’ or opponents’ beliefs about public support (i.e., third-order beliefs). This perspective-taking task did not correct misperceptions; among opponents, it worsened them. Our findings highlight the persistence of misperceptions about climate-policy support, the role of social networks in shaping them, and the limits of perspective-taking as a corrective tool. Understanding these dynamics may help practitioners seeking to foster support for sustainability transitions.

    Environment and Behavior | 公众, 反对者, 拥堵费, 跨越六个, 社交网络

Research

  • Seeding Norms by Making the Invisible Visible in a Field Study on Pro-Environmental Change

    实地验证‘规范播种’可打破环保不作为循环,为社区干预提供新证据。

    Most people are concerned about environmental issues, but underestimate others’ concern due to a lack of visible pro-environmental behaviour. This misperception creates a cycle of inaction, as people are less likely to act sustainably when they assume others do not share their pro-environmental convictions. Simulation-based research suggests interventions can break this cycle and encourage the wider uptake of pro-environmental change. Going beyond simulation, this quasi-experimental field study conducted in two neighbourhoods tests a “norm-seeding” intervention that makes existing pro-environmental convictions and intentions visible. We examined whether yard signs displaying residents' intentions to green their front yards could encourage others to do so, too. We triangulate sign-up data covering 1,105 households (with n = 101 households signed up for the greening activity), cross-sectional survey data ( n = 196 residents), and geospatial analysis. Our findings suggest that the intervention may promote the spread of green front yards by fostering conversations between neighbours.

    Environment and Behavior | 亲环保, 可见, 其他, 前院, 田野

  • How Long Should I spend in Nature Today? Evidence for a 45-Minute Observed Breakpoint in Psychological Ecosystem Services During Single-Visit Urban Green-Space Experiences

    发现城市绿地心理效益存在45分钟断点,为‘自然处方’提供剂量参考。

    Urban green spaces provide psychological ecosystem services, yet the combined roles of exposure duration and landscape perceptions remain underspecified in landscape-related research. To bridge this knowledge gap, we conducted a theory-informed, cross-sectional field survey using on-site data and analyzed 2,077 valid questionnaires. Landscape perceptions were positively associated with landscape preference and positive affect (PA) but inversely related to negative affect (NA); perceived danger was positively associated with NA. The decision-tree models of the data-driven split indicated 45 min per visit as the first split point. For <45-min visits, PA was associated with perceived restorativeness, complexity, legibility, and biophilic design; for longer visits, PA was primarily linked to perceived restorativeness. When duration was categorized by 15-min increments, for 46 to 60-min visits, ratings were higher in positive landscape perceptions, preference, and PA; NA was not duration-dependent. Our findings support promoting restorative experiences, biophilic landscape features, and well-being in urban green spaces.

    Environment and Behavior | 景观感知, 心理生态系统, 生态系统服务, 感知恢复性, 参观

  • Perception Versus Reality: Parent-Reported and Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time During Early Childhood

    父母报告与客观测量的幼儿活动量存在偏差,提醒临床评估需谨慎。

    Objectively measuring physical activity (PA) in early childhood is challenging. Less is known about how parent-reported PA aligns with objectively measured PA in this age group. The study aimed to (a) compare parent-reported with objectively measured child PA and sedentary behavior and (b) investigate sex differences in both measurements. Children wore an ActiGraph wGT3X-BT accelerometer for at least 3 days. Parents completed a 24-hr recall questionnaire regarding the time their child spent sitting and in various PA intensities. Descriptive statistics and t- tests were conducted to determine differences between PA measurement methods and sex. Seventy-one parent–child dyads ( M age = 4.05 years, 50% girls) participated. Parents significantly overestimated their child’s time spent in daily moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA; M diff = 38.0 min; p < .01) and vigorous PA (VPA; M diff = 42.9 min; p < .002). Parents significantly underestimated their child’s time spent sedentary (143.7 min via parent-report vs. 476.8 min via accelerometry, M diff = 333.1 min; p < .001). Accelerometer data indicated boys spent significantly more time in MVPA and VPA compared with girls (114.99 min vs. 90.6 min and 34.99 min vs. 25.7 min, respectively), but parents reported boys and girls spent relatively the same time per day in MVPA (147.3 min vs. 134.3 min, respectively) and VPA (80.4 min vs. 66.1 min). The contrast between parent perception and children’s objectively measured PA and sedentary behavior is stark. Strategies encouraging parents and childcare administrators to monitor children’s sitting time while equipping them with physically active tasks to break up periods of sedentary time should be emphasized in early childhood.

    Health Education & Behavior | 最小值, 客观测量, 他们的孩子, 已耗尽, 父母客观报告

Clinical Practice

  • Measuring the Treatment Effect of a Sexual Violence Prevention Curricular Intervention for College Students

    学期制学分课程可降低性暴力风险,为校园预防提供可复制模式。

    After campus climate survey results at a private Southern U.S. university showed unexpectedly high levels of sexual violence experienced by students, a multidisciplinary group of faculty designed a semester-long course for academic credit. The course addressed upstream factors influencing the prevalence of sexual violence in undergraduate populations, with a focus on first-year students. A quasi-experimental, nonequivalent group, pre-post survey design evaluated the impact of the curricular intervention, surveying both students enrolled in the intervention course and those in a comparison course. This analysis used a pooled sample ( n = 177) from two cohorts of students in the intervention ( n = 118) and comparison courses ( n = 59). Focal measures analyzed included the Revised Sociosexual Orientation Inventory, Sexual Conservatism, Heteronormative Attitudes and Beliefs, Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance, Bystander Efficacy, Consent Myth Awareness, Sexual Misconduct Apathy, and Campus Resource Awareness. A series of weighted g -computations estimated the average treatment effect on the treated (ATT) on students enrolled in the intervention course. Three of the eight measures showed significant changes pre-post in the desired direction. Results indicated significant reductions for intervention students in Heteronormative Attitudes and Beliefs and increases in both Bystander Efficacy and Campus Resource Awareness. Findings indicate that, for those enrolled in the curricular intervention, the course fostered positive improvements in heteronormative attitudes and behavioral intentions regarding bystander intervention while increasing campus resource knowledge. Findings confirm and extend prior work on the utility of a curricular intervention for improving campus climate.

    Health Education & Behavior | 学生, 性暴力, 干预, 课程, 异性恋态度

Education & Careers

  • Animation-Based Nutrition Education Improves Nutrition Behavior, Symptoms, and Quality of Life in Heart Failure

    动画营养教育改善心衰患者行为与生活质量,支持数字化患者教育。

    This study evaluated the effect of animation video-based nutrition education on nutritional behaviors, symptom burden, and quality of life in patients with heart failure. A repeated-measures randomized controlled trial was conducted with an intervention group ( n = 33) and a control group ( n = 30). The intervention group received animation video-based nutrition education, while the control group received standard procedure. Data were collected at baseline and at 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-ups. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, repeated-measures analysis of variance, and Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) calculations. In addition, mediation analysis using Hayes’ PROCESS macro was conducted to examine the mechanistic pathways among nutritional behaviors, symptom burden, and quality of life. The significance of indirect effects was tested using bootstrap resampling with 5,000 iterations. The intervention group demonstrated significant improvements in nutritional behavior, reductions in symptom burden, and enhanced quality of life. Time-by-group interactions favored the intervention group significantly. Notably, the magnitude of changes exceeded established MCID thresholds, confirming clinical significance. Serial mediation analysis showed that the effect of the intervention on quality of life was fully indirect and was transmitted through improvements in nutritional behavior; the hypothesized sequential pathway involving symptom burden was not supported. Animation video-based nutrition education represents an effective intervention for heart failure patients, demonstrating both statistical and clinical significance. Digital-based educational modalities yield superior outcomes compared with traditional approaches.

    Health Education & Behavior | 质量生活, 干预小组, 营养教育, 症状负担, 心力衰竭

Technology & Digital

  • Using Intervention Mapping to Develop a Trauma-Informed Sexual Health Program for Native American Youth

    将创伤知情框架融入原住民青少年性健康项目,填补文化适配干预空白。

    Native American adolescents and young adults experience persistent sexual and reproductive health inequities shaped by collective trauma, historical oppression, and ongoing structural violence. Although culturally responsive sexual health programs have increased in recent years, few interventions focus specifically on older adolescent and young adult women or intentionally integrate trauma-informed approaches. This article describes using Intervention Mapping to design a culturally relevant, trauma-informed sexual and reproductive health education intervention for Native American older adolescent and young adult women aged 15 to 25 years. Steps 1 to 4 of the Intervention Mapping framework were applied to guide intervention development. Activities included identifying sexual and reproductive health problems and quality-of-life outcomes, specifying behavioral and environmental determinants, developing behavioral and environmental change outcomes and performance objectives, constructing matrices of change objectives, and selecting theory- and evidence-based methods and practical applications. These processes were informed by prior qualitative research with sexual and reproductive health professionals and a systematic review of trauma-informed sexual health education interventions. The Intervention Mapping process resulted in a comprehensive logic model of the problem, detailed matrices linking determinants to change objectives, and draft program components, materials, and facilitator protocols. The resulting intervention plan centers community voice, participatory learning, cultural teachings, and trauma-informed practices. This work contributes to a theory-driven approach to developing culturally grounded sexual health education for Native American young women. The intervention plan provides a foundation for future pilot testing, evaluation, and adaptation in Tribal and Native–serving communities with implications for advancing equity-focused sexual health promotion.

    Health Education & Behavior | 性, 健康, 干预地图, 美洲原住民, 使用干预

  • The Development and Validation of a Preliminary Model for Classifying Technology Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Men in the General Population

    基于三国样本开发分类模型,识别普通人群中儿童性剥削风险行为。

    The current study aimed to develop and validate a preliminary model for classifying self-reported TF-CSEA perpetration in general population samples. Data were based on census-weighted samples of adult men from Australia ( n = 1,939), the U.K. (n = 1,506), and the U.S.A. ( n = 1,473). Penalised regression with repeated 10-fold cross-validation were used to identify predictors in the Australian sample. The final model included thirteen items related to attitudes towards TF-CSEA, use of encrypted messaging apps, online behaviours, and mental health. The model demonstrated good discrimination (AUROC = 0.91), calibration (O:E = 1.10), and accuracy (Brier score = 0.04) in the Australian sample, with strong external validity in the U.S.A. (AUROC = 0.90; O:E = 0.99; Brier score = 0.05) and U.K. (AUROC = 0.85; O:E = 1.07; Brier score = 0.03) datasets. The model was translated into a nomogram, and net benefit decision curve analysis indicated that flagging men exceeding a probability threshold of 0.24 produced a net gain of 42, 17, and 43 true positives per 1,000 men assessed in Australia, the U.K., and U.S.A. Subgroup analyses demonstrated higher net benefits when applied to men who work with children. This model provides proof-of-concept evidence that TF-CSEA related behaviours can be classified within anonymous survey data using non-incriminating self-report indicators in general population samples.

    Sexual Abuse | 模型, Brier评分, 男性, 一般人群, 澳大利亚样本