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The Pennyslvania State University: University Park, PA, US

1988 to present | Professor (Psychology)
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Janet Swim

Education and qualifications (2)

University Of Minnesota: Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

1988 | Ph.D. (Psychology)
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Janet Swim

Hope College: Holland, Michigan, US

1979 to 1983 | BA (Psychology and Women's Study)
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Professional activities (5)

American Psychological Association: DC, DC, US

Presidential Citation Award. Awarded by Melba J.T. Fasquez, President APA.
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American Psychological Assocation: Washington DC, US

2020 | Sandra L. Shullman, Ph.D.
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The Pennsylvania State University College of Liberal Arts: University Park, PA, US

2019 | Faculty Excellence in Sustainability Award
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Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues: Washington, DC, US

2019 | SPSSI Distinguished Service Award
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American Psychological Association: Washington, DC, US

2008 | Presidential Citation Award. Awarded by James Brey President APA.
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Funding (3)

Belmont Forum Collaborative Research: Abandonment and rebound: Societal views on landscape- and land-use change and their impacts on water and soils (ABRESO)

2021-08-15 to 2024-07-31 | Grant
Directorate for Geosciences (Alexandria, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 2129402
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Masculinity and Environmental Engagement

2012-06-01 to 2017-05-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Alexandria, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1152147
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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Perceiving Discrimination

2000-09-01 to 2004-08-31 | Grant
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (Alexandria, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 9910951
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Works (50 of 113)

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Climate Change Impacts on Mental Health and Well-Being

APA Handbook of Health Psychology, Volume 1: Foundations and Context of Health Psychology.
2024-09 | Book chapter | Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Janet Swim
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Emotions and policy information predicting water-quality policy support

Journal of Environmental Psychology
2024-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Janet K. Swim; Joseph G. Guerriero; Karen Gasper; Jamie DeCoster; Micheal L. Lengieza
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Experience Matters: Civic Discussion Increases Self-Efficacy and Reduces Forecasted Discomfort in Future Conversations

Social Psychological and Personality Science
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Nathaniel Geiger; Janet K. Swim; Robyn K. Mallett; Laurie L. Mulvey
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The Effects of Stereotypes About Animals’ Competence and Warmth on Empathy Choice

Anthrozoös
2023-11-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Janet K. Swim; Joseph G. Guerriero; Michael L. Lengieza; C. Daryl Cameron
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Ecotourism, eudaimonia, and sustainability insights

Journal of Ecotourism
2023-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael L. Lengieza; Carter A. Hunt; Janet K. Swim
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Political psychology and the climate crisis

Cambridge Handbook of Political Psychology
2022 | Book chapter
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Psychological contributions to advancing global health.

Translational Issues in Psychological Science
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Janet K. Swim
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Promoting systems thinking and pro-environmental policy support through serious games

Frontiers in Environmental Science
2022-10-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-665X
Contributors: Janet Swim; Pejman Sajjadi; Mahda M. Bagher; Jessica G. Myrick; Joseph G. Guerriero; Timothy S. White; Alexander Klippel; Janet K. Swim
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Not out of MY bank account! Science messaging when climate change policies carry personal financial costs

Thinking & Reasoning
2022-07-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Janet K. Swim; Nathaniel Geiger; Joseph G. Guerriero
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OK Boomer: A decade of generational differences in feelings about climate change

Global Environmental Change
2022-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0959-3780
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Janet Swim

Psychological Science in the Wake of COVID-19: Social, Methodological, and Metascientific Considerations

Perspectives on Psychological Science
2022-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1745-6916
Part of ISSN: 1745-6924
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Empathic choices for animals versus humans: the role of choice context and perceived cost

The Journal of Social Psychology
2022-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: C. Daryl Cameron; Michael L. Lengieza; Eliana Hadjiandreou; Janet K. Swim; Robert M. Chiles
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Using the three-pillar model of sustainability to understand lay reactions to climate policy: A multilevel approach

Environmental Science & Policy
2021-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1462-9011
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Janet Swim

The Paths to Connectedness: A Review of the Antecedents of Connectedness to Nature

Frontiers in Psychology
2021-11-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-1078
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Janet Swim

Policy attributes, perceived impacts, and climate change policy preferences

Journal of Environmental Psychology
2021-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Janet K. Swim; Nathaniel Geiger
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Indigenous Alaskan and mainstream identification explain the link between perceived discrimination and acculturative stress

The Journal of Social Psychology
2021-09-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Robyn K. Mallett; Jamie Patrianakos; Janet Swim
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How do I feel when I think about taking action? Hope and boredom, not anxiety and helplessness, predict intentions to take climate action

Journal of Environmental Psychology
2021-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Nathaniel Geiger; Janet K. Swim; Karen Gasper; John Fraser; Kate Flinner
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The Greta Thunberg Effect: Familiarity with Greta Thunberg predicts intentions to engage in climate activism in the United States

Journal of Applied Social Psychology
2021-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Anandita Sabherwal; Matthew T. Ballew; Sander van der Linden; Abel Gustafson; Matthew H. Goldberg; Edward W. Maibach; John E. Kotcher; Janet K. Swim; Seth A. Rosenthal; Anthony Leiserowitz
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Effects of post-trip eudaimonic reflections on affect, self-transcendence and philanthropy

The Service Industries Journal
2021-02-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael L. Lengieza; Janet K. Swim; Carter A. Hunt
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Adding Native Plants to Home Landscapes: The Roles of Attitudes, Social Norms, and Situational Strength.

Journal of Environmental Psychology
2020 | Journal article
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CZ Investigator: Learning about Critical Zones Through a VR Serious Game

Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VRW 2020
2020 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85085385324

Contributors: Sajjadi, P.; Bagher, M.M.; Cui, Z.; Myrick, J.; Swim, J.K.; White, T.S.; Klippel, A.
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Design of a Serious Game to Inform the Public about the Critical Zone

2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2020
2020 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85092729571

Contributors: Sajjadi, P.; Bagher, M.M.; Cui, Z.; Myrick, J.G.; Swim, J.K.; White, T.S.; Klippel, A.
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Diminished Public self-awareness in nature contributes to the positive effects of contact with nature on connectedness to nature

Ecopsychology
2020 | Journal article
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Janet Swim

Towards a Psychology of the Food-Energy-Water Nexus: Costs and Opportunities

Journal of Social Issues
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85076342673

Part of ISBN:

15404560 00224537

Contributors: Dreyer, S.J.; Kurz, T.; Prosser, A.M.B.; Abrash Walton, A.; Dennings, K.; McNeill, I.; Saber, D.A.; Swim, J.K.
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Janet Swim via Scopus - Elsevier

Understanding lay individuals’ mental models of sustainability

The Sustainability Communication Reader. A Reflective Compendium
2020 | Book chapter
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Janet Swim

Psychological Science in the Wake of COVID-19: Social, Methodological, and Meta-Scientific Considerations

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2020-05-19 | Preprint
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Janet Swim

Travel-induced learning: a validation of the sustainability insight scale

Current Issues in Tourism
2020-04-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael L. Lengieza; Carter A. Hunt; Janet K. Swim
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Gender Bending and Gender Conformity: The Social Consequences of Engaging in Feminine and Masculine Pro-Environmental Behaviors

Sex Roles
2020-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Janet K. Swim; Ash Gillis; Kaitlynn J. Hamaty
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Sustainability and Consumption: What's Gender Got to Do with It?

Journal of Social Issues
2020-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0022-4537
Part of ISSN: 1540-4560
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Climate change as a unique environmental problem

Environmental Psychology: An Introduction
2019 | Book chapter
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Janet Swim

Measuring eudaimonic travel experiences

Annals of Tourism Research
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85046705121

Part of ISBN:

01607383

Contributors: Lengieza, M.L.; Hunt, C.A.; Swim, J.K.
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On knowledge generation and use for sustainability

Nature Sustainability
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85061375848

Part of ISBN:

23989629

Contributors: Liu, J.; Bawa, K.S.; Seager, T.P.; Mao, G.; Ding, D.; Lee, J.S.H.; Swim, J.K.
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Spread the Green Word: A Social Community Perspective Into Environmentally Sustainable Behavior

Environment and Behavior
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85066406105

Part of ISBN:

1552390X 00139165

Contributors: Geiger, N.; Swim, J.K.; Glenna, L.
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Untangling the components of hope: Increasing pathways (not agency) explains the success of an intervention that increases educators’ climate change discussions

Journal of Environmental Psychology
2019-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Nathaniel Geiger; Karen Gasper; Janet K. Swim; John Fraser
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“Pollution Pods”: The merging of art and psychology to engage the public in climate change

Global Environmental Change
2019-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0959-3780
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Gendered discourse about climate change policies

Global Environmental Change
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85044383841

Part of ISBN:

09593780

Contributors: Swim, J.K.; Vescio, T.K.; Dahl, J.L.; Zawadzki, S.J.
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Social construction of scientifically grounded climate change discussions

Psychology and Climate Change: Human Perceptions, Impacts, and Responses
2018 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85064128468

Contributors: Swim, J.K.; Geiger, N.; Sweetland, J.; Fraser, J.
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Social construction of scientifically grounded climate change discussions

Psychology and climate change: From denial and depression to adaptation and resilience
2018 | Book chapter
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The gendered nature of stereotypes about climate change opinion groups

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85044347965

Part of ISBN:

14617188 13684302

Contributors: Swim, J.K.; Geiger, N.
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The intergroup foundations of climate change justice

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85044384009

Part of ISBN:

14617188 13684302

Contributors: Swim, J.K.; Bloodhart, B.
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Visual art as a way to communicate climate change: a psychological perspective on climate change–related art

World Art
2018-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Liselotte J. Roosen; Christian A. Klöckner; Janet K. Swim
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Catalyzing Public Engagement With Climate Change Through Informal Science Learning Centers

Science Communication
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85016035087

Part of ISBN:

15528545 10755470

Contributors: Geiger, N.; Swim, J.K.; Fraser, J.; Flinner, K.
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Creating a climate for change: Interventions, efficacy and public discussion about climate change

Journal of Environmental Psychology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85016043522

Part of ISBN:

15229610 02724944

Contributors: Geiger, N.; Swim, J.K.; Fraser, J.
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From Alarmed to Dismissive of Climate Change: A Single Item Assessment of Individual Differences in Concern and Issue Involvement

Environmental Communication
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85016059317

Part of ISBN:

17524040 17524032

Contributors: Swim, J.K.; Geiger, N.
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Psychological, Social, and Cultural Barriers to Communicating about Climate Change

Oxford Research Encyclopedia.
2017 | Book chapter
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Janet Swim

Psychologists and the problem of population growth: Reply to Bridgeman (2017)

American Psychologist
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85019157174

Part of ISBN:

0003066X

Contributors: Clayton, S.; Carrico, A.; Steg, L.; Swim, J.K.; Bonnes, M.; Devine-Wright, P.
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Psychology and Climate change: Beliefs, Impacts, and Human contributions.

2017 | Book chapter
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Climate Change Education at Nature‐Based Museums

Curator: The Museum Journal
2017-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Janet K. Swim; Nathaniel Geiger; John Fraser; Nette Pletcher
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Climate of silence: Pluralistic ignorance as a barrier to climate change discussion

Journal of Environmental Psychology
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84968796783

Part of ISBN:

15229610 02724944

Contributors: Geiger, N.; Swim, J.K.
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Expanding the role for psychology in addressing environmental challenges

American Psychologist
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84935039698

Part of ISBN:

0003066X

Contributors: Clayton, S.; Devine-Wright, P.; Swim, J.; Bonnes, M.; Steg, L.; Whitmarsh, L.; Carrico, A.
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Peer review (7 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Climatic change. (5)
Review activity for Journal of environmental psychology. (2)