Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Laura Salmivaara, Chiara Lombardini, Leena Lankoski
Summary: The study shows that the impact of social norms on sustainable food choice is more nuanced than previously thought. Descriptive social norms are significantly associated with both actual and intended food choice, while injunctive social norms are not related to either.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Nadja Zeiske, Leonie Venhoeven, Linda Steg, Ellen van der Werff
Summary: The study found that children's biospheric values were related to their self-identity in energy saving, which in turn influenced their personal norms and subsequently affected their energy-saving behaviors. The proposed relationship between variables of the VIP model and a range of self-reported energy-saving behaviors was partially supported in the study.
ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yifei Hua, Jiaxin Mi
Summary: Further study is needed to optimize the implementation of pro-environmental behavior. The results show that considering the influence of social norms significantly improves residents' recycling behavior. The mediation model also reveals the differential effects of independent and interdependent self-construal on habit adjustment behavior and interpersonal facilitation behavior.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Selma Saracevic, Bodo B. Schlegelmilch
Summary: This study systematically reviewed the latest research on the impact of social norms on pro-environmental consumer behavior, identifying research gaps and suggesting potential research directions related to culture and self-construal. The findings revealed popular research areas, top journals, key authors, and highlighted the significance of culture and self-construal in understanding the connection between social norms and sustainable behavior.
Article
Environmental Sciences
B. K. Sovacool, D. D. Furszyfer Del Rio, S. Griffiths
Summary: Smart home technologies provide digitally connected, automated, or enhanced services to occupants, but their role in promoting sustainability goals is still uncertain. Research highlights various social, technical, political, and environmental risks facing smart home innovation, emphasizing the need for thoughtful and coordinated policies to fulfill sustainability objectives.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Adela Plechata, Thomas Morton, Federico J. A. Perez-Cueto, Guido Makransky
Summary: This study investigated the impact of a virtual reality intervention designed according to instructional design principles on eating behavior. The results showed that the virtual reality intervention significantly decreased individual dietary footprints and increased response efficacy and knowledge compared to the control condition. However, the intervention had no impact on intentions, self-efficacy, or psychological distance, and additional manipulation of normative feedback enhanced self-efficacy.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Nan Ye, Xiao Zhang, Mengting Zhang, Joseph Atherley, Lisong Hou
Summary: This study found that visual cues play a moderating role in normative influence, with high-construal-level visual cues increasing the energy-saving intentions of descriptive normative appeals, while low-construal-level visual cues increasing the energy-saving intentions of injunctive normative appeals. Additionally, descriptive normative appeals have a more significant effect on promoting actual energy-saving behavior.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2021)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Hongxia Lin, Jian Tian, Yurou Kong, Jun Gao
Summary: This study examined the impact of tour guide humor on tourist pro-environmental behavior. The results showed that tour guide humor can stimulate tourists' perception of relational energy, thereby motivating them to engage in pro-environmental behavior. Furthermore, tourists' self-construal moderated the relationship between tour guide humor and relational energy, as well as the indirect effect of tour guide humor on tourist pro-environmental behavior via relational energy.
JOURNAL OF DESTINATION MARKETING & MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qingchun Yang, Yingjie Fan, Jianlong Zhou, Lei Zhao
Summary: This study proposes four biomass-to-ethylene glycol processes that utilize renewable energy for hydrogen production and CO2 utilization to achieve carbon neutrality and cost-effectiveness in ethylene glycol production. The performance of these processes is modeled, simulated, and compared with the conventional process. The results show significant improvements in carbon utilization efficiency, exergy efficiency, and internal rate of return, making the proposed processes a sustainable and cost-efficient improvement direction for the carbon-intensive ethylene glycol industry.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Hamish Duff, Vivian L. Vignoles, Maja Becker, Taciano L. Milfont
Summary: The study found that individuals who see themselves as more interdependently connected to others and emphasize commitment to others above self-interest are more likely to endorse environmental values. Similarly, those who see themselves as consistent across contexts are also more likely to support environmental values. In countries with better environmental performance and national development, commitment to others has a stronger correlation with environmental values.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xu Dong, Yiren Lu, Xianhua Liu, Lihong Zhang, Yindong Tong
Summary: This article summarizes the reversible photochromic response and synthesis methods of tungsten oxide (WO3) for solar-related applications. The crystallographic properties, optical features, and photochromic behavior of WO3 are discussed, along with factors affecting photochromic efficiency. The applications of WO3 in various fields, challenges, and emerging trends are also deliberated.
JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hakpyeong Kim, Heeju Choi, Hyuna Kang, Jongbaek An, Seungkeun Yeom, Taehoon Hong
Summary: This study investigated research themes on smart homes and cities and identified barriers to the progression of smart homes to sustainable smart cities. Innovative solutions for advanced energy conservation systems in sustainable smart cities were suggested based on the results, emphasizing the importance of reflecting consumer behavior and energy and responding to future research challenges.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sandro Nizetic, Pawel Oclon, Theocharis Tsoutsos
Summary: Digitalization in various engineering fields opens up opportunities for the development of smart technologies, which focus on applications in customer services, process efficiency, security, and technological advancements. This editorial review discusses the research contributions presented at the 5th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies (SpliTech2020) in Croatia, with a focus on smart city, energy/environment, e-health, and engineering modeling. The research presented at the conference provides insights into the current progress and research directions in the field of smart technologies, particularly emphasizing sustainability aspects.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Piyapong Janmaimool, Jaruwan Chontanawat
Summary: This study explored the impacts of affective and cognitive factors on the sustainable energy behaviors of university students, finding that factors such as perceived benefits, concerns about climate change, self-efficacy, and social norms significantly influenced participation.
Article
Environmental Studies
Lisa Hanna Broska
Summary: Behavior change towards sustainable lifestyles, such as adoption of renewable energy technologies, is crucial in combating anthropogenic climate change. Research has shown that a combination of social needs, social capital, social norms, and environmental concern can drive the successful implementation of broad sustainability measures and behavioral changes in community settings. Strong environmental attitudes, along with community and other motives, social influence, and social norms, are key factors in encouraging individuals with low environmental concern to participate in sustainable endeavors.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dieneke Van de Sompel, Liselot Hudders, Lore Vandenberghe
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Carla Mingolla, Wouter van Mol, Liselot Hudders, Veroline Cauberghe, Edwin Claerebout
Summary: Farmers' adoption intention of diagnostic tools is influenced by beliefs and behavioral biases such as positive attitudes towards acaricides use, risk perception of acaricide resistance, economic reasons, and optimism bias. Veterinarians play a key role in implementing diagnostic tools, while the opinions of colleague-farmers also affect decision-making.
PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Ben De Groeve, Liselot Hudders, Brent Bleys
Summary: The study found that vegetarians and vegans are generally perceived as more moral but less sociable, leading to lower social attractiveness. They are seen as more eccentric and moralistic, further diminishing their social attractiveness, although indirect effects via sociability are relatively small.
Article
Political Science
Edward De Vooght, S. Van Leuven, L. Hudders
Summary: Research on political discourse and political rhetoric has shown how politicians use language and rhetorical figures to shape political realities and persuade voters. A quantitative content analysis on the use of figures by Flemish politicians found a variety of figures beyond metaphors, suggesting a gap between rhetorical theory and practice. While figure use was not dependent on political context or speaker-related factors, it did depend on the delivery context, indicating the existence of rhetorical registers.
Article
Economics
Robbe Decuypere, Ben Robaeyst, Liselot Hudders, Bastiaan Baccarne, Dieneke van de Sompel
Summary: Research indicates that energy-efficient renovations are a collaborative effort between homeowners and various intermediaries. Policymakers can address similar challenges in transitioning to climate-neutral buildings by supporting intermediaries in recommending heat pumps, educating them on latest installations, providing homeowners with easy-to-understand information, and facilitating knowledge transfer among intermediaries.
Review
Business
Femke Loose, Liselot Hudders, Ini Vanwesenbeeck, Steffi De Jans
Summary: Research on the advertising exposure of preschool children is inconsistent, and there is currently no available literature review. Limited studies focus on preschool children's exposure to embedded advertising formats and their behavioral outcomes. Future research should address these gaps in knowledge.
JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING
(2023)
Article
Business
Marloes de Brabandere, Liselot Hudders, Dieneke Van de Sompel
Summary: This study investigates the effects of a verbal sustainability label and a visual cue on children's brand attitude and purchase request intent. It finds that children's environmental concern moderates the efficacy of such labels. Adding a visual cue to a verbal label benefits children with low environmental concern, but diminishes the efficacy for children with high environmental concern.
JOURNAL OF MARKETING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Communication
Sanne Holvoet, Ini Vanwesenbeeck, Liselot Hudders, Laura Herrewijn
Summary: This study tested a model predicting parental mediation of teenagers' exposure to personalized advertising and online data collection. The findings showed that parents are more likely to engage in parental mediation when they have greater levels of concern and self-efficacy. Parental concerns were higher when parents perceived personalized advertising as inappropriate. Privacy literacy predicted higher self-efficacy, while perceptions of inappropriateness predicted lower self-efficacy. Disliking of personalized advertising only had a direct negative relationship with active parental mediation.
JOURNAL OF BROADCASTING & ELECTRONIC MEDIA
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Ben De Groeve, Daniel L. Rosenfeld, Brent Bleys, Liselot Hudders
Summary: Ambivalent attitudes exist toward vegans, with admiration for their moral aims and commitment but also derogation for seeming arrogant and overcommitted. The vegan's motivation (animal ethics vs. health) plays a role in these moralized attitudes, with advocates of animal ethics being seen as more moral but not more arrogantly overcommitted. However, both advocating vegans and animal ethics vegans are generally seen as less socially attractive due to perceptions of arrogant overcommitment.
Article
Business
Emma Beuckels, Liselot Hudders, Veroline Cauberghe, Klaas Bombeke, Wouter Durnez, Jessica Morton
Summary: The study found that during media multitasking with high task relevance, people are more likely to pay higher visual attention to ad banners that are incongruent with the website content. However, no such differences were found when task relevance was low.
JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING
(2021)
Review
Business
Guoquan Ye, Liselot Hudders, Steffi De Jans, Marijke De Veirman
Summary: Influencer marketing is considered an effective and cost-efficient tool, but its adoption has been mainly through trial and error without strategic insight. Academic research on influencer marketing has been growing rapidly in recent years, offering deeper insights into its effects.
JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING
(2021)
Article
Business
Emma Beuckels, Steffi De Jans, Veroline Cauberghe, Liselot Hudders
Summary: The study found that children switch between different media more often than adults, but this switching does not affect advertising outcomes. Additionally, media multitasking leads to decreased attention to ads for both children and adults, resulting in lower brand recognition.
JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Social
Verolien Cauberghe, Ini Van Wesenbeeck, Steffi De Jans, Liselot Hudders, Koen Ponnet
Summary: The study suggests that for adolescents, using social media as a proactive coping strategy during the COVID-19 quarantine to deal with feelings of anxiety can be beneficial, more so than coping with feelings of loneliness. Anxiety can indirectly affect happiness through active coping, while loneliness is more likely to lead adolescents to use social media for coping. Humorous coping is positively correlated with happiness, but is not influenced by feelings of loneliness or anxiety.
CYBERPSYCHOLOGY BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING
(2021)
Review
Business
Liselot Hudders, Steffi De Jans, Marijke De Veirman
Summary: This review provides an overview of research on the strategic use of social media influencers, focusing on empirical studies and the role of influencers in commercial marketing strategies. The findings highlight the role of influencers in different elements of advertising communication and suggest directions for future research.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING
(2021)
Article
Business
Anna Maria Zawadzka, Agnes Nairn, Tina M. Lowrey, Liselot Hudders, Aysen Bakir, Andrew Rogers, Verolien Cauberghe, Elodie Gentina, Hua Li, Fiona Spotswood
Summary: This study suggests that as global material wealth increases and young people are exposed to advertising, materialism levels may rise, which is associated with lower well-being. However, there is limited research on whether current measures of youth materialism can be applied across different countries and cultures. The authors found that a 5-item version of the Youth Materialism Scale (YMS) demonstrates internal and external validity across different countries.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARKET RESEARCH
(2021)