Social Psychology, Economic Choices, and Sustainable Lifestyle
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 July 2024 | Viewed by 2120
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental psychology; models of pro-environmental behavior; social aspects of the transition to clean energy; sustainability and social innovation; sustainable lifestyles; the workplace as an axis for emission reduction modeling in large organizations; models of citizen participation and co-production of knowledge
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Dear Colleagues,
Knowledge of how to explore transitions towards sustainable lifestyles is not possible without the vision of social psychology. Sustainable lifestyles have been studied as sets of behaviors that can be studied in a space-time context (García-Mira et al., 2017). Undoubtedly, this analysis cannot ignore the economic perspective of the transition towards other economic models that support such behaviors, exploring obstacles and enablers of more responsible economic behavior.
It is a complex interaction between economic and psychosocial factors, in which other social, political or technological factors condition the choice of sustainable lifestyles, and with them, the transformation of society. Scaling individual behavior from a simple to a wider and more complex level, from a micro to a macro level, has occupied the work of many psychologists and economists in the last decade, who have devoted themselves to evaluating comprehensive models of behavioral change in a number of key domains of sustainability.
This Special Issue will attempt to bring together a set of interdisciplinary approaches which integrate the approach of social psychology and other related disciplines, and aims to delve into the economic choices that link and explain our behavior with the environment, in terms of clarifying the keys to the interaction and weight of the various components of such models. This is one more way to delve into the economic and environmental impact that must serve as a transfer to politics, analyzing the restrictions and obstacles to establish bridges between science and politics that allow decision-making based on evidence and the fulfillment of objectives in line with the 2030 strategy.
Papers that include theoretical conceptualizations from the field of social psychology are welcome which are likely to serve as an axis of discussion and provide an adequate framework of analysis that supports the evaluation of socioeconomic and environmental impacts. The empirical exploration of factors that promote or hinder the adoption of a sustainable lifestyle, as well as explorations of the interaction between the use of time, sustainable consumption and social well-being are other aspects of interest. Finally, we are interested in papers which attempt to increase knowledge about the extent to which citizens can exercise control over their choices, as well as those examining variables that influence adopting one or the other, and domains of sustainability that are conducive in certain contexts but not in others. Multi-method empirical research perspectives will be welcome, combining qualitative and quantitative approaches, in-depth interviews, focus groups, surveys, evaluations of future scenarios, and the co-production of knowledge, in different domains (energy transition, mobility, responsible eating, responsible ecological behavior, etc.).
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Ricardo García Mira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable lifestyle
- sustainable consumption
- social well-being
- social psychology perspective on environmental issues
- pro-environmental behavior
