Scientists continue to provide compelling evidence that environmental degradation and consequent global climate change are profoundly dangerous to humans and to other life on earth (Gallup Poll, 2009). Despite global awareness of environmental issues, actions promoting environmental sustainability have steadily declined over the past decades, particularly for adolescents and young adults (Twenge, Campbell, & Freemen, 2012). Research in Dr. Jia’s lab investigates key factors that may provide ways of fostering the growth of environment engagement via both quantitative and narrative approaches.
Dr. Fanli Jia PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology, Seton Hall University
Projects
Publications
Action, communication, and engagement: How parents “ACE” Children’s pro-environmental behaviors https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494421000281
Connectedness with nature and the decline of pro-environmental behavior in adolescence: A comparison of Canada and China https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494418306352
Revisiting Environmental Belief and Behavior Among Ethnic Groups in the U.S. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00629/full
Meaning in Life Mediates the Association between Environmental Engagement and Loneliness https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/6/2897
Parental Participation in the Environment: Scale Validation Across Parental Role, Income, and Region https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.788306/full
Generative Concern and Environmentalism: A Mixed Methods Longitudinal Study of Emerging and Young Adults https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2167696815578338