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It was the best of times; it was the worst of times - Health and wellbeing in Nottingham during the 2022 heatwave (2024)
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Ogunbode, C., Cooper, E., Prosser, A., Kirkcaldy, H., & Hui, A. (2024). It was the best of times; it was the worst of times - Health and wellbeing in Nottingham during the 2022 heatwave. Nottingham: Nottingham City Council

Previous research provided indications of areas in Nottingham that face higher risks during hot periods based on social and geographical data, but there was little insight into lived experiences of dealing with heat among Nottingham communities. We d... Read More about It was the best of times; it was the worst of times - Health and wellbeing in Nottingham during the 2022 heatwave.

Effects of information exposure on risk perception and worry about ocean acidification: Evidence from Norway and the UK (2023)
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Doran, R., & OGUNBODE, C. (2023). Effects of information exposure on risk perception and worry about ocean acidification: Evidence from Norway and the UK. Climate Risk Management, 42, Article 100565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2023.100565

This paper reports on an investigation in which risk perception and worry were assessed before and after information about possible consequences of ocean acidification was presented in the form of short-written messages. Study 1 (N = 289, Norway samp... Read More about Effects of information exposure on risk perception and worry about ocean acidification: Evidence from Norway and the UK.

Targeting Mental Models of Climate Change Risk to Facilitate Climate Action - Lagos Data Brief (2023)
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Ogunbode, C., Isyaku, U., van den Broek, K., Pilz, T., Stefan, L., Gisela, B., …Maryse, C. (2023). Targeting Mental Models of Climate Change Risk to Facilitate Climate Action - Lagos Data Brief. Nottingham: European Union Joint Programming Initiative-AXIS

This report summarises the background and topline findings from the Lagos case study of the Targeting Mental models of Climate change risk to facilitate Climate Action (MECCA) project. The research was conducted between 2019 and 2022 with the aim of... Read More about Targeting Mental Models of Climate Change Risk to Facilitate Climate Action - Lagos Data Brief.

Spotlight - How people of colour experience and engage with climate change in Britain (2023)
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Ogunbode, C., Anim, N., Kidwell, J., Sawas, A., & Solanki, S. (2023). Spotlight - How people of colour experience and engage with climate change in Britain. University of Birmingham, University of Nottingham

Climate change is a globally devastating phenomenon. Our response must therefore be a globally inclusive and creative transformation. Around the world, people of colour are disproportionately affected by climate change. Some of the most devastating e... Read More about Spotlight - How people of colour experience and engage with climate change in Britain.

Looking at Emotions to Understand Responses to Environmental Challenges (2023)
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Clayton, S., & Ogunbode, C. (2023). Looking at Emotions to Understand Responses to Environmental Challenges. Emotion Review, 15(4), 275-278. https://doi.org/10.1177/17540739231193757

Emotions are keys to understanding the response to environmental problems. We discuss three important roles. First, emotions like worry, anxiety, pride and hope can motivate pro-environmental behaviour. Second, emotions are also consequences; the emo... Read More about Looking at Emotions to Understand Responses to Environmental Challenges.

Emotional reactions to climate change: a comparison across France, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom (2023)
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Böhm, G., Pfister, H., Doran, R., Ogunbode, C. A., Poortinga, W., Tvinnereim, E., …Pidgeon, N. (2023). Emotional reactions to climate change: a comparison across France, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1139133. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1139133

We present a study of emotional reactions to climate change utilizing representative samples from France, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom (UK). Drawing on appraisal theories of emotion, we examine relations between appraisals, emotions, and b... Read More about Emotional reactions to climate change: a comparison across France, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

Exposure to and learning from the IPCC special report on 1.5 °C global warming, and public support for climate protests and mitigation policies (2023)
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Doran, R., Ogunbode, C. A., Böhm, G., & Gregersen, T. (2023). Exposure to and learning from the IPCC special report on 1.5 °C global warming, and public support for climate protests and mitigation policies. npj Climate Action, 2, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-023-00042-9

Based on national survey data from Norway, the present study assesses if and how exposure to the IPCC special report on global warming of 1.5°C can be associated with support for climate protests and mitigation policies. Respondents were asked if the... Read More about Exposure to and learning from the IPCC special report on 1.5 °C global warming, and public support for climate protests and mitigation policies.

Interactions between migrant race and social status in predicting acceptance of climate migrants in Norway (2023)
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Bye, H. H., Yu, H., Portice, J. S., & Ogunbode, C. A. (2023). Interactions between migrant race and social status in predicting acceptance of climate migrants in Norway. Climatic Change, 176(4), Article 46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-023-03523-2

An emerging stream of research documents that climate migrants are more acceptable than economic migrants to citizens in high-income countries. However, extant research has not considered migrant race, and how race, along with socioeconomic status, i... Read More about Interactions between migrant race and social status in predicting acceptance of climate migrants in Norway.

Climate anxiety, wellbeing and pro-environmental action: Correlates of negative emotional responses to climate change in 32 countries (2022)
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Ogunbode, C., Doran, R., Hanss, D., Ojala, M., Salmela-Aro, K., van den Broek, K. L., …Karasu, M. (2022). Climate anxiety, wellbeing and pro-environmental action: Correlates of negative emotional responses to climate change in 32 countries. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 84, Article 101887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101887

This study explored the correlates of climate anxiety in a diverse range of national contexts. We analysed cross-sectional data gathered in 32 countries (N = 12,246). Our results show that climate anxiety is positively related to rate of exposure to... Read More about Climate anxiety, wellbeing and pro-environmental action: Correlates of negative emotional responses to climate change in 32 countries.

Activating faith: pro-environmental responses to a Christian text on sustainability (2022)
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Ives, C. D., Buys, C., Ogunbode, C., Palmer, M., Rose, A., & Valerio, R. (2022). Activating faith: pro-environmental responses to a Christian text on sustainability. Sustainability Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-022-01197-w

With growing attention on the importance of values, beliefs and worldviews in shaping environmental outcomes, there remains little research on religion and sustainability transformations. We explored the impact of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s envir... Read More about Activating faith: pro-environmental responses to a Christian text on sustainability.

UK ethnic minority healthcare workers’ perspectives on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK ethnic minority community: A qualitative study (2022)
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Sagoe, D., Ogunbode, C., Antwi, P., Knizek, B. L., Awaleh, Z., & Dadzie, O. (2022). UK ethnic minority healthcare workers’ perspectives on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK ethnic minority community: A qualitative study. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 908917. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.908917

Background: The experiences of UK ethnic minority (UKEM) healthcare workers are crucial to ameliorating the disproportionate COVID-19 infection rate and outcomes in the UKEM community. We conducted a qualitative study on UKEM healthcare workers’ pers... Read More about UK ethnic minority healthcare workers’ perspectives on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK ethnic minority community: A qualitative study.

An investigation into the relationship between climate change anxiety and mental health among Gen Z Filipinos (2021)
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Reyes, M. E. S., Carmen, B. P. B., Luminarias, M. E. P., Mangulabnan, S. A. N. B., & Ogunbode, C. A. (2021). An investigation into the relationship between climate change anxiety and mental health among Gen Z Filipinos. Current Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02099-3

Climate change and mental health concerns are both defining issues of the generation of today. It has been established that the worsening climate causes many environmental disasters and physical health problems. However, its psychological impacts are... Read More about An investigation into the relationship between climate change anxiety and mental health among Gen Z Filipinos.

When and why do people experience flight shame? (2021)
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Doran, R., Pallesen, S., Böhm, G., & Ogunbode, C. A. (2022). When and why do people experience flight shame?. Annals of Tourism Research, 92, Article 103254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2021.103254

Investigates individual reports of flight shame in different travel situations. Flight shame was more pronounced when going on holiday, than for visiting family and friends, or travelling for work. Flight shame was consistently associated with person... Read More about When and why do people experience flight shame?.

Anxiety, Worry, and Grief in a Time of Environmental and Climate Crisis: A Narrative Review (2021)
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Ojala, M., Cunsolo, A., Ogunbode, C. A., & Middleton, J. (2021). Anxiety, Worry, and Grief in a Time of Environmental and Climate Crisis: A Narrative Review. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 46(1), 35-58. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-012220-022716

Climate change worry, eco-anxiety, and ecological grief are concepts that have emerged in the media, public discourse, and research in recent years. However, there is not much literature examining and summarizing the ways in which these emotions are... Read More about Anxiety, Worry, and Grief in a Time of Environmental and Climate Crisis: A Narrative Review.

The role of national affluence, carbon emissions, and democracy in Europeans’ climate perceptions (2021)
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Pohjolainen, P., Kukkonen, I., Jokinen, P., Poortinga, W., Ogunbode, C., Böhm, G., …Umit, R. (2021). The role of national affluence, carbon emissions, and democracy in Europeans’ climate perceptions. Innovation / Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2021.1909465

There are differences across Europe in elements of climate citizenship, including climate concern, perceived responsibility, and willingness to support and take climate action. This paper examines how individual-level climate perceptions correspond t... Read More about The role of national affluence, carbon emissions, and democracy in Europeans’ climate perceptions.

Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health: Cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries (2021)
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Ogunbode, C. A., Pallesen, S., Böhm, G., Doran, R., Bhullar, N., Aquino, S., …Lomas, M. J. (2023). Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health: Cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries. Current Psychology, 42, 845–854. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01385-4

Climate change threatens mental health via increasing exposure to the social and economic disruptions created by extreme weather and large-scale climatic events, as well as through the anxiety associated with recognising the existential threat posed... Read More about Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health: Cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries.