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Linda Steg
Researcher at University of Groningen
Publications - 342
Citations - 37829
Linda Steg is an academic researcher from University of Groningen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Climate change & Environmental psychology. The author has an hindex of 80, co-authored 319 publications receiving 30704 citations.
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Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour : An integrative review and research agenda
Linda Steg,Charles Vlek +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the contribution and potential of environmental psychology for understanding and promoting pro-environmental behaviour is discussed. But, the authors focus on four main factors underlying human behaviour patterns: identification of the behaviour to be changed, examination of the main factors behind this behaviour, design and application of interventions to change behaviour to reduce environmental impact, and evaluation of the effects of interventions.
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A review of intervention studies aimed at household energy conservation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of interventions aiming to encourage households to reduce energy consumption by changing individual knowledge and perceptions rather than changing contextual factors (i.e., pay-off structure) which may determine households' behavioral decisions.
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Car use: lust and must. Instrumental, symbolic and affective motives for car use
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report results of two questionnaire studies aimed at examining various motives for car use, and investigate individual differences in the relative importance of the three categories of motives were investigated.
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Values, Environmental Concern, and Environmental Behavior A Study into Household Energy Use
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of values in the field of household energy use is investigated by using the concept of quality of life (QOL). Importance judgments on 22 QOL aspects could be summarized into seven clearly interpretable value dimensions.
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Normative, Gain and Hedonic Goal Frames Guiding Environmental Behavior
Siegwart Lindenberg,Linda Steg +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce goal-framing theory, which postulates that goals "frame" the way people process information and act upon it, and three goal frames are distinguished: a hedonic, gain, and normative goal frame.