Irina Feygina
Biographic Data
| ID | 194855 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irina Feygina |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irina |
| FAMILY NAME | Feygina |
| SIGNATURE | FEYGINA I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Climate Central |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Engaging People on Climate Change: The Role of Emotional Responses
Overcoming climate change skepticism and disengagement is a pressing challenge. Evidence suggests that reactions to climate science and proposed solutions are strongly driven by emotion. This paper explores whether negative emotional responses to learning about climate impacts support recognition of the reality and risks of climate change, and whether narrative-based climate communication is an effective means of eliciting such emotions. In an ex…
Understanding and countering the motivated roots of climate change denial
Factors Influencing (Mal)adaptive Responses to Natural Disasters: The Case of Hurricane Matthew
Climate-related disasters are on the rise, with a 44% increase between 1994 and 2013, and the population at risk is ever growing. The need to help people protect their well-being, families, and homes is of utmost importance. We surveyed individuals impacted by Hurricane Matthew in real time in October 2016 to explore the role of mental health, self-efficacy, social support, and evacuation and attitudinal factors on disaster response. We asked, “H…
Social Justice and the Human-Environment Relationship: Common Systemic, Ideological, and Psychological Roots and Processes
System Justification, the Denial of Global Warming, and the Possibility of “System-Sanctioned Change”
Despite extensive evidence of climate change and environmental destruction, polls continue to reveal widespread denial and resistance to helping the environment. It is posited here that these responses are linked to the motivational tendency to defend and justify the societal status quo in the face of the threat posed by environmental problems. The present research finds that system justification tendencies are associated with greater denial of e…
System Justification, the Denial of Global Warming, and the Possibility of “System-Sanctioned Change”
Despite extensive evidence of climate change and environmental destruction, polls continue to reveal widespread denial and resistance to helping the environment. It is posited here that these responses are linked to the motivational tendency to defend and justify the societal status quo in the face of the threat posed by environmental problems. The present research finds that system justification tendencies are associated with greater denial of e…
Social Justice and the Human-Environment Relationship: Common Systemic, Ideological, and Psychological Roots and Processes
Factors Influencing (Mal)adaptive Responses to Natural Disasters: The Case of Hurricane Matthew
Climate-related disasters are on the rise, with a 44% increase between 1994 and 2013, and the population at risk is ever growing. The need to help people protect their well-being, families, and homes is of utmost importance. We surveyed individuals impacted by Hurricane Matthew in real time in October 2016 to explore the role of mental health, self-efficacy, social support, and evacuation and attitudinal factors on disaster response. We asked, “H…
Understanding and countering the motivated roots of climate change denial
Engaging People on Climate Change: The Role of Emotional Responses
Overcoming climate change skepticism and disengagement is a pressing challenge. Evidence suggests that reactions to climate science and proposed solutions are strongly driven by emotion. This paper explores whether negative emotional responses to learning about climate impacts support recognition of the reality and risks of climate change, and whether narrative-based climate communication is an effective means of eliciting such emotions. In an ex…
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Climate change (4 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (4 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Denial (2 works)