Alexander Klas
Biographic Data
| ID | 2769860 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Klas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Klas |
| SIGNATURE | KLAS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6590-5164 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Reasons to Protect Nature: A Qualitative Exploration of Australians’ Avoidance/Approach Motivations and Emotions
Significant changes to Australians’ behaviours toward the natural environment are needed to mitigate a climate emergency. Yet, Australian’s existing concerns for the natural environment have not translated into meaningful action. To address this, a qualitative analysis explored Australians’ avoidance/approach motivations and negative and positive emotions when reporting reasons to protect the natural environment. A qualitative secondary data anal…
The Role of Subjective Attributions in the Association Between Australian Identity and Climate Policy Support Following the 2019/2020 “Black Summer” Bushfires
Bushfires are anticipated to become more severe in Australia due to climate change. However, Australians have a long history with bushfires, making them part of the Australian identity. We theorise that Australian identity would therefore lead people to be less likely to subjectively attribute bushfires to climate change and, in turn, be less supportive of climate policy. This pre-registered, cross-sectional study examined these relationships usi…
Emotion Socialization in Chinese Migrant Families and Its Associations With Children′s Emotional and Psychological Functioning: A Systematic Review
Background The role of parents in shaping child emotion regulation has been extensively studied in Western countries (e.g., United States and Australia). However, Western studies tend to have predominantly White/Caucasian samples. Much less is known about associations in Chinese migrant families within Western countries, given cultural differences and possible migration stress. Aims This systematic review is aimed at determining the association b…
Ideological and Partisan Predictors of Support for Climate Change Policy
Despite an increase in climate-driven natural disasters, Australia has been slow to adopt pro-climate policy, partially due to resistance on the political right. Measures of ideology beyond the left-right continuum, including conventionalism, dominance and anti-egalitarianism, predict climate change-related attitudes in several Anglophone nations. A consistent additional predictor is partisan affiliation with specific political parties. The aim o…
Utilising cognitive dissonance to promote household pro-environmental behaviour: A scoping review
Climate change mitigation requires effective behaviour change methods. Cognitive dissonance interventions have been successful in promoting positive health behaviour change, and preliminary evidence suggests that they may be useful interventions for pro-environmental behaviour change, particularly within households. However, a comprehensive overview of cognitive dissonance intervention methods targeting household pro-environmental behaviours and …
Empowering students as change agents to reduce vehicle idling and promote pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours: The idle off pilot study
Empowering students as change agents to reduce vehicle idling and promote pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours: the idle off pilot study
Using protection motivation theory to explain Australian's motivations to engage in individual and collective climate actions
Using an Australian sample, the current study investigated the usefulness of protection motivation theory (PMT) in predicting intentions for two climate actions—one individual action (limiting household heating and/or cooling) and one collective action (writing a letter to a local Member of Parliament urging them to take action to mitigate climate change). The data were analysed in two ways: (1) regression analysis, to examine the independent eff…
Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries
Effectively reducing climate change requires marked, global behavior change. However, it is unclear which strategies are most likely to motivate people to change their climate beliefs and behaviors. Here, we tested 11 expert-crowdsourced interventions on four climate mitigation outcomes: beliefs, policy support, information sharing intention, and an effortful tree-planting behavioral task. Across 59,440 participants from 63 countries, the interve…
Unsolicited Sexting and Help-Seeking Behaviours among Australian Adults: A Mixed-Methods Study
Sending unsolicited sexts is increasingly recognised as harmful and, in some countries, constitutes a criminal offence. Recipients of unwanted/unexpected sexts often report compromised mental health, yet it is currently unknown how people deal with these sexting experiences. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study explored help-seeking behaviours following the receipt of unwanted sexts and barriers to reaching out for support in Australia, whe…
Weaving Wayapa and cognitive behaviour therapy: Applying research topic yarning to explore a cultural interface between Western and Indigenous psychology practice in Australia
Background: Indigenous Psychology within Australia reflects the traditional knowledges of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their understanding of the cultivation of relational social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB). However, these perspectives are poorly incorporated into dominant “Western” psychological theories and practice, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). This represents a barrier to the cultural safety of current me…
Dating in the dark: A qualitative examination of dating experiences in Dark Tetrad personalities
Dark Tetrad (D4) traits have been shown to influence both perpetration and victimisation of dating related anti-social behaviours. To inform prevention and intervention measures against these behaviours, it is important to understand how persons with elevated D4 traits search for partners and what aspects of dating they appraise as positive versus negative. This study aims to qualitatively explore the role of personality in dating experiences; sp…
The Role of Late-Night Infotainment Comedy in Communicating Climate Change Consensus
Climate change is a politically-polarized issue, with conservatives less likely than liberals to support mitigation and adaptation policies needed to reduce its impacts. This study aimed to examine whether John Oliver’s “A Mathematically Representative Climate Change Debate” clip on his program Last Week Tonight polarized or depolarized a politically-diverse audience on climate policy support and behavioral intentions. One hundred and fifty-nine …
Partisan bias in responses to sexual misconduct allegations against male politicians
Across two studies, we tested whether evaluations of sexual misconduct allegations against male politicians are made in a partisan biased manner. First, we investigated the likelihood a sexual misconduct allegation made by a female staffer was perceived as legitimate by Democratic and Republican participants when the accused politician’s party affiliation was aligned (versus unaligned) with the participant’s own affiliation (Study 1). We also tes…
When “good guys” do bad things: Evaluations of sexual harassment allegations against male allies
Across two studies ( Ns = 268 and 574), we examined the perceived legitimacy of sexual harassment allegations made against male allies. Overall, observers were less inclined to believe an allegation (Studies 1 and 2) and endorsed less severe punishments against a perpetrator who engaged in egalitarian (vs. sexist) behaviors toward women (Studies 1 and 2). Observers also endorsed weaker reparatory measures, were more willing to move past the alleg…
A qualitative examination of the motivations behind vegan, vegetarian, and omnivore diets in an Australian population
Physical Demands of Women's Soccer Matches: A Perspective Across the Developmental Spectrum
Female soccer players are exposed to specific physical demands during matches, which vary according to the standard of play. Existing studies have largely focused on quantifying the distances covered for professional and international level players. This approach is limited in scope regarding the broader aspects around physical demands and is detached from development pathway models. An understanding of the demands across all standards will provi…
From "It Has Stopped Our Lives" to "Spending More Time Together Has Strengthened Bonds: The Varied Experiences of Australian Families During Covid-19
The present study uses a qualitative approach to understand the impact of COVID-19 on family life. Australian parents of children aged 0-18 years were recruited via social media between April 8 and April 28, 2020, when Australians were experiencing social distancing/isolation measures for the first time. As part of a larger survey, participants were asked to respond via an open-ended question about how COVID-19 had impacted their family. A total …
Protection motivation theory and pro‐environmental behaviour: A systematic mapping review
ObjectiveClimate change and related issues associated with the interaction of humans with the environment are of great importance in today's context. More and more research is focusing on understanding what can be done to prevent and reverse the effects of environmental problems through individual behaviours. Within psychology, there is a lack of synthesis of what drives pro‐environmental behaviours in various paradigms and how they can be change…
“Not All Environmentalists Are Like That … ”: Unpacking the Negative and Positive Beliefs and Perceptions of Environmentalists
Limited research to date has qualitatively explored the perceptions members of the public who are not environmental activists hold of environmentalists. Therefore a qualitative survey was conducted with 89 US residents aged 21–53 (Mage = 32.74, SDage = 7.89) to obtain an in-depth understanding of how non-activists within the public perceive environmentalists. Data obtained were analyzed using thematic analysis and demonstrated that non-activist p…
Systematic review of organisation‐wide, trauma‐informed care models in out‐of‐home care (Oo HC ) settings
Perfectionism as a social identity in eating disorders: A qualitative investigation of identity navigation
ObjectiveSocially prescribed perfectionism is considered an important contributor to eating disorder (ED) development and maintenance. Despite this fact, it is unclear how social groups apply this pressure to be perfect, and how this pressure originates and manifests. Our research sought to clarify how group membership relates to perfectionism in EDs.MethodUsing a Social Identity Approach to understand how social identities (i.e., identities aris…
From "It Has Stopped Our Lives" to "Spending More Time Together Has Strengthened Bonds: The Varied Experiences of Australian Families During Covid-19
The present study uses a qualitative approach to understand the impact of COVID-19 on family life. Australian parents of children aged 0-18 years were recruited via social media between April 8 and April 28, 2020, when Australians were experiencing social distancing/isolation measures for the first time. As part of a larger survey, participants were asked to respond via an open-ended question about how COVID-19 had impacted their family. A total …
A qualitative examination of the motivations behind vegan, vegetarian, and omnivore diets in an Australian population
Physical Demands of Women's Soccer Matches: A Perspective Across the Developmental Spectrum
Female soccer players are exposed to specific physical demands during matches, which vary according to the standard of play. Existing studies have largely focused on quantifying the distances covered for professional and international level players. This approach is limited in scope regarding the broader aspects around physical demands and is detached from development pathway models. An understanding of the demands across all standards will provi…
When “good guys” do bad things: Evaluations of sexual harassment allegations against male allies
Across two studies ( Ns = 268 and 574), we examined the perceived legitimacy of sexual harassment allegations made against male allies. Overall, observers were less inclined to believe an allegation (Studies 1 and 2) and endorsed less severe punishments against a perpetrator who engaged in egalitarian (vs. sexist) behaviors toward women (Studies 1 and 2). Observers also endorsed weaker reparatory measures, were more willing to move past the alleg…
Weaving Wayapa and cognitive behaviour therapy: Applying research topic yarning to explore a cultural interface between Western and Indigenous psychology practice in Australia
Background: Indigenous Psychology within Australia reflects the traditional knowledges of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their understanding of the cultivation of relational social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB). However, these perspectives are poorly incorporated into dominant “Western” psychological theories and practice, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). This represents a barrier to the cultural safety of current me…
Partisan bias in responses to sexual misconduct allegations against male politicians
Across two studies, we tested whether evaluations of sexual misconduct allegations against male politicians are made in a partisan biased manner. First, we investigated the likelihood a sexual misconduct allegation made by a female staffer was perceived as legitimate by Democratic and Republican participants when the accused politician’s party affiliation was aligned (versus unaligned) with the participant’s own affiliation (Study 1). We also tes…
Protection motivation theory and pro‐environmental behaviour: A systematic mapping review
ObjectiveClimate change and related issues associated with the interaction of humans with the environment are of great importance in today's context. More and more research is focusing on understanding what can be done to prevent and reverse the effects of environmental problems through individual behaviours. Within psychology, there is a lack of synthesis of what drives pro‐environmental behaviours in various paradigms and how they can be change…
“Not All Environmentalists Are Like That … ”: Unpacking the Negative and Positive Beliefs and Perceptions of Environmentalists
Limited research to date has qualitatively explored the perceptions members of the public who are not environmental activists hold of environmentalists. Therefore a qualitative survey was conducted with 89 US residents aged 21–53 (Mage = 32.74, SDage = 7.89) to obtain an in-depth understanding of how non-activists within the public perceive environmentalists. Data obtained were analyzed using thematic analysis and demonstrated that non-activist p…
Systematic review of organisation‐wide, trauma‐informed care models in out‐of‐home care (Oo HC ) settings
Perfectionism as a social identity in eating disorders: A qualitative investigation of identity navigation
ObjectiveSocially prescribed perfectionism is considered an important contributor to eating disorder (ED) development and maintenance. Despite this fact, it is unclear how social groups apply this pressure to be perfect, and how this pressure originates and manifests. Our research sought to clarify how group membership relates to perfectionism in EDs.MethodUsing a Social Identity Approach to understand how social identities (i.e., identities aris…
From "It Has Stopped Our Lives" to "Spending More Time Together Has Strengthened Bonds: The Varied Experiences of Australian Families During Covid-19
The present study uses a qualitative approach to understand the impact of COVID-19 on family life. Australian parents of children aged 0-18 years were recruited via social media between April 8 and April 28, 2020, when Australians were experiencing social distancing/isolation measures for the first time. As part of a larger survey, participants were asked to respond via an open-ended question about how COVID-19 had impacted their family. A total …
A qualitative examination of the motivations behind vegan, vegetarian, and omnivore diets in an Australian population
Physical Demands of Women's Soccer Matches: A Perspective Across the Developmental Spectrum
Female soccer players are exposed to specific physical demands during matches, which vary according to the standard of play. Existing studies have largely focused on quantifying the distances covered for professional and international level players. This approach is limited in scope regarding the broader aspects around physical demands and is detached from development pathway models. An understanding of the demands across all standards will provi…
The Role of Late-Night Infotainment Comedy in Communicating Climate Change Consensus
Climate change is a politically-polarized issue, with conservatives less likely than liberals to support mitigation and adaptation policies needed to reduce its impacts. This study aimed to examine whether John Oliver’s “A Mathematically Representative Climate Change Debate” clip on his program Last Week Tonight polarized or depolarized a politically-diverse audience on climate policy support and behavioral intentions. One hundred and fifty-nine …
Partisan bias in responses to sexual misconduct allegations against male politicians
Across two studies, we tested whether evaluations of sexual misconduct allegations against male politicians are made in a partisan biased manner. First, we investigated the likelihood a sexual misconduct allegation made by a female staffer was perceived as legitimate by Democratic and Republican participants when the accused politician’s party affiliation was aligned (versus unaligned) with the participant’s own affiliation (Study 1). We also tes…
When “good guys” do bad things: Evaluations of sexual harassment allegations against male allies
Across two studies ( Ns = 268 and 574), we examined the perceived legitimacy of sexual harassment allegations made against male allies. Overall, observers were less inclined to believe an allegation (Studies 1 and 2) and endorsed less severe punishments against a perpetrator who engaged in egalitarian (vs. sexist) behaviors toward women (Studies 1 and 2). Observers also endorsed weaker reparatory measures, were more willing to move past the alleg…
Dating in the dark: A qualitative examination of dating experiences in Dark Tetrad personalities
Dark Tetrad (D4) traits have been shown to influence both perpetration and victimisation of dating related anti-social behaviours. To inform prevention and intervention measures against these behaviours, it is important to understand how persons with elevated D4 traits search for partners and what aspects of dating they appraise as positive versus negative. This study aims to qualitatively explore the role of personality in dating experiences; sp…
Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries
Effectively reducing climate change requires marked, global behavior change. However, it is unclear which strategies are most likely to motivate people to change their climate beliefs and behaviors. Here, we tested 11 expert-crowdsourced interventions on four climate mitigation outcomes: beliefs, policy support, information sharing intention, and an effortful tree-planting behavioral task. Across 59,440 participants from 63 countries, the interve…
Unsolicited Sexting and Help-Seeking Behaviours among Australian Adults: A Mixed-Methods Study
Sending unsolicited sexts is increasingly recognised as harmful and, in some countries, constitutes a criminal offence. Recipients of unwanted/unexpected sexts often report compromised mental health, yet it is currently unknown how people deal with these sexting experiences. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study explored help-seeking behaviours following the receipt of unwanted sexts and barriers to reaching out for support in Australia, whe…
Weaving Wayapa and cognitive behaviour therapy: Applying research topic yarning to explore a cultural interface between Western and Indigenous psychology practice in Australia
Background: Indigenous Psychology within Australia reflects the traditional knowledges of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their understanding of the cultivation of relational social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB). However, these perspectives are poorly incorporated into dominant “Western” psychological theories and practice, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). This represents a barrier to the cultural safety of current me…
Utilising cognitive dissonance to promote household pro-environmental behaviour: A scoping review
Climate change mitigation requires effective behaviour change methods. Cognitive dissonance interventions have been successful in promoting positive health behaviour change, and preliminary evidence suggests that they may be useful interventions for pro-environmental behaviour change, particularly within households. However, a comprehensive overview of cognitive dissonance intervention methods targeting household pro-environmental behaviours and …
Empowering students as change agents to reduce vehicle idling and promote pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours: The idle off pilot study
Empowering students as change agents to reduce vehicle idling and promote pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours: the idle off pilot study
Using protection motivation theory to explain Australian's motivations to engage in individual and collective climate actions
Using an Australian sample, the current study investigated the usefulness of protection motivation theory (PMT) in predicting intentions for two climate actions—one individual action (limiting household heating and/or cooling) and one collective action (writing a letter to a local Member of Parliament urging them to take action to mitigate climate change). The data were analysed in two ways: (1) regression analysis, to examine the independent eff…
Reasons to Protect Nature: A Qualitative Exploration of Australians’ Avoidance/Approach Motivations and Emotions
Significant changes to Australians’ behaviours toward the natural environment are needed to mitigate a climate emergency. Yet, Australian’s existing concerns for the natural environment have not translated into meaningful action. To address this, a qualitative analysis explored Australians’ avoidance/approach motivations and negative and positive emotions when reporting reasons to protect the natural environment. A qualitative secondary data anal…
The Role of Subjective Attributions in the Association Between Australian Identity and Climate Policy Support Following the 2019/2020 “Black Summer” Bushfires
Bushfires are anticipated to become more severe in Australia due to climate change. However, Australians have a long history with bushfires, making them part of the Australian identity. We theorise that Australian identity would therefore lead people to be less likely to subjectively attribute bushfires to climate change and, in turn, be less supportive of climate policy. This pre-registered, cross-sectional study examined these relationships usi…
Emotion Socialization in Chinese Migrant Families and Its Associations With Children′s Emotional and Psychological Functioning: A Systematic Review
Background The role of parents in shaping child emotion regulation has been extensively studied in Western countries (e.g., United States and Australia). However, Western studies tend to have predominantly White/Caucasian samples. Much less is known about associations in Chinese migrant families within Western countries, given cultural differences and possible migration stress. Aims This systematic review is aimed at determining the association b…
Ideological and Partisan Predictors of Support for Climate Change Policy
Despite an increase in climate-driven natural disasters, Australia has been slow to adopt pro-climate policy, partially due to resistance on the political right. Measures of ideology beyond the left-right continuum, including conventionalism, dominance and anti-egalitarianism, predict climate change-related attitudes in several Anglophone nations. A consistent additional predictor is partisan affiliation with specific political parties. The aim o…
Psychology (15 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (9 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (4 works) · Applied Psychology (3 works) · Climate change (3 works)