Wencke Gwozdz
Biographic Data
| ID | 4261733 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wencke Gwozdz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wencke |
| FAMILY NAME | Gwozdz |
| SIGNATURE | GWOZDZ W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Copenhagen Business School |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7176-708X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Think Twice—An Intervention Strategy to Reduce Personal Clothing Consumption
This study reports the effectiveness of a theory-driven Internet based intervention aiming at reducing participants’ ( N = 415) clothing purchases. An information-only intervention and a combination of information, goal setting, goal feedback, commitment, and self-regulatory strategies was applied in four different experimental conditions, including a passive control group. At a 1-month post-test, only participants in the combined intervention gr…
Perceived plasticity of climate-relevant behaviors and policy support among high- and lower-income individuals
Surveys in four countries reveal diverse patterns in perceived behavioral plasticity. • Results highlight the context-dependence of climate behavior feasibility. • Links individual behavior change potential to support for climate policy. • High-income individuals show stronger links between plasticity and policy support. Widespread behavior change is essential for mitigating climate change. This study explores how country and income differences a…
Underestimation of personal carbon footprint inequality in four diverse countries
Extensive research highlights global and within-country inequality in personal carbon footprints. However, the extent to which people are aware of these inequalities remains unclear. Here we use an online survey distributed across four diverse countries: Denmark, India, Nigeria and the USA, to show widespread underestimation of carbon footprint inequality, irrespective of participants’ country and income segment. Of the 4,003 participants, within…
The motivation–impact gap in pro-environmental clothing consumption
Which firms leave multi‐stakeholder initiatives? An analysis of delistings from the United Nations Global Compact
This study analyzes which firms leave multi‐stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) for corporate social responsibility. Based on an analysis of all active and delisted business participants from the United Nations Global Compact between 2000 and 2015 (n = 15,853), we find that small and medium‐sized enterprises are more likely to leave than larger and publicly traded firms; that early adopters are less likely to leave than late adopters; and that the pre…
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Psychosocial Well-Being and Cardiometabolic Markers in European Children and Adolescents
OBJECTIVE: Research examining aspects of positive mental health as potential predictors of cardiometabolic health in young populations is scarce. We investigated the associations between psychosocial well-being and waist circumference (WAIST), blood pressure (BP), the homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol considering life-style factors as mediators. METHODS: Data of European c…
Improving Climate Change Mitigation Analysis
The effect of smileys as motivational incentives on children’s fruit and vegetable choice, consumption and waste
To assess whether smiley stamps work as a motivational incentive to promote fruit and vegetable eating among children, we conducted a field experiment in ten primary schools in five European countries using one control and one treatment school per country. The six-week experiment was split into three two-week phases before, during and after the smiley was implemented. During the smiley phase, the children received a smiley stamp for choosing a po…
Changes in Child Nutrition in India
Household wealth consistently makes the largest contribution to improvements in undernutrition. Nevertheless, maternal autonomy and education also play a relatively important role
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Bidirectional associations between psychosocial well-being and body mass index in European children
Our findings indicate that the association between overweight and psychosocial well-being may be bidirectional but varies by assessment measures. Future research should further investigate which aspects of psychosocial well-being are most likely to precede overweight and which are more likely to be consequences of overweight
Pester power and its consequences
Objective Children may influence household spending through ‘pester power’. The present study examined pestering through parent–child food shopping behaviours in relation to children’s diet and weight status. Design Cross-sectional and prospective analyses drawn from the IDEFICS study, a cohort study of parents and their children. Children’s height and weight were measured and their recent diets were reported by parental proxy based on the Childr…
Peer effects on obesity in a sample of European children
Ageing, Health and Life Satisfaction of the Oldest Old
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Ageing, Health and Life Satisfaction of the Oldest Old
Which firms leave multi‐stakeholder initiatives? An analysis of delistings from the United Nations Global Compact
This study analyzes which firms leave multi‐stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) for corporate social responsibility. Based on an analysis of all active and delisted business participants from the United Nations Global Compact between 2000 and 2015 (n = 15,853), we find that small and medium‐sized enterprises are more likely to leave than larger and publicly traded firms; that early adopters are less likely to leave than late adopters; and that the pre…
The effect of smileys as motivational incentives on children’s fruit and vegetable choice, consumption and waste
To assess whether smiley stamps work as a motivational incentive to promote fruit and vegetable eating among children, we conducted a field experiment in ten primary schools in five European countries using one control and one treatment school per country. The six-week experiment was split into three two-week phases before, during and after the smiley was implemented. During the smiley phase, the children received a smiley stamp for choosing a po…
The motivation–impact gap in pro-environmental clothing consumption
Ageing, Health and Life Satisfaction of the Oldest Old
Peer effects on obesity in a sample of European children
Bidirectional associations between psychosocial well-being and body mass index in European children
Our findings indicate that the association between overweight and psychosocial well-being may be bidirectional but varies by assessment measures. Future research should further investigate which aspects of psychosocial well-being are most likely to precede overweight and which are more likely to be consequences of overweight
Pester power and its consequences
Objective Children may influence household spending through ‘pester power’. The present study examined pestering through parent–child food shopping behaviours in relation to children’s diet and weight status. Design Cross-sectional and prospective analyses drawn from the IDEFICS study, a cohort study of parents and their children. Children’s height and weight were measured and their recent diets were reported by parental proxy based on the Childr…
Viewpoint
Changes in Child Nutrition in India
Household wealth consistently makes the largest contribution to improvements in undernutrition. Nevertheless, maternal autonomy and education also play a relatively important role
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Psychosocial Well-Being and Cardiometabolic Markers in European Children and Adolescents
OBJECTIVE: Research examining aspects of positive mental health as potential predictors of cardiometabolic health in young populations is scarce. We investigated the associations between psychosocial well-being and waist circumference (WAIST), blood pressure (BP), the homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol considering life-style factors as mediators. METHODS: Data of European c…
Improving Climate Change Mitigation Analysis
The effect of smileys as motivational incentives on children’s fruit and vegetable choice, consumption and waste
To assess whether smiley stamps work as a motivational incentive to promote fruit and vegetable eating among children, we conducted a field experiment in ten primary schools in five European countries using one control and one treatment school per country. The six-week experiment was split into three two-week phases before, during and after the smiley was implemented. During the smiley phase, the children received a smiley stamp for choosing a po…
The motivation–impact gap in pro-environmental clothing consumption
Which firms leave multi‐stakeholder initiatives? An analysis of delistings from the United Nations Global Compact
This study analyzes which firms leave multi‐stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) for corporate social responsibility. Based on an analysis of all active and delisted business participants from the United Nations Global Compact between 2000 and 2015 (n = 15,853), we find that small and medium‐sized enterprises are more likely to leave than larger and publicly traded firms; that early adopters are less likely to leave than late adopters; and that the pre…
Underestimation of personal carbon footprint inequality in four diverse countries
Extensive research highlights global and within-country inequality in personal carbon footprints. However, the extent to which people are aware of these inequalities remains unclear. Here we use an online survey distributed across four diverse countries: Denmark, India, Nigeria and the USA, to show widespread underestimation of carbon footprint inequality, irrespective of participants’ country and income segment. Of the 4,003 participants, within…
Think Twice—An Intervention Strategy to Reduce Personal Clothing Consumption
This study reports the effectiveness of a theory-driven Internet based intervention aiming at reducing participants’ ( N = 415) clothing purchases. An information-only intervention and a combination of information, goal setting, goal feedback, commitment, and self-regulatory strategies was applied in four different experimental conditions, including a passive control group. At a 1-month post-test, only participants in the combined intervention gr…
Perceived plasticity of climate-relevant behaviors and policy support among high- and lower-income individuals
Surveys in four countries reveal diverse patterns in perceived behavioral plasticity. • Results highlight the context-dependence of climate behavior feasibility. • Links individual behavior change potential to support for climate policy. • High-income individuals show stronger links between plasticity and policy support. Widespread behavior change is essential for mitigating climate change. This study explores how country and income differences a…
Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (5 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (4 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demography (3 works)