Justus Schmidt

8/8 Huge thanks to Amanda Remsö, @sandrajgeiger.bsky.social, @bojanaveckalov.bsky.social, @ruggeri.bsky.social, and all the other co-authors and the @jresearcherprog.bsky.social for this incredible collaboration!
Read the full study here: 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
#OpenAccess #ClimatePsychology

7/8 This is a formidable challenge, but one we must confront if we want to bridge divides and ensure climate science informs societal decisions beyond partisan lines.

6/8❗These findings highlight a critical reality: depoliticizing climate science is essential for rebuilding trust and advancing action. Without addressing deep political divides, efforts to communicate and implement evidence-based policies risk falling short.

5/8 🎓 We explored whether education might reduce this divide — but the effect was small and uncertain. This suggests education alone may not be enough to bridge political differences in trust.

4/8 The ideological trust gap appeared to be strongest in Anglophone countries, in more democratic societies and countries with a higher GDP per capita.

3/8 We found a clear pattern: people with more right-leaning political ideologies tend to trust climate scientists less than those leaning left.

2/8 Overall, trust in climate scientists is high across countries — a promising sign for science communication. But there’s more beneath the surface...

1/8 🧠 New study out! We analyzed data from 10,000+ people across 26 countries on trust in climate scientists — and how political ideology shapes it. Here’s what we found ⬇️ #ClimatePsychology #TrustInScience
🔗: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

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Cartoon #1: What we're built for... A bear jumps out of a bush, a man cries "oh no, a bear!" Cartoon #2: What we face now... A graph jumps out of a bush, a bored man says "oh, a graph."

The psychological challenge of climate change - our brains are hard-wired to respond to immediate threats, not a slow-motion disaster happening at a global scale (and that's not even considering the tsunami of misinformation hitting us every day).

Revisiting Stereotype Threat A Reckoning for Social Psychology

Stereotype threat: a once-dominant idea in social psychology that shaped how we think about identity and performance. But what happens when the evidence crumbles? A deep dive into the failed replications, the myths, and what it all means. Read my latest essay: open.substack.com/pub/michaeli...

People in 26 countries prefer more control over their online environment



In a conjoint study (N = 11,868), we explored preferences for regulating online environments by examining binary choices between different regulation scenarios.

Preprint:https://osf.io/preprints/osf/haqu9