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Latkin, Carl A.; German, Danielle; Vlahov, David; Galea, Sandro – American Psychologist, 2013
Neighborhood factors have been linked to HIV risk behaviors, HIV counseling and testing, and HIV medical care. However, the social-psychological mechanisms that connect neighborhood factors to HIV-related behaviors have not been fully determined. In this article we review the research on neighborhood factors and HIV-related behaviors, approaches…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Well Being, Social Environment
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Stern, Paul C. – American Psychologist, 2011
Psychology can make a significant contribution to limiting the magnitude of climate change by improving understanding of human behaviors that drive climate change and human reactions to climate-related technologies and policies, and by turning that understanding into effective interventions. This article develops a framework for psychological…
Descriptors: Climate, Psychology, Environmental Standards, Environmental Education
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Doherty, Thomas J.; Clayton, Susan – American Psychologist, 2011
An appreciation of the psychological impacts of global climate change entails recognizing the complexity and multiple meanings associated with climate change; situating impacts within other social, technological, and ecological transitions; and recognizing mediators and moderators of impacts. This article describes three classes of psychological…
Descriptors: Investigations, Climate, Psychology, Psychological Characteristics
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Tornatzky, Louis G. – American Psychologist, 1976
Reviews the early development of the ecological psychology program at Michigan State University and describes the changes it has undergone, the traumas it has endured, and considers its present state of mental, physical, and fiscal health. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Educational Problems, Graduate Study, Higher Education
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Bass, Bernard M.; Bass, Ruth – American Psychologist, 1976
Among the issues discussed are the following: occupational level and work satisfaction, occupational structure and the environment; ecology and organizational and personnel psychology, and the influence of ecological factors. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Ecological Factors, Environmental Influences, Environmental Research
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Insel, Paul M.; Moos, Rudolph H. – American Psychologist, 1974
Discusses the importance of knowing the psychological environment of individuals in order to plan effective social change. (SB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Design Requirements, Ecological Factors, Ecology