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Current Calls for papers for the journal Psyecology


Special issue: Positive and Environmental Psychology
Thursday, 07 November 2013 00:00

 

Invited Editor: Víctor Corral-Verdugo
Department of Psychology
University of Sonora at Hermosillo, Mexico

Call open from: November 2013
Abstract submission deadline: 31st December 2013

Background

A growing number of social and behavioral researchers are exhibiting an interest in defining and exploring intersections between positive psychology and environmental psychology. Since both approaches share the goals of promoting conditions conducive to human wellbeing and environmental quality, such intersection is promising and deserves consideration.

Recent findings show that it is not only possible to gain psychological positivity (wellbeing, happiness, growth) from exposure to positive environmental conditions, but also that the conservation of the environment is promoted by psychological positivity. Thus, the interdependence between environmental and psychological positivity seems to be a worthwhile subject of study.

This special issue of Psyecology is devoted to discuss and explore ways in which environmental psychology and positive psychology may interact in studying human and environmental positivity.

Read the full call for papers: [Special issue: Positive and Environmental Psychology]
 
A changing world: coping with environmental, social and economic risks
Thursday, 29 August 2013 00:00

 

Invited editors: Fátima Bernardo, Rui Gaspar, Vivianne Visschers

Call open from: August 2013
Extended abstract deadline: 31st October 2013

Background

This special issue - A changing world: coping with environmental, social and economic risks - aims to go beyond the environmental psychology scope of the journal and target its broader scope focused on ecological psychology and the person-environment interaction. For this reason, it also embarks social and economic aspects, apart from environmental issues, as it is often difficult to separate these in the “real world” of risk coping. In fact, people often cope with multiple threats and thus a multidisciplinary approach in this regard is needed, focusing on the associated cognitive and affective processes.

Scope

How do people cope with the risks to the self and relevant others, which they face in today’s world? How do people respond and which affective and cognitive resources do they draw upon, to face individual and situational demands and threats?

Understanding the coping strategies and resources used to implement these, is an important task for social scientists, not only to mitigate current risks but also to prevent future and emergent risks. By doing this, scientists can achieve the goal of enhancing people’s adaptive processes.

With this goal in mind, this special issue will focus on strategies and resources used by individuals to cope with environmental, social and economic risks.

Read the full call for papers: [A changing world: coping with environmental, social and economic risks]
 


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