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Full CV
Environment and behavior: environmental psychology, conservation psychology, human-nature relationship, pro-environmental behavior, cross-cultural environmental psychology, climate policy support, climate change communication
Culture and behavior: cross-cultural psychology, cultural transmission, value socialization, cultural norms, cultural influence
(for a full list of my publications, please refer to my CV)
Tam, K-P., & Milfont, T. L. (2020). Towards cross-cultural environmental psychology: A state-of-the-art review and recommendations. Journal of Environmental Psychology. Advanced online publication. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101474 (open-access)
Tam, K-P. (2020). Understanding the psychology X politics interaction behind environmental activism: The roles of governmental trust, density of environmental NGOs, and democracy. Journal of Environmental Psychology. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.101330 (open-access)
Chan, H-W., & Tam, K-P. (2020). Exploring the association between climate change concern and mitigation behavior in different societies: A person-context interaction approach. Asian Journal of Social Psychology. Advanced online publication. doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.12430 (open-access)
Chan, H-W., Pong, V., & Tam, K-P. (2020). Explaining Earth Hour participation: The identity perspective and the theory of planned behavior. Climatic Change, 158, 309-325. doi.org/10.1007/s10584-019-02554-y
Tam, K-P. (2019). Anthropomorphism of nature, environmental guilt, and pro-environmental behavior. Sustainability, 11(19), 5430. doi.org/10.3390/su11195430 (open-access)
Chan, H-W., Pong, V., & Tam, K-P. (2019). Cross-national variation of gender differences in environmental concern: Testing the sociocultural hindrance hypothesis. Environment and Behavior, 51, 81-108. doi.org/10.1177/0013916517735149
Tam, K-P., & Chan, H-W. (2018). Generalized trust narrows the gap between environmental concern and pro-environmental behavior: Multilevel evidence. Global Environmental Change, 48, 182-194. doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2017.12.001
Tam, K-P., & Chan, H-W. (2017). Environmental concern has a weaker association with pro-environmental behavior in some societies than others: A cross-cultural psychology perspective. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 53, 213-223. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.09.001
Leung, A. K-Y., Koh, K., & Tam, K-P. (2015). Being environmentally responsible: Cosmopolitan orientation predicts pro-environmental behaviors. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 43, 79-94. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.05.011
​Tam, K-P. (2013). Dispositional empathy with nature. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 35, 92-104. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.05.004
Tam, K-P. (2013). Concepts and measures related to connection to nature: Similarities and differences. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 34, 64-78. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.01.004
Tam, K-P., Lee, S-L., & Chao, M.M. (2013). Saving Mr. Nature: Anthropomorphism enhances connectedness to and protectiveness toward nature. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49, 514-521. doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2013.02.001
- SOSC 1960: Discovering Mind and Behavior
- SOSC 2210: Social Psychology
- SOSC 3540: Environmental Psychology