Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Paola Magnano
Kore University of Enna
Italy
Prof. Dr. Gabriela Topa
Social and organizational Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia
Spain
Environment and Social Psychology
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2424-8975 (Online) 2424-7979 (Print) Journal Abbreviation: Environ. Soc. Psychol. |
Environment and Social Psychology (ESP) is an international open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing highly professional research in all fields related to the relationship between environment and social psychology. All manuscripts are subjected to a rigorous double-blind peer review process, to ensure quality and originality. We are interested in the original research discoveries. This journal also features a wide range of research in ancillary areas relevant to social psychology. ESP publishes original research articles, review articles, editorials, case reports, letters, brief commentaries, perspectives, methods, etc. ESP aims to explore the connections between the environment and human condition, and enhance the environment protection consciousness and behaviors that are crucial to achieve the goals of sustainable development and human development. The research topics of ESP include but are not limited to:
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Notice: The ownership of Environment and Social Psychology (ESP) has been transferred from Asia Pacific Academy of Science Pte. Ltd. to Arts and Science Press Pte. Ltd. The new publisher will publish this journal starting from Volume 9, Issue 7 of 2024. Contributors should make submissions to the new journal system (https:/esp.as-pub.com/index.php/esp) from March 25, 2024. Authors of previous submissions can track the publication progress through the original journal system. | |
ISSN: Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): Publishing
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Open AccessResearch Articles
by Shen Qinjie, Wynn Arunrugstichai
2026,11(1);
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As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) transforms higher education, faculty face new psychological and ethical tensions in assessment. This qualitative study examines how business educators in Thailand perceive and respond to the disruption that GenAI has introduced into academic evaluations. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with ten university instructors, the study identifies four major themes: reliance on traditional methods to protect academic integrity, concern over the erosion of students’ critical thinking, frustration with pedagogical inconsistency, and exploratory attempts at meaningful AI integration. These findings reveal that educators’ responses are shaped not only by technological change but also by emotional strain, identity conflict, and ethically charged decisions around academic integrity, fairness, and responsible AI use within their institutions. The study contributes to social-psychological understandings of how faculty cope with educational transformation, highlighting the need for holistic institutional frameworks that address emotional readiness, ethical guidance, and pedagogical innovation in the age of AI.
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Open AccessResearch Articles
by Chunlei Xu, Maria Theresa Cardano
2026,11(1);
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Based on a social psychological perspective, this study employed a mixed-methods approach to explore the mechanisms underlying high school students' career choice under the interaction of cultural environment and social cognition. Through quantitative surveys of 1,200 high school students and in-depth interviews with 36 students, data were analyzed using structural equation modeling, multilevel linear modeling, and thematic analysis. The findings revealed that: (1) Cultural environment exerted significant direct effects on career choice, with family, school, and societal cultural environments collectively explaining 28.5%-41.3% of the variance in career choice behaviors; (2) Social cognitive variables played important mediating roles, with the total mediating effects of self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and career values accounting for 39.2%-45.8% of the total effects; (3) Cultural adaptability, cognitive flexibility, and social support demonstrated moderating, facilitating, and buffering-amplifying effects respectively in the cultural environment-cognitive process relationship; (4) The high adaptability group showed stronger cultural environmental influence effects (β=0.234), individuals with high cognitive flexibility exhibited better environmental adaptation capabilities (r=0.612), and social support demonstrated buffering effects under stressful situations (β=-0.245) while showing amplifying effects in positive environments (β=0.318). This study constructed an integrative theoretical model of cultural environment-social cognition interaction, extended the cross-cultural applicability of social cognitive theory, provided a new analytical framework for understanding adolescent career development patterns in complex cultural contexts, and offered scientific evidence for career guidance practice and educational policy formulation.
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Open AccessResearch Articles
by Wiwi Hartati, Badawi Badawi, Arif Nurudin
2026,11(1);
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The rapid competition among tourist destinations cannot be separated from the influence of technology and digital platforms to attract tourists. Collaborative marketing synergy has become a strategic issue to increase religious tourist visits. Religious destinations have a distinctive religious or spiritual appeal that requires sustainable management and long-term value creation. Sustainable destination development is essential to ensure that tourism growth aligns with environmental preservation, cultural continuity, and community well-being. Loyalty to a destination, therefore, becomes a critical factor in ensuring the sustainability of religious tourism ecosystems . This study aims to examine the impact of collaborative marketing, which includes information exchange, content exchange, and personalization, on destination loyalty. This study uses a quantitative approach with a survey method, targeting tourists in Java. A purposive sampling technique was applied, resulting in a final sample of 256 respondents. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with SmartPLS. The findings reveal that the three dimensions of collaborative marketing have a significant effect on both tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty. Specifically, personalization has the strongest effect on destination loyalty, followed by content exchange and information exchange. These findings enrich the existing literature on tourism marketing by highlighting the role of personalization in shaping tourist experiences and loyalty. From a managerial perspective, tourism practitioners should enhance personalized marketing strategies, improve the quality and accessibility of shared content, and encourage better information exchange to strengthen tourist loyalty.
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Open AccessResearch Articles
by Qing Wang
2026,11(1);
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The rapid growth of the sharing economy faces a critical bottleneck in its sustainable development: low participation rates in reverse logistics. This study builds an influence model based on Norm Activation Theory and Construal Level Theory. The model examines how social norms and psychological distance affect participation willingness in reverse logistics. It explores the mediating mechanisms of environmental responsibility and perceived behavioral control. The study also tests the moderating effects of platform type, usage frequency, and environmental values. We conducted a questionnaire survey with 468 sharing economy platform users. Structural equation modeling was used for empirical analysis. The findings reveal several important patterns. Social norms positively influence participation willingness in reverse logistics. Injunctive norms show stronger effects (β=0.387) than descriptive norms (β=0.234). All four dimensions of psychological distance produce negative inhibiting effects. Hypothetical distance demonstrates the most prominent hindering effect (β=-0.276). Environmental responsibility and perceived behavioral control serve as partial mediators. The mediating effect of the former is significantly stronger than the latter. Environmental values show the most significant moderating effect. Users with high environmental values respond to norms 1.55 to 2.03 times more strongly than those with low values. This research reveals the psychological mechanisms through which social norms activate moral responsibility and psychological distance weakens emotional identification. These mechanisms shape participation willingness. The study provides theoretical foundations and practical guidance for sharing economy platforms. It helps platforms design norm-based incentives and distance-reduction strategies. The findings carry important practical significance for promoting circular economy development.
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Open AccessResearch Articles
by Luu Thi Nhu Quynh
2026,11(1);
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This study analyzes the current status of Physical Education for second-year students at Hanoi Capital University through a social psychology lens. Four key areas were evaluated: (i) Physical Education program content, (ii) physical training facilities, (iii) use of exercises for general physical fitness development, and (iv) current physical fitness levels. The research employed a mixed-methods approach with 40 second-year male Physical Education majors. Results indicate that while the program meets basic requirements, it lacks components addressing psychological needs like autonomy, competence, and relatedness from Self-Determination Theory (SDT). Facilities are insufficient, and exercise usage fails to account for motivational differences and group dynamics. Physical fitness levels are average but limited in endurance and speed, correlating with low self-efficacy and social support. The study proposes integrating Social Identity Theory, Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and Social Cognitive Theory to enhance student engagement, motivation, and long-term physical activity habits.
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Open AccessResearch Articles
by Sari Laelatul Qodriah, Ali Jufri, Ahmad Johan
2026,11(1);
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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face increasing pressure to remain competitive amid digital transformation and growing environmental concerns. Digital green innovation has become a strategic pathway for SMEs to achieve both sustainability and resilience in disruptive markets. This study investigates how government support and green absorptive capacity (GAC) influence digital green innovation performance (DGI) in SMEs. It further examines the mediating role of efficient and integrated business model innovation in strengthening this relationship. The study focuses on SMEs in the culinary and fashion sectors in Bandung and Cirebon, Indonesia, given their significant contributions to the regional economy and their ongoing challenges in digital and green transformation. A quantitative, exploratory design was employed. Data were collected through structured surveys and interviews with 200 SME owners and managers. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with a Partial Least Squares (PLS) approach. Both government support and GAC significantly enhance DGI performance. GAC demonstrates a stronger direct effect compared to government support. In addition, efficient and integrated business model innovations partially mediate these relationships. It highlights that external and internal resources must be translated into concrete business practices to generate substantial impact. The combination of government support, green absorptive capacity, and business model innovation provides an effective strategy for SMEs to sustain competitiveness in dynamic markets.
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Open AccessResearch Articles
by Syeda Rabia Tahir
2026,11(1);
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Climate change poses an existential challenge whose resolution depends not only on technological ingenuity but also on the transformation of human psychology. Despite decades of awareness and policy commitments, behavioral inertia continues to undermine global mitigation efforts. This paper proposes an integrative theoretical framework that explains how education can mobilize climate action by leveraging core constructs from social psychology. Drawing on recent empirical work (2019–2025), it argues that climate behavior is governed by the interplay of five processes: social identity formation, normative influence, collective efficacy, temporal discounting, and risk perception. These processes constitute the Integrative Socio-Psychological Model of Climate Engagement (ISPMCE), a conceptual structure that illuminates how education can shift cognition, motivation, and group dynamics toward sustainability. The model demonstrates that effective climate education must go beyond information delivery to cultivate shared identity, normative alignment, and perceived agency. It also highlights the necessity of reducing psychological distance to counteract temporal discounting and amplify risk salience. The paper concludes that embedding this framework within curricula and communication strategies can accelerate behavioral transitions essential for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG 13).
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Open AccessResearch Articles
by Shen Qinjie, Nainapas Injoungjirakit, Sombat Teekasap, Prapai Sridama
2026,11(1);
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Smart-campus initiatives in Shanghai have expanded rapidly, yet evidence on students’ adoption of campus Internet of Things (IoT) services remains mixed. This study integrates the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology with two contextually salient antecedents, reliable Internet connection and security or privacy concern, to explain intention to use campus IoT in higher education. We employed a cross-sectional student survey and complementary tutor interviews. The quantitative strand tested separate bivariate models for key predictors, and the qualitative strand used thematic analysis to contextualize mechanisms and barriers.
Findings indicate an infrastructure-first pathway. When campus connectivity is stable and low-friction, students treat IoT as an ambient utility, and intention to use increases, while traditional cognition-centric predictors play a smaller role. Perceived usefulness remains a consistent positive driver; privacy concerns can be addressed through clear policies and visible safeguards; and brief onboarding helps novices move from trial to routine use. The study contributes a pragmatic extension of technology-acceptance work by specifying infrastructure readiness and privacy governance as first-order antecedents of adoption in higher education. Practical recommendations include campus-level connectivity targets, streamlined authentication, plain-language data-use messaging, and micro-orientations at the start of courses. Limitations include a single-city scope and a cross-sectional design; future research should validate the infrastructure-first thesis using multivariable models and multi-site samples.
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Open AccessResearch Articles
by Meichan Zhang, Chuanjia Wu
2026,11(1);
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Findings from this study highlight the importance of immigrants' social networks as a psychological tool in the struggle against systematic marginalization. The plot revolves around Laurence Yep, the study will investigate the ways in which spiritual devotion, territorial enclaves, and familial ties helped early Chinese immigrants to the United States maintain their cultural identity, culture, and sense of community. This study draws on a variety of academic frameworks, including Social Identity Theory, Community Psychology, Berry's acculturation theory, and Ferdinand Tönnies' concept of community, to look into the social and psychological factors that allowed immigrants to endure and transition. Researchers found that those who have strong kinship ties and a strong sense of in-group solidarity are better able to cope with the psychological stresses of acculturation. Cultural customs could be preserved while assimilation into the host community is fostered in Chinatowns and other territorial groupings, providing a cognitive-emotional home for individuals. Take the rising spiritual communities as an example of how poverty may inspire cross-cultural solidarity and charity via shared goals and interethnic collaboration. The common perception holds that the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shows how prejudice can be turned into opportunities for people from different backgrounds to work together and build stronger communities through the face of hardship. Using methods from sociology and psychology, this interdisciplinary study posits that immigrant communities arose as a structural reaction to exclusion and a dynamic process of psychosocial maintenance. These examples demonstrate how grassroots groups can strengthen diverse cultures by promoting and preserving their distinctive customs.
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Open AccessResearch Articles
by Zhishui Ma, Piyapong Sumettikoon
2026,11(1);
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Based on Emmons’ three-dimensional theory of gratitude (cognition, emotion, behavior), this study focuses on eight core modules: positive emotions, forgiveness, humility, prosocial behavior, psychological well-Being, guilt, happiness, and life satisfaction. An empirical analysis was conducted on 452 college students in Guizhou Province using a self-developed three-dimensional scale to explore the specific manifestations and interactions of their gratitude cognition, emotion, and behavior. The results show a consistent pattern across all eight modules: scores in the cognitive and emotional dimensions are significantly higher than the overall average of their respective modules (e.g., in the positive emotions module, cognition = 3.36, emotion = 3.38, both higher than the module average of 3.09; in the forgiveness module, cognition = 3.07, emotion = 3.09, both higher than the module average of 2.81), indicating that students have clear cognitive recognition and strong emotional resonance with "the association between gratitude and the concepts of each module." However, scores in the behavioral dimension are generally lower than the overall average of their respective modules (e.g., in the positive emotions module, behavioral strategy score = 2.94, lower than the module average of 3.09; in the forgiveness module, behavioral strategy score = 2.68, lower than the module average of 2.81), reflecting insufficient practice of specific gratitude-related behaviors. This reveals the core issue in gratitude education for college students in Guizhou: a significant gap between cognitive-emotional recognition and behavioral practice. By systematically analyzing the current situation of gratitude education among college students in Guizhou, this study fills the gap in localized research on this group. Based on the data differences across the eight modules, it provides a precise direction for optimizing college gratitude education, which is of great practical significance for improving the college gratitude education system and promoting the transformation from cognition and emotion to behavior. A limitation is that the sample is only from Guizhou Province; future research could expand the sample scope or conduct follow-up studies to enhance the generalizability of the conclusions, thereby providing references for strengthening behavioral transformation in gratitude education in more regions.
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Open AccessResearch Articles
by Yuni Siswanti, Yoga Religia, Muafi - Muafi
2026,11(1);
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This study investigates how Soft and Hard Quality Management (QM) practices influence business sustainability and competitive advantage among creative manufacturing SMEs, with organizational culture as a mediating variable. Using a quantitative approach, data were collected through structured questionnaires from 210 SMEs engaged in creative manufacturing linked to tourism in Yogyakarta and Central Java. Structural Equation Modeling with Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) was applied to analyze the relationships between constructs. The results reveal that both Soft and Hard QM significantly enhance business sustainability, with Soft QM having a stronger impact. Organizational culture also mediates the relationship between QM practices and business sustainability. Furthermore, sustainable business performance positively affects competitive advantage. The model confirms that an integrated approach to QM, which combines technical systems and behavioral values, produces better strategic outcomes. The findings encourage SMEs to balance technical improvements with internal cultural development. Government and support institutions should design interventions that address both system implementation and value-based capacity building.
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Open AccessResearch Articles
by Nurmia L. Ticao
2026,11(1);
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This phenomenological study examines the motivational, psychological, and behavioral experiences of Muslim-Filipino employees in the Philippine Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry, focusing on how they navigate workplace integration within a highly structured and secular environment. Eighteen Muslim-Filipino call center agents from Metro Manila, Cebu, and Davao participated in in-depth interviews that explored their employment motivations, workplace challenges, and coping strategies. Data were analyzed thematically to capture participants’ lived experiences and meaning-making processes. Islamic ethical values emerged inductively from participants’ narratives and were used as an interpretive lens to understand how Muslim-Filipino employees assign meaning to work, motivation, and adaptation within the BPO sector. Findings indicate that entry into the industry is largely driven by the need for economic stability and accessible employment opportunities. However, sustained engagement is shaped by self-worth, professional growth, ethical livelihood, and personal discipline. Participants reported persistent challenges related to night shifts, physical fatigue, limited accommodation for religious practices, and reduced family interaction. Despite these constraints, they demonstrated resilience through adaptive time management, faith-informed coping, and peer support. Workplace integration emerged not as passive assimilation but as an ongoing process of negotiation between professional expectations, personal values, and religious identity. The study highlights the importance of faith-sensitive and inclusive workplace practices that support employee well-being, dignity, and sustainable integration within the Philippine BPO industry.
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With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the use of AI tools, such as ChatGPT and other large language models, is becoming increasingly prevalent in research publications. Art and Science Publishing House is dedicated to continuously refining and updating its policies regarding the use of AI tools in academic writing. In alignment with COPE’s position statement on AI tools, we hereby outline the following guidelines: Authorship and Accountability AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors of a manuscript. This is because AI tools cannot take responsibility for the content of a submission, nor do they possess the ability to manage copyright and licensing agreements. Transparency in Disclosure Authors who use AI tools in the preparation of their manuscripts—whether for writing, data collection, or data analysis—must transparently disclose the use of such tools. This disclosure should include: A description of how the AI tool was used. The specific AI tool(s) employed. This information should be clearly stated in either the "Methods" or "Acknowledgments" section of the manuscript. Author Responsibility Authors bear full responsibility for the content of their manuscripts, including any portions generated by AI tools or data analyzed using AI during the research process. This ensures the integrity and accuracy of the published work. Consequences of Non-Disclosure Failure to disclose the use of AI tools in a manuscript will result in serious consequences. “Environment and Social Psychology” and Art and Science reserve the right to reject or retract any submission found to have concealed the use of AI tools. These guidelines are designed to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity and transparency while embracing the potential benefits of AI in research. We encourage authors to use AI tools responsibly and to provide clear and honest reporting of their use. For further clarification or questions regarding these policies, please contact our editorial office. |
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Call for papers |
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The Environment and Social Psychology (ESP) invites submissions of original research manuscripts in all areas of Environment psychology, including Human-Environment Interactions, Sustainability and Pro-Environmental Behavior, Climate Change Psychology, Restorative Environments, Urban Planning and Design, Place Attachment and Identity, Environmental Stressors and communication. Since 2022, ESP has been indexed in SCOPUS, further enhancing its visibility and academic impact. We encourage researchers interested in publishing with ESP to submit their work for consideration. We look forward to your valuable contributions to the journal. |
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Announcement of New Editor-in-Chief |
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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Gabriela Topa as the new Editor-in-Chief of Environment and Social Psychology (ESP), effective December 1, 2024. Professor Topa, who is currently affiliated with Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) in Spain, brings a wealth of expertise in Social and Organizational Psychology to this prestigious role. Having previously served as an esteemed member of our Editorial Board, Professor Topa has demonstrated exceptional leadership and scholarly acumen. Her appointment marks an exciting new chapter for ESP as we continue to advance our mission of publishing cutting-edge research in social psychology and related disciplines. Environment and Social Psychology is a fully open-access journal committed to disseminating high-quality research across a broad spectrum of topics within the field. Under Professor Topa's guidance, we are confident that ESP will reach new heights of academic excellence and influence.
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