Nadine Richter

• Dr. phil.
• University of Applied Science and Arts Dortmund

a. Objectives Dispositional mindfulness has been found to be associated with pro-environmental behavior. To explain this connection in the context of sustainable food consumption behavior, aspects of meaning construction have been discussed and investigated in a model by Hunecke & Richter (2019). The present paper investigated first, whether this r...

To enable human living within planetary boundaries is among the biggest challenges of our time. In this context the question emerges how consuming less can go along with subjective wellbeing. Analysing meaning construction of sustainable behaviour might offer insights regarding this relationship. The current study aimed to investigate vertical cohe...

Shared mobility behaviors potentially decrease negative environmental effects of the transport sector. Models such as the Theory of Planned Behavior have been widely used to explain primarily individual private-sphere pro-environmental behaviors (PEB). However, as shared mobility behaviors are not completely limited to the private-sphere, but requi...

The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly changed the way we live and consume. One open question is whether the crisis provides an opportunity to increase alternatives to materialistic consumption. We characterize these alternatives as sustainable leisure behaviour. Our study aimed to analyse: (i) Changes in behaviour frequency of consumption and sustainabl...

The concept of mindfulness has been discussed as being a promising pathway to strenghten pro-environmental behavior, that is at the same time related to personal well-being. Several studies identified correlations between trait mindfulness and pro-environmental behavior (PEB) and identified different mediators. To obtain better, fine-grained insigh...

Orientations to well-being, including personal values, motives and goals regarding one’s well-being are often related to the experience of well-being. At the same time, studies show positive effects of mindfulness on well-being. It is conceivable, that the strength of the connection between well-being orientations and experiences depend on the degr...

Pro-environmental behavior (PEB) as well as psychological predictors of PEB can vary from day to day. The present study investigated daily mindfulness as a predictor of daily PEB, connectedness to nature, daily personal ecological norm activation (PENA) and daily well-being. In a daily diary study (N = 183, days = 1197), multilevel regression analy...

The Covid-19 pandemic profoundly changed the way we live and consume. One open ques-tion is whether the crisis provides an opportunity to increase alternatives to materialistic con-sumption. We characterize these alternatives as sustainable leisure behaviour. In this context, Time Wealth and Meaning Construction in the form of Life Reflection might...

The present study aimed to identify psychological barriers which potentially prevent individuals from implementing collaborative car use in their every-day mobility behaviour. We suggested a model consisting of four psychological barriers: Autonomy Loss, Privacy Invasion, Interpersonal Distrust, and Data Misuse. Perceived Financial Benefit was incl...

The present study aimed to identify psychological barriers, which potentially prevent people from implementing collaborative car use in their every-day mobility behaviour. We suggested a model consisting of four psychological barriers: Autonomy Loss, Privacy Invasion, Interpersonal Distrust, and Data Misuse. Perceived Financial Benefit was included...

Objectives The preference of organically grown foods can potentially decrease greenhouse gas emissions, which are related to climate change. Recent empirical studies suggest associations between dispositional mindfulness and self-reported pro-environmental behavior. In order to identify the potential and mechanisms of mindfulness with regard to pro...

The ecological crisis and the related consequences for societies and nature calls for a change in individual consumption behavior. Empirical evidence has shown correlations between mindfulness and ecological behavior, pointing out the potential of mindfulness to support changes in behavior toward greater sustainability. Due to its ecological impact...

The diffusion of sustainability as a social innovation at universities from the perspective of student initiatives The successful implementation of sustainability at universities not only depends on sustainability governance structures, but also on new social practices. To initiate these social innovations as bottom-up processes, student initiative...