Gregg Sparkman
@greggsparkman.bsky.social
Assistant Professor studying social psychology & social change in the Psychology and Neuroscience Department at Boston College (he/him). Director of the Social Influence and Social Change Lab: sisclab.bc.edu
D's losing the bottom third of income feels really telling of their failure to deliver meaningful redistributive policies.
October 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
D's losing the bottom third of income feels really telling of their failure to deliver meaningful redistributive policies.
Bystander intervention trainings could learn a lesson or two from this 😉
October 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Bystander intervention trainings could learn a lesson or two from this 😉
Read the full article here! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What will it take to mitigate climate change? Maximizing norm transmission and potency for change-accelerating outcomes
Social norms will be key in coordinating populations to mitigate climate change. But currently, people presume others are divided or tepid about key m…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Read the full article here! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
dang, I'll repost.
July 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
dang, I'll repost.
Notably, it was really hard to find any news headlines that echoed behavior + policy changes are needed to address climate change. It was much easier to find headlines that technology, philanthropists, or the free market would save us. There's clear room for improvement in news media!
July 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Notably, it was really hard to find any news headlines that echoed behavior + policy changes are needed to address climate change. It was much easier to find headlines that technology, philanthropists, or the free market would save us. There's clear room for improvement in news media!
Exposure to these narratives in media can be impactful on motives to take action. Contrary to my expectations, narratives that say 'it's too late to mitigate climate change, we can only adapt' did not clearly dissuade people from mitigation, it may just make the issue feel urgent 🧵...
July 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Exposure to these narratives in media can be impactful on motives to take action. Contrary to my expectations, narratives that say 'it's too late to mitigate climate change, we can only adapt' did not clearly dissuade people from mitigation, it may just make the issue feel urgent 🧵...
Endorsing this combined solution is linked to greater motivation to take personal & political action. Interestingly, those who say 'only policy matters, behavior is just a distraction', don't really support policy more--suggesting the narrative serves another purpose (avoiding personal action?) 🧵...
July 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Endorsing this combined solution is linked to greater motivation to take personal & political action. Interestingly, those who say 'only policy matters, behavior is just a distraction', don't really support policy more--suggesting the narrative serves another purpose (avoiding personal action?) 🧵...
Republicans & Democrats agree we need to combine behavior and policy changes--it's a/the top approach among Americans in both parties. Yet the public & policymakers share the same misperception: policymakers & the public think only half the country feels this way, even though it's 85%. 🧵...
July 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Republicans & Democrats agree we need to combine behavior and policy changes--it's a/the top approach among Americans in both parties. Yet the public & policymakers share the same misperception: policymakers & the public think only half the country feels this way, even though it's 85%. 🧵...
This is great! There's so much speculation about how people feel about protest / protesters--its refreshing to compare those perceptions to actual levels.
June 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is great! There's so much speculation about how people feel about protest / protesters--its refreshing to compare those perceptions to actual levels.
May be especially interesting for folks interested in climate communications: @katharinehayhoe.com, @unitedchurch.bsky.social, @cleanetwork.bsky.social, @fisherdanar.bsky.social, @writerknowles.bsky.social, @science.nature.org, @coveringclimatenow.org
April 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
May be especially interesting for folks interested in climate communications: @katharinehayhoe.com, @unitedchurch.bsky.social, @cleanetwork.bsky.social, @fisherdanar.bsky.social, @writerknowles.bsky.social, @science.nature.org, @coveringclimatenow.org
And see our media piece here: theconversation.com/research-sho...
Research shows that a majority of Christian religious leaders accept the reality of climate change but have never mentioned it to their congregations
Churchgoers who think their religious leaders don’t believe humans are driving climate change are less likely to discuss it with fellow congregants or take action to mitigate the effects.
theconversation.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
And see our media piece here: theconversation.com/research-sho...