Communicating lack of expert consensus may have less favorable effects compared to communicating remaining knowledge gaps. 💡

The manuscript is currently under review & I hope to be able to share more with you soon.

I got the opportunity to present my last PhD study on the effects of communicating scientific uncertainties surrounding microplastic health risks. 🗣️💬

💡Spoiler: Scientific uncertainty ≠ scientific uncertainty!

Looking forward to this new chapter & very happy to connect with fellow researchers in the area, so feel free to reach out! 👋

The group is focused on decarbonisation and climate change adaption in agricultural and food systems, public attitudes towards sustainability goals and public beahviour in dealing with socio-economic and environmental changes. 🌱

Looking forward to this new chapter & very happy to connect with fellow researchers in the area, so feel free to reach out! 👋

The group is focused on decarbonisation & climate change adaption in agricultural & food systems, public attitudes towards sustainability goals & public beahviour in dealing with socio-economic & environmental changes. 🌱

Thanks to everyone who's been part of this journey - first & foremost to my supervisors @sabinepahl.bsky.social, @ulrike-felt.bsky.social plus to the whole @envpsyvienna.bsky.social team. I've felt incredibly supported & couldn't have imagined a better bunch of people to join me on this ride. 🎢

Now out in Journal of Environmental Psychology. Huge thanks to my co-authors @ulrike-felt.bsky.social, Thilo Hofmann, Mathew White & @sabinepahl.bsky.social.
@univie.ac.at @envpsyvienna.bsky.social

By identifying the psychological drivers of public risk perception of microplastics in the food chain & support for different types of policies, our findings can inform the development of effective measures and communication strategies. 🗣

(3) Patterns differed between support of “pull” & “push” policies (e.g., perceived scientific consensus & trust in science predicted support for “pull” but not “push” measures) 🎓
(4) Exploratory path analyses suggest an indirect path from experiential factors on policy support via risk perception

💡 Key findings:
(1) Risk perception of microplastics in the food chain & support for plastic policies were high ⬆️
(2) Risk perception was predicted most by socio-cultural & experiential factors (biospheric values, negative affect, talking to others) 👥

Now out in Journal of Environmental Psychology. Huge thanks to my co-authors @ulrikefroehlich.bsky.social, Thilo Hofmann, Mathew White & @sabinepahl.bsky.social.
@univie.ac.at @envpsyvienna.bsky.social

By identifying the psychological drivers of public risk perception of microplastics in the food chain & support for different types of policies, our findings can inform the development of effective measures and communication strategies. 🗣

(3) Patterns differed between support of “pull” & “push” policies (e.g., perceived scientific consensus & trust in science predicted support for “pull” but not “push” measures) 🎓
(4) Exploratory path analyses suggest an indirect path from experiential factors on policy support via risk perception

💡 Key findings:
(1) Risk perception of microplastics in the food chain & support for plastic policies were high ⬆️
(2) Risk perception was predicted most by socio-cultural & experiential factors (biospheric values, negative affect, talking to others) 👥

Now out in Journal of Environmental Psychology. Thanks to my co-authors @ulrike-felt.bsky.social, Thilo Hofmann, Mathew White & @sabinepahl.bsky.social @envpsyvienna.bsky.social.