Yr Athro Wouter Poortinga
MSc, PhD
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Athro, Ysgol Pensaernïaeth Cymru
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Cyhoeddiad
2026
- Cooper, C. , Fredrich, A. and Poortinga, W. 2026. Most people would sacrifice some life satisfaction in exchange for a more equal society. [Online].The Conversation: Conversation Trust. (10.64628/AB.vfqw65qs9)Available at: https://doi.org/10.64628/AB.vfqw65qs9.
- Parkin, N. et al. 2026. ‘A completely different space’: Teachers' perspectives on disadvantage, access to nature and outdoor learning. British Educational Research Journal 52 (3), pp.2257-2280. (10.1002/berj.70103)
- Parkin, N. et al. 2026. Development and validation of the School Contexts of Outdoor Learning (SCOOL) scale. Journal of Environmental Psychology 112 103034. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.103034)
- Junker, M. et al. 2026. Pathways to nature connection? A photo-elicitation exploration on how children engage with a nature connection programme. Environmental Education Research 32 (6), pp.1697-1725. (10.1080/13504622.2025.2600603)
- Cooper, C. et al. 2026. Individual utilities of life satisfaction reveal inequality aversion unrelated to political alignment. Social Indicators Research 183 12. (10.1007/s11205-026-03854-4)
- Malet Lambert, I. et al. 2026. Preferences for urban street space reallocation to encourage cycling: A Best-Worst Scaling profile case approach. Travel Behaviour and Society 43 101205. (10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101205)
- Wolstenholme, E. et al. 2026. Examining the relationship between climate concern, climate anxiety and climate action in the UK. BMC Psychology 14 (731)(10.1186/s40359-026-04170-9)
- Tirotto, F. A. et al. 2026. Psychological and contextual drivers of indoor air quality behaviours in a deprived urban community: Evidence from participatory research. Building and Environment 289 114089. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.114089)
- Malet Lambert, I. et al. 2026. Exploring public discourse about new cycle lanes and low-traffic neighbourhoods using Twitter/X data. Travel Behaviour and Society 42 101128. (10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101128)
- Poortinga, W. , Xenias, D. and Potoglou, D. 2026. Why do people support or oppose bike lanes? Our research sheds light on public opinion. [Online].The Conversation. (10.64628/AB.wx7m7nmnj)Available at: https://doi.org/10.64628/ab.wx7m7nmnj.
2025
- Godwin, E. et al., 2025. Making outdoor learning accessible and inclusive for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND): a case study. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning (10.1080/14729679.2025.2601844)
- Phillips, R. et al., 2025. Are you afraid of COVID-19? Motivation and engagement in infection–prevention behaviour in a UK community cohort during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic. British Journal of Health Psychology 30 (4) e70034. (10.1111/bjhp.70034)
- Roberts, A. , Poortinga, W. and Williams, M. O. 2025. Climate anxiety in the United Kingdom: Associations with environmentally relevant behavioural intentions, and the moderating role of efficacy. Journal of Environmental Psychology 105 102595. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102595)
- Whitmarsh, L. et al., 2025. “Moments of change” and low-carbon behaviors: A multidisciplinary, systematic review. WIREs Climate Change 16 (4) e70014. (10.1002/wcc.70014)
- Poortinga, W. 2025. The role of policy appraisals and second-order beliefs in public support for climate policies in the UK. Climate Policy (10.1080/14693062.2025.2539977)
- Verfuerth, C. et al. 2025. Strengthening climate policy through social science: Co-developing behavioural indicators for climate action with the Welsh Government. Other. Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations. Available at: https://cast.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/the-centre-for-climate-change-and-social-transformations-cast-briefing-38-strengthening-climate-policy-through-social-science-co-developing-behavioural-indicators-for-climate-action-with-the-welsh-gov.pdf.
- Latter, B. et al. 2025. Experiences of car free living: Findings of a trial across four cities in England. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 31 101484. (10.1016/j.trip.2025.101484)
- Matsunaga, L. H. et al., 2025. The self-serving veil of justice: egocentric bias fosters zero-sum thinking despite fair settings. Social Justice Research (10.1007/s11211-025-00459-z)
- Varaden, D. et al., 2025. West London Healthy Home and Environment (WellHome) Study: Protocol for a community-based study investigating exposures across the indoor-outdoor air pollution continuum in urban communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22 (2) 249. (10.3390/ijerph22020249)
2024
- Wolstenholme, E. et al. 2024. Food and sustainability: meat consumption and vegetarianism in Brazil and the United Kingdom. Sustainability in Debate 15 (3), pp.131–146. (10.18472/SustDeb.v15n3.2024.55739)
- Williams, M. O. et al. 2024. ‘There’s no helpline’: how mental health services can support young people with climate distress. Cogent Mental Health 3 (1) 2409815. (10.1080/28324765.2024.2409815)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2024. Associations of reported access to public green space, physical activity and subjective wellbeing during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Environmental Psychology 97 102376. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102376)
- Wolstenholme, E. et al. 2024. Public perceptions of climate change and policy action in the UK, China, Sweden and Brazil from 2020-2023. Documentation. CAST. Available at: https://cast.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CAST-the-centre-for-climate-change-and-social-transformations-cast-briefing-26-public-perceptions-of-climate-change-and-policy-action-in-the-uk-china-sweden-and-brazil-from-2020-to-2023.pdf.
- Pohjolainen, P. et al., 2024. The role of national affluence, carbon emissions, and democracy in Europeans' climate perceptions. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research 37 (2), pp.515-533. (10.1080/13511610.2021.1909465)
- Chard, E. et al. 2024. Gender and cross-country differences in the determinants of sustainable diet intentions: A multigroup analysis of the UK, China, Sweden, and Brazil. Frontiers in Psychology 15 (10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1355969)
2023
- Swaffield, J. , Whitmarsh, L. and Poortinga, W. 2023. Interrupting the flow of water: Behavioural interventions and moments of change. Institute of Water Journal 8 , pp.4-5.
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2023. Factors and framing effects in support for net zero policies in the UK. Frontiers in Psychology 14 (10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1287188)
- Poortinga, W. and Drews, S. 2023. Charging for change: the effectiveness of economic instruments to change environmentally-relevant behaviours. In: Gatersleben, B. and Murtagh, N. eds. Handbook on Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. , pp.289-307.
- Verfuerth, C. et al. 2023. A people-centred approach is needed to meet net zero goals. Journal of the British Academy 11 (S4), pp.97-124. (10.5871/jba/011s4.097)
- Böhm, G. et al., 2023. Emotional reactions to climate change: a comparison across France, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Frontiers in Psychology 14 1139133. (10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1139133)
- Poortinga, W. , Demski, C. and Steentjes, K. 2023. Generational differences in climate-related beliefs, risk perceptions and emotions in the UK. Communications Earth & Environment 4 229. (10.1038/s43247-023-00870-x)
2022
- Fisher, S. D. et al., 2022. The politicisation of climate change attitudes in Europe. Electoral Studies 79 102499. (10.1016/j.electstud.2022.102499)
- Poortinga, W. , Latter, B. and Wang, S. 2022. Comparing coronavirus (COVID-19) and climate change perceptions: Implications for support for individual and collective-level policies. Frontiers in Psychology 13 996546. (10.3389/fpsyg.2022.996546)
- Whittle, C. et al. 2022. Life events and their association with changes in the frequency of transport use in a large UK sample. Travel Behaviour and Society 28 , pp.273-287. (10.1016/j.tbs.2022.04.007)
- Capstick, S. et al. 2022. The connection between subjective wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviour: Individual and cross-national characteristics in a seven-country study. Environmental Science and Policy 133 , pp.63-73. (10.1016/j.envsci.2022.02.025)
2021
- Whitmarsh, L. , Poortinga, W. and Capstick, S. 2021. Behaviour change to address climate change. Current Opinion in Psychology 42 , pp.76-81. (10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.04.002)
- Guati-Rojo, A. et al., 2021. Public attitudes and concerns about ammonia as an energy vector. Energies 14 (21) 7296. (10.3390/en14217296)
- Wolstenholme, E. et al. 2021. Explaining intention to reduce red and processed meat in the UK and Italy using the theory of planned behaviour, meat-eater identity, and the Transtheoretical model. Appetite 166 105467. (10.1016/j.appet.2021.105467)
- Phillips, R. et al., 2021. Cohort profile: The UK COVID-19 Public Experiences (COPE) prospective longitudinal mixed-methods study of health and well-being during the SARSCoV2 coronavirus pandemic. PLoS ONE 16 (10) e0258484. (10.1371/journal.pone.0258484)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2021. The role of perceived public and private green space in subjective health and wellbeing during and after the first peak of the COVID-19 outbreak. Landscape and Urban Planning 211 104092. (10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104092)
- Sonnberger, M. et al., 2021. Climate concerned but anti-nuclear: exploring (dis)approval of nuclear energy in four European countries. Energy Research and Social Science 75 102008. (10.1016/j.erss.2021.102008)
- Gregersen, T. et al., 2021. Outcome expectancies moderate the association between worry about climate change and personal energy-saving behaviors. PLoS ONE 16 (5) e0252105. (10.1371/journal.pone.0252105)
2020
- Mouratidis, K. and Poortinga, W. 2020. Built environment, urban vitality and social cohesion: Do vibrant neighborhoods foster strong communities?. Landscape and Urban Planning 204 103951. (10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103951)
- Wolstenholme, E. , Poortinga, W. and Whitmarsh, L. 2020. Two birds, one stone: the effectiveness of health and environmental messages to reduce meat consumption and encourage pro-environmental behavioural spillover. Frontiers in Psychology 11 577111. (10.3389/fpsyg.2020.577111)
- Verschoor, M. et al., 2020. Exploring relationships between climate change beliefs and energy preferences: a network analysis of the European Social Survey. Journal of Environmental Psychology 70 101435. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101435)
- Gregersen, T. et al., 2020. Political orientation moderates the relationship between climate change beliefs and worry about climate change. Frontiers in Psychology 11 1573. (10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01573)
- Bouman, T. et al., 2020. When worry about climate change leads to climate action: how values, worry and personal responsibility relate to various climate actions. Global Environmental Change 62 102061. (10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102061)
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. et al. 2020. Advice for journalists covering Covid-19: Welsh NHS confederation. Documentation. Cardiff: School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University.
- Milfont, T. L. , Poortinga, W. and Sibley, C. G. 2020. Does having children increase environmental concern? Testing parenthood effects with longitudinal data from the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study. PLoS ONE 15 (3)(10.1371/journal.pone.0230361)
2019
- Bertoldo, R. et al., 2019. Scientific truth or debate: On the link between perceived scientific consensus and belief in anthropogenic climate change. Public Understanding of Science 28 (7), pp.778-796. (10.1177/0963662519865448)
- Poortinga, W. , Nash, N. and Hoeijmakers, L. 2019. Rapid review of charging for disposable coffee cups and other waste minimisation measure.
- Poortinga, W. 2019. Health and social outcomes of housing policies to alleviate fuel poverty. In: Fabbri, K. ed. Urban Fuel Poverty. Academic Press. , pp.239-258. (10.1016/B978-0-12-816952-0.00010-7)
- Umit, R. et al., 2019. The role of income in energy efficiency and curtailment behaviours: Findings from 22 European countries. Energy Research and Social Science 53 , pp.206-214. (10.1016/j.erss.2019.02.025)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2019. Climate change perceptions and their individual-level determinants: A cross-European analysis. Global Environmental Change 55 , pp.25-35. (10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.01.007)
- Thomas, G. O. et al. 2019. The English plastic bag charge changed behaviour and increased support for other charges to reduce plastic waste. Frontiers in Psychology 10 266. (10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00266)
- Capstick, S. et al. 2019. CAST Briefing Paper 02: Public opinion in a time of climate emergency. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: https://cast.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CAST-Briefing-02-Public-opinion-in-a-time-of-climate-emergency-1.pdf.
2018
- Demski, C. et al. 2018. National context is a key determinant of energy security concerns across Europe. Nature Energy 3 , pp.882-888. (10.1038/s41560-018-0235-8)
- Rodgers, S. E. et al., 2018. Emergency hospital admissions associated with a non-randomised housing intervention meeting national housing quality standards: a longitudinal data linkage study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 72 (10), pp.896-903. (10.1136/jech-2017-210370)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2018. European attitudes to climate change and energy. Topline results from Round 8 of the European Social Survey.
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2018. Impacts of energy-efficiency investments on internal conditions in low-income households. Building Research and Information 46 (6), pp.653-667. (10.1080/09613218.2017.1314641)
- Rodgers, S. E. et al., 2018. Health impact, and economic value, of meeting housing quality standards: a retrospective longitudinal data linkage study. Public Health Research 6 (8), pp.1-104. (10.3310/phr06080)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2018. The health impacts of energy performance investments in low-income areas: a mixed-methods approach. Public Health Research 6 (5), pp.1-182. (10.3310/phr06050)
- Poortinga, W. and Whitaker, L. 2018. Promoting the use of reusable coffee cups through environmental messaging, the provision of alternatives and financial incentives. Sustainability 10 (3) 873. (10.3390/su10030873)
- Thomas, G. O. et al. 2018. The impact of parenthood on environmental attitudes and behaviour: a longitudinal investigation of the legacy hypothesis. Population and Environment 39 (3), pp.261-276. (10.1007/s11111-017-0291-1)
- Fisher, S. , Fitzgerald, R. and Poortinga, W. 2018. Climate change: social divisions in beliefs and behaviour. In: Curtice, J. et al., British Social Attitudes: The 35th Report. London: The National Centre for Social Research. , pp.1-26.
2017
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2017. Social and health outcomes following upgrades to a national housing standard: a multilevel analysis of a five-wave repeated cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 17 927. (10.1186/s12889-017-4928-x)
- Nash, N. et al. 2017. Climate-relevant behavioural spillover and the potential contribution of social practice theory. WIREs Climate Change 8 (6) e481. (10.1002/wcc.481)
- Grey, C. N. B. et al. 2017. Cold homes, fuel poverty and energy efficiency improvements: A longitudinal focus group approach. Indoor and Built Environment 26 (7), pp.902-913. (10.1177/1420326X17703450)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2017. Neighborhood quality and attachment: Validation of the Revised Residential Environment Assessment Tool. Environment and Behavior 49 (3), pp.255-282. (10.1177/0013916516634403)
- Grey, C. N. B. et al. 2017. The short-term health and psychosocial impacts of domestic energy efficiency investments in low-income areas: a controlled before and after study. BMC Public Health 17 (1) 140. (10.1186/s12889-017-4075-4)
- Corner, A. J. et al. 2017. European Perceptions of Climate Change (EPCC): six recommendations for public engagement. Project Report.Oxford: Climate Outreach.
- Poortinga, W. 2017. Results of a field experiment to reduce coffee cup waste. Project Report.Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture & School of Psychology, Cardiff University.
- Steentjes, K. et al. 2017. European Perceptions of Climate Change (EPCC): Topline findings of a survey conducted in four European countries in 2016. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
2016
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2016. Short-term health and social impacts of energy-efficiency investments in low-income communities: a controlled field study. The Lancet 388 (S2), pp.S96-S96. (10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32332-7)
- Rodgers, S. E. et al., 2016. Effects of national housing quality standards on hospital emergency admissions: a quasi-experiment using data-linkage. The Lancet 388 (Supp 2), pp.S3. (10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32239-5)
- Thomas, G. O. , Poortinga, W. and Sautkina, E. 2016. The Welsh Single-Use Carrier Bag Charge and behavioural spillover. Journal of Environmental Psychology 47 , pp.126-135. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.05.008)
- Thomas, G. O. , Poortinga, W. and Sautkina, E. 2016. Habit discontinuity, self-activation, and the diminishing influence of context change: evidence from the UK understanding society survey. PLoS ONE 11 (4) e0153490. (10.1371/journal.pone.0153490)
- Poortinga, W. and Darnton, A. 2016. Segmenting for sustainability: The development of a sustainability segmentation model from a Welsh sample. Journal of Environmental Psychology 45 , pp.221-232. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.01.009)
- Arnold, A. et al., 2016. Socio-political profiles to inform a cross-national survey in France, Germany, Norway and the UK.. Project Report.[Online].Oxford: Climate Outreach. Available at: http://climateoutreach.org/resources/european-perceptions.
- Jones, N. et al. 2016. The effect of a housing intervention on the quality of the neighbourhood environment. Working paper. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture. Available at: http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/architecture/research/working-paper-series/.
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2016. The English plastic bag charge: Changes in attitudes and behaviour. Project Report.Welsh School of Architecture, School of Psychology, Cardiff University.
- Suffolk, C. and Poortinga, W. 2016. Behavioural changes after energy efficiency improvements in residential properties. In: Santarius, T. , Walnum, H. J. and Aall, C. eds. Rethinking Climate and Energy Policies. New Perspectives on the Rebound Phenomenon. Springer. , pp.121-142. (10.1007/978-3-319-38807-6_8)
2015
- Fenenga, C. J. et al., 2015. Social capital and active membership in the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme - a mixed method study. International Journal for Equity in Health 14 (1) 118. (10.1186/s12939-015-0239-y)
2014
- Capstick, S. B. et al. 2014. International trends in public perceptions of climate change over the past quarter century. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 6 (1), pp.35-61. (10.1002/wcc.321)
- Demski, C. C. , Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2014. Exploring public perceptions of energy security risks in the UK. Energy Policy 66 , pp.369-378. (10.1016/j.enpol.2013.10.079)
- Rodgers, S. E. et al., 2014. Cohort Profile: The housing regeneration and health study. International Journal of Epidemiology 43 (1), pp.52-60. (10.1093/ije/dys200)
- Marshall, G. et al., 2014. Sustainable development narratives for Wales: a framework for communications. Project Report.[Online].Welsh Government. Available at: http://wales.gov.uk/docs/dsjlg/publications/140206-sus-dev-narratives.pdf.
- Bird, D. K. et al., 2014. Nuclear power in Australia: A comparative analysis of public opinion regarding climate change and the Fukushima disaster. Energy Policy 65 , pp.644-653. (10.1016/j.enpol.2013.09.047)
2013
- de Groot, J. I. M. , Steg, L. and Poortinga, W. 2013. Values, perceived risks and benefits, and acceptability of nuclear energy. Risk Analysis 33 (2), pp.307-317. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01845.x)
- Poortinga, W. and Aoyagi, M. 2013. Public perceptions of climate change and energy futures before and after the Fukushima accident. Working paper. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/archi/images/working%20papers/WSA%20Working%20Paper%2001-2013.pdf.
- Poortinga, W. , Aoyagi, M. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2013. Public perceptions of climate change and energy futures before and after the Fukushima accident: A comparison between Britain and Japan. Energy Policy 62 , pp.1204-1211. (10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.015)
- Poortinga, W. , Whitmarsh, L. E. and Suffolk, C. 2013. The introduction of a single-use carrier bag charge in Wales: Attitude change and behavioural spillover effects. Journal of Environmental Psychology 36 , pp.240-247. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.09.001)
2012
- Poortinga, W. , Whitmarsh, L. E. and Suffolk, C. 2012. The introduction of a single-use carrier bag charge in Wales: attitude change and behavioural spillover effects. Working paper. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture.
- Pidgeon, N. F. et al. 2012. Exploring early public responses to geoengineering. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences 370 (1974), pp.4176-4196. (10.1098/rsta.2012.0099)
- Poortinga, W. 2012. Community resilience and health: The role of bonding, bridging, and linking aspects of social capital. Health & Place 18 (2), pp.286-295. (10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.09.017)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2012. Individual-motivational factors in the acceptability of demand-side and supply-side measures to reduce carbon emissions. Energy Policy 48 , pp.812-819. (10.1016/j.enpol.2012.06.029)
- Spence, A. , Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2012. The psychological distance of climate change. Risk Analysis 32 (6), pp.957-972. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01695.x)
2011
- Corner, A. J. et al. 2011. Nuclear power, climate change and energy security: Exploring British public attitudes. Energy Policy 39 (9), pp.4823-4833. (10.1016/j.enpol.2011.06.037)
- Parag, Y. , Capstick, S. B. and Poortinga, W. 2011. Policy attribute framing: A comparison between three policy instruments for personal emissions reduction. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 30 (4), pp.889-905. (10.1002/pam.20610)
- Poortinga, W. , Bronstering, K. and Lannon, S. C. 2011. Awareness and Perceptions of the Risks of Exposure to Indoor Radon: A Population-Based Approach to Evaluate a Radon Awareness and Testing Campaign in England and Wales. Risk Analysis 31 (11), pp.1800-1812. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01613.x)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2011. Neighborhood environment, physical activity and obesity. In: Nriagu, J. O. ed. Encyclopedia of Environmental Health. Vol. 4, Amsterdam: Elsevier. , pp.44-53. (10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00425-6)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2011. Uncertain climate: An investigation into public scepticism about anthropogenic climate change. Global Environmental Change 21 (3), pp.1015-1024. (10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.03.001)
- Spence, A. et al., 2011. Perceptions of climate change and willingness to save energy related to flood experience. Nature Climate Change 1 (1), pp.46-49. (10.1038/nclimate1059)
- Van Woerden, H. C. et al. 2011. The relationship of different sources of social support and civic participation with self-rated health. Journal of Public Mental Health 10 (3), pp.126-139. (10.1108/17465721111175010)
- Whitmarsh, L. E. et al. 2011. Public attitudes, understanding, and engagement in relation to low-carbon energy. A selective review of academic and non-academic literatures : report for RCUK Energy Programme. Project Report.[Online].Research Councils UK. Available at: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/RCUK-prod/assets/documents/energy/EnergySynthesisFINAL20110124.pdf.
2010
- Spence, A. A. et al. 2010. Public perceptions of energy choices: the influence of beliefs about climate change and the environment. Energy and Environment 21 (5), pp.385-407. (10.1260/0958-305X.21.5.385)
2009
- Tompkins, E. L. , Hurlston, L. and Poortinga, W. 2009. Foreignness as a constraint on learning: The impact of migrants on disaster resilience in small islands. Environmental Hazards: human and policy dimensions 8 (4), pp.263-277. (10.3763/ehaz.2009.0018)
2008
- Bickerstaff, K. et al., 2008. Reframing nuclear power in the UK energy debate: nuclear power, climate change mitigation and radioactive waste. Public Understanding of Science 17 (2), pp.145-169. (10.1177/0963662506066719)
- Pidgeon, N. F. , Lorenzoni, I. and Poortinga, W. 2008. Climate change or nuclear power - No thanks! A quantitative study of public perceptions and risk framing in Britain. Global Environmental Change 18 (1), pp.69-85. (10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2007.09.005)
- Poortinga, W. , Cox, P. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2008. The perceived health risks of indoor radon gas and overhead powerlines: A comparative multilevel approach. Risk Analysis 28 (1), pp.235-248. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01015.x)
- Poortinga, W. , Dunstan, F. D. J. and Fone, D. L. 2008. Health locus of control beliefs and socio-economic differences in self-rated health. Preventive Medicine 46 (4), pp.374-380. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.11.015)
- Poortinga, W. , Dunstan, F. D. J. and Fone, D. L. 2008. Neighbourhood deprivation and self-rated health: The role of perceptions of the neighbourhood and of housing problems. Health & Place 14 (3), pp.562-575. (10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.10.003)
- Rowe, G. et al., 2008. Analysis of a normative framework for evaluating public engagement exercises: reliability, validity and limitations. Public Understanding of Science 17 (4), pp.419-441. (10.1177/0963662506075351)
2007
- Poortinga, W. , Dunstan, F. D. J. and Fone, D. L. 2007. Perceptions of the neighbourhood environment and self rated health: a multilevel analysis of the Caerphilly Health and Social Needs Study. BMC Public Health 7 285. (10.1186/1471-2458-7-285)
- Horlick-Jones, T. E. et al. 2007. The GM debate: risk, politics and public engagement. Genetics and Society Abingdon and New York: Routledge.
- Pidgeon, N. F. , Poortinga, W. and Walls, J. 2007. Scepticism, reliance and risk managing institutions: towards a conceptual model of 'critical trust'. In: Siegrist, M. , Earle, T. C. and Gutscher, H. eds. Trust in Cooperative Risk Management: Uncertainty and Scepticism in the Public Mind. The Earthscan Risk in Society Series London: Earthscan. , pp.117-142.
- Poortinga, W. 2007. Associations of physical activity with smoking and alcohol consumption: A sport or occupation effect?. Preventive Medicine 45 (1), pp.66-70. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.04.013)
- Poortinga, W. 2007. The prevalence and clustering of four major lifestyle risk factors in an English adult population. Preventive Medicine 44 (2), pp.124-128. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.10.006)
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2007. Public perceptions of agricultural biotechnology in Britain: the case of GM food. In: Brossard, D. , Shanahan, J. and Nesbitt, C. eds. The Public, the Media and Agricultural Biotechnology. Cambridge, MA: CABI Publishing. , pp.21-56.
2006
- Poortinga, W. 2006. Social relations or social capital? Individual and community health effects of bonding social capital. Social Science & Medicine 63 (1), pp.255-270. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.11.039)
- Poortinga, W. 2006. Social capital: An individual or collective resource for health?. Social Science & Medicine 62 (2), pp.292-302. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.06.008)
- Horlick-Jones, T. E. et al. 2006. On evaluating the GM Nation? Public debate about the commercialisation of transgenic crops in Britain. New Genetics and Society 25 (3), pp.265-288. (10.1080/14636770601032858)
- Lorenzoni, I. et al., 2006. Cross-national comparisons of image associations with "global warming" and "climate change" among laypeople in the United States of America and Great Britain. Journal of Risk Research 9 (3), pp.265-281. (10.1080/13669870600613658)
- Pidgeon, N. F. and Poortinga, W. 2006. British public attitudes to agricultural biotechnology and the 2003 GM nation? Public debate: distrust, ambivalence and risk. In: Glasner, P. , Atkinson, P. and Greenslade, H. eds. New Genetics, New Social Formations. Genetics and Society New York, NY: Routledge. , pp.10-36.
- Poortinga, W. 2006. Do health behaviors mediate the association between social capital and health?. Preventive Medicine 43 (6), pp.488-493. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.06.004)
- Poortinga, W. 2006. Perceptions of the environment, physical activity, and obesity. Social Science and Medicine 63 (11), pp.2835-2846. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.07.018)
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2006. Exploring the structure of attitudes toward genetically modified food. Risk Analysis 26 (6), pp.1707-1719. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00828.x)
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2006. Prior attitudes, salient value similarity, and dimensionality: Toward an integrative model of trust in risk regulation. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 36 (7), pp.1674-1700. (10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00076.x)
- Poortinga, W. , Pidgeon, N. F. and Lorenzoni, I. 2006. Public perceptions of nuclear power, climate change and energy options in Britain: Summary findings of a survey conducted during october and november 2005. Technical Report.
- Rowe, G. , Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2006. A comparison of responses to Internet and postal surveys in a public engagement context. Science Communication 27 (3), pp.352-375. (10.1177/1075547005284668)
2005
- Pidgeon, N. F. et al. 2005. Using surveys in public participation processes for risk decision-making: the case of the 2003 British GM Nation? Public Debate. Risk Analysis 25 (2), pp.467-479. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00603.x)
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2005. Trust in risk regulation: cause or consequence of the acceptability of GM food?. Risk Analysis 25 (1), pp.199-209. (10.1111/j.0272-4332.2005.00579.x)
- Poortinga, W. 2005. The use of multi-level modelling in risk research. A secondary analysis of a study of public perceptions of genetically modified food. Journal of Risk Research 8 (7-8), pp.583-597. (10.1080/1366987042000310677)
- Poortinga, W. 2005. Vertrouwen en de perceptie van technologische risico's. In: Pieterman, R. , Dekker, P. and Elffers, H. eds. Veiligheid, Vertrouwen en Good Governance. Den Haag: Elsevier
2004
- Poortinga, W. , Steg, L. and Vlek, C. 2004. Values, environmental concern and environmentally significant behaviour: a study into household energy use. Environment & Behavior 36 (1), pp.70-93. (10.1177/0013916503251466)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2004. The British 2001 Foot and Mouth crisis: a comparative study of public risk perceptions, trust and beliefs about government policy in two communities. Journal of Risk Research 7 (1), pp.73-90. (10.1080/1366987042000151205)
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2004. Trust, the asymmetry principle, and the role of prior beliefs. Risk Analysis 24 (6), pp.1475-1486. (10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00543.x)
2003
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2003. Exploring the dimensionality of trust in risk regulation. Risk Analysis 23 (5), pp.961-972. (10.1111/1539-6924.00373)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2003. Household preferences for energy-saving measures: A conjoint analysis. Journal of Economic Psychology 24 (1), pp.49-64. (10.1016/S0167-4870(02)00154-X)
2002
- Poortinga, W. and Dekker, P. 2002. Voedselveiligheid: een kwestie van vertrouwen? [Food safety: a matter of trust?]. In: Bronner, A. E. et al., Recente Ontwikkelingen in het Marktonderzoek: Jaarboek 2002. Haarlem, Netherlands: De Vrieseborch. , pp.157-171.
- Poortinga, W. and Steg, L. 2002. Viable behavioural and technological energy-saving measures. Milieu: Tijdschrift voor Milieukunde 17 (3), pp.123-135.
- Poortinga, W. , Steg, L. and Vlek, C. 2002. Myths of nature and environmental management strategies: A field study on energy reductions in traffic and transport. Presented at: 16th International Association for People-Environment Studies Paris, France July 2000. Published in: Moser, G. et al., People, Places, and Sustainability. Göttingen: Hogrefe & Huber. , pp.280-290.
- Poortinga, W. , Steg, L. and Vlek, C. 2002. Environmental risk concern and preferences for energy-saving measures. Environment & Behavior 34 (4), pp.455-478. (10.1177/00116502034004003)
2001
- Hendrickx, L. , Poortinga, W. and van der Kooij, R. 2001. Temporal factors in resource dilemmas. Acta Psychologica 108 (2), pp.137-154. (10.1016/S0001-6918(01)00032-4)
Articles
- Parkin, N. et al. 2026. ‘A completely different space’: Teachers' perspectives on disadvantage, access to nature and outdoor learning. British Educational Research Journal 52 (3), pp.2257-2280. (10.1002/berj.70103)
- Parkin, N. et al. 2026. Development and validation of the School Contexts of Outdoor Learning (SCOOL) scale. Journal of Environmental Psychology 112 103034. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.103034)
- Junker, M. et al. 2026. Pathways to nature connection? A photo-elicitation exploration on how children engage with a nature connection programme. Environmental Education Research 32 (6), pp.1697-1725. (10.1080/13504622.2025.2600603)
- Cooper, C. et al. 2026. Individual utilities of life satisfaction reveal inequality aversion unrelated to political alignment. Social Indicators Research 183 12. (10.1007/s11205-026-03854-4)
- Malet Lambert, I. et al. 2026. Preferences for urban street space reallocation to encourage cycling: A Best-Worst Scaling profile case approach. Travel Behaviour and Society 43 101205. (10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101205)
- Wolstenholme, E. et al. 2026. Examining the relationship between climate concern, climate anxiety and climate action in the UK. BMC Psychology 14 (731)(10.1186/s40359-026-04170-9)
- Tirotto, F. A. et al. 2026. Psychological and contextual drivers of indoor air quality behaviours in a deprived urban community: Evidence from participatory research. Building and Environment 289 114089. (10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.114089)
- Malet Lambert, I. et al. 2026. Exploring public discourse about new cycle lanes and low-traffic neighbourhoods using Twitter/X data. Travel Behaviour and Society 42 101128. (10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101128)
- Godwin, E. et al., 2025. Making outdoor learning accessible and inclusive for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND): a case study. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning (10.1080/14729679.2025.2601844)
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- Roberts, A. , Poortinga, W. and Williams, M. O. 2025. Climate anxiety in the United Kingdom: Associations with environmentally relevant behavioural intentions, and the moderating role of efficacy. Journal of Environmental Psychology 105 102595. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102595)
- Whitmarsh, L. et al., 2025. “Moments of change” and low-carbon behaviors: A multidisciplinary, systematic review. WIREs Climate Change 16 (4) e70014. (10.1002/wcc.70014)
- Poortinga, W. 2025. The role of policy appraisals and second-order beliefs in public support for climate policies in the UK. Climate Policy (10.1080/14693062.2025.2539977)
- Latter, B. et al. 2025. Experiences of car free living: Findings of a trial across four cities in England. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 31 101484. (10.1016/j.trip.2025.101484)
- Matsunaga, L. H. et al., 2025. The self-serving veil of justice: egocentric bias fosters zero-sum thinking despite fair settings. Social Justice Research (10.1007/s11211-025-00459-z)
- Varaden, D. et al., 2025. West London Healthy Home and Environment (WellHome) Study: Protocol for a community-based study investigating exposures across the indoor-outdoor air pollution continuum in urban communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22 (2) 249. (10.3390/ijerph22020249)
- Wolstenholme, E. et al. 2024. Food and sustainability: meat consumption and vegetarianism in Brazil and the United Kingdom. Sustainability in Debate 15 (3), pp.131–146. (10.18472/SustDeb.v15n3.2024.55739)
- Williams, M. O. et al. 2024. ‘There’s no helpline’: how mental health services can support young people with climate distress. Cogent Mental Health 3 (1) 2409815. (10.1080/28324765.2024.2409815)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2024. Associations of reported access to public green space, physical activity and subjective wellbeing during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Environmental Psychology 97 102376. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102376)
- Pohjolainen, P. et al., 2024. The role of national affluence, carbon emissions, and democracy in Europeans' climate perceptions. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research 37 (2), pp.515-533. (10.1080/13511610.2021.1909465)
- Chard, E. et al. 2024. Gender and cross-country differences in the determinants of sustainable diet intentions: A multigroup analysis of the UK, China, Sweden, and Brazil. Frontiers in Psychology 15 (10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1355969)
- Swaffield, J. , Whitmarsh, L. and Poortinga, W. 2023. Interrupting the flow of water: Behavioural interventions and moments of change. Institute of Water Journal 8 , pp.4-5.
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2023. Factors and framing effects in support for net zero policies in the UK. Frontiers in Psychology 14 (10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1287188)
- Verfuerth, C. et al. 2023. A people-centred approach is needed to meet net zero goals. Journal of the British Academy 11 (S4), pp.97-124. (10.5871/jba/011s4.097)
- Böhm, G. et al., 2023. Emotional reactions to climate change: a comparison across France, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Frontiers in Psychology 14 1139133. (10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1139133)
- Poortinga, W. , Demski, C. and Steentjes, K. 2023. Generational differences in climate-related beliefs, risk perceptions and emotions in the UK. Communications Earth & Environment 4 229. (10.1038/s43247-023-00870-x)
- Fisher, S. D. et al., 2022. The politicisation of climate change attitudes in Europe. Electoral Studies 79 102499. (10.1016/j.electstud.2022.102499)
- Poortinga, W. , Latter, B. and Wang, S. 2022. Comparing coronavirus (COVID-19) and climate change perceptions: Implications for support for individual and collective-level policies. Frontiers in Psychology 13 996546. (10.3389/fpsyg.2022.996546)
- Whittle, C. et al. 2022. Life events and their association with changes in the frequency of transport use in a large UK sample. Travel Behaviour and Society 28 , pp.273-287. (10.1016/j.tbs.2022.04.007)
- Capstick, S. et al. 2022. The connection between subjective wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviour: Individual and cross-national characteristics in a seven-country study. Environmental Science and Policy 133 , pp.63-73. (10.1016/j.envsci.2022.02.025)
- Whitmarsh, L. , Poortinga, W. and Capstick, S. 2021. Behaviour change to address climate change. Current Opinion in Psychology 42 , pp.76-81. (10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.04.002)
- Guati-Rojo, A. et al., 2021. Public attitudes and concerns about ammonia as an energy vector. Energies 14 (21) 7296. (10.3390/en14217296)
- Wolstenholme, E. et al. 2021. Explaining intention to reduce red and processed meat in the UK and Italy using the theory of planned behaviour, meat-eater identity, and the Transtheoretical model. Appetite 166 105467. (10.1016/j.appet.2021.105467)
- Phillips, R. et al., 2021. Cohort profile: The UK COVID-19 Public Experiences (COPE) prospective longitudinal mixed-methods study of health and well-being during the SARSCoV2 coronavirus pandemic. PLoS ONE 16 (10) e0258484. (10.1371/journal.pone.0258484)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2021. The role of perceived public and private green space in subjective health and wellbeing during and after the first peak of the COVID-19 outbreak. Landscape and Urban Planning 211 104092. (10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104092)
- Sonnberger, M. et al., 2021. Climate concerned but anti-nuclear: exploring (dis)approval of nuclear energy in four European countries. Energy Research and Social Science 75 102008. (10.1016/j.erss.2021.102008)
- Gregersen, T. et al., 2021. Outcome expectancies moderate the association between worry about climate change and personal energy-saving behaviors. PLoS ONE 16 (5) e0252105. (10.1371/journal.pone.0252105)
- Mouratidis, K. and Poortinga, W. 2020. Built environment, urban vitality and social cohesion: Do vibrant neighborhoods foster strong communities?. Landscape and Urban Planning 204 103951. (10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103951)
- Wolstenholme, E. , Poortinga, W. and Whitmarsh, L. 2020. Two birds, one stone: the effectiveness of health and environmental messages to reduce meat consumption and encourage pro-environmental behavioural spillover. Frontiers in Psychology 11 577111. (10.3389/fpsyg.2020.577111)
- Verschoor, M. et al., 2020. Exploring relationships between climate change beliefs and energy preferences: a network analysis of the European Social Survey. Journal of Environmental Psychology 70 101435. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101435)
- Gregersen, T. et al., 2020. Political orientation moderates the relationship between climate change beliefs and worry about climate change. Frontiers in Psychology 11 1573. (10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01573)
- Bouman, T. et al., 2020. When worry about climate change leads to climate action: how values, worry and personal responsibility relate to various climate actions. Global Environmental Change 62 102061. (10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102061)
- Milfont, T. L. , Poortinga, W. and Sibley, C. G. 2020. Does having children increase environmental concern? Testing parenthood effects with longitudinal data from the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study. PLoS ONE 15 (3)(10.1371/journal.pone.0230361)
- Bertoldo, R. et al., 2019. Scientific truth or debate: On the link between perceived scientific consensus and belief in anthropogenic climate change. Public Understanding of Science 28 (7), pp.778-796. (10.1177/0963662519865448)
- Umit, R. et al., 2019. The role of income in energy efficiency and curtailment behaviours: Findings from 22 European countries. Energy Research and Social Science 53 , pp.206-214. (10.1016/j.erss.2019.02.025)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2019. Climate change perceptions and their individual-level determinants: A cross-European analysis. Global Environmental Change 55 , pp.25-35. (10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.01.007)
- Thomas, G. O. et al. 2019. The English plastic bag charge changed behaviour and increased support for other charges to reduce plastic waste. Frontiers in Psychology 10 266. (10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00266)
- Demski, C. et al. 2018. National context is a key determinant of energy security concerns across Europe. Nature Energy 3 , pp.882-888. (10.1038/s41560-018-0235-8)
- Rodgers, S. E. et al., 2018. Emergency hospital admissions associated with a non-randomised housing intervention meeting national housing quality standards: a longitudinal data linkage study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 72 (10), pp.896-903. (10.1136/jech-2017-210370)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2018. Impacts of energy-efficiency investments on internal conditions in low-income households. Building Research and Information 46 (6), pp.653-667. (10.1080/09613218.2017.1314641)
- Rodgers, S. E. et al., 2018. Health impact, and economic value, of meeting housing quality standards: a retrospective longitudinal data linkage study. Public Health Research 6 (8), pp.1-104. (10.3310/phr06080)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2018. The health impacts of energy performance investments in low-income areas: a mixed-methods approach. Public Health Research 6 (5), pp.1-182. (10.3310/phr06050)
- Poortinga, W. and Whitaker, L. 2018. Promoting the use of reusable coffee cups through environmental messaging, the provision of alternatives and financial incentives. Sustainability 10 (3) 873. (10.3390/su10030873)
- Thomas, G. O. et al. 2018. The impact of parenthood on environmental attitudes and behaviour: a longitudinal investigation of the legacy hypothesis. Population and Environment 39 (3), pp.261-276. (10.1007/s11111-017-0291-1)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2017. Social and health outcomes following upgrades to a national housing standard: a multilevel analysis of a five-wave repeated cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 17 927. (10.1186/s12889-017-4928-x)
- Nash, N. et al. 2017. Climate-relevant behavioural spillover and the potential contribution of social practice theory. WIREs Climate Change 8 (6) e481. (10.1002/wcc.481)
- Grey, C. N. B. et al. 2017. Cold homes, fuel poverty and energy efficiency improvements: A longitudinal focus group approach. Indoor and Built Environment 26 (7), pp.902-913. (10.1177/1420326X17703450)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2017. Neighborhood quality and attachment: Validation of the Revised Residential Environment Assessment Tool. Environment and Behavior 49 (3), pp.255-282. (10.1177/0013916516634403)
- Grey, C. N. B. et al. 2017. The short-term health and psychosocial impacts of domestic energy efficiency investments in low-income areas: a controlled before and after study. BMC Public Health 17 (1) 140. (10.1186/s12889-017-4075-4)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2016. Short-term health and social impacts of energy-efficiency investments in low-income communities: a controlled field study. The Lancet 388 (S2), pp.S96-S96. (10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32332-7)
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- Thomas, G. O. , Poortinga, W. and Sautkina, E. 2016. The Welsh Single-Use Carrier Bag Charge and behavioural spillover. Journal of Environmental Psychology 47 , pp.126-135. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.05.008)
- Thomas, G. O. , Poortinga, W. and Sautkina, E. 2016. Habit discontinuity, self-activation, and the diminishing influence of context change: evidence from the UK understanding society survey. PLoS ONE 11 (4) e0153490. (10.1371/journal.pone.0153490)
- Poortinga, W. and Darnton, A. 2016. Segmenting for sustainability: The development of a sustainability segmentation model from a Welsh sample. Journal of Environmental Psychology 45 , pp.221-232. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.01.009)
- Fenenga, C. J. et al., 2015. Social capital and active membership in the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme - a mixed method study. International Journal for Equity in Health 14 (1) 118. (10.1186/s12939-015-0239-y)
- Capstick, S. B. et al. 2014. International trends in public perceptions of climate change over the past quarter century. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 6 (1), pp.35-61. (10.1002/wcc.321)
- Demski, C. C. , Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2014. Exploring public perceptions of energy security risks in the UK. Energy Policy 66 , pp.369-378. (10.1016/j.enpol.2013.10.079)
- Rodgers, S. E. et al., 2014. Cohort Profile: The housing regeneration and health study. International Journal of Epidemiology 43 (1), pp.52-60. (10.1093/ije/dys200)
- Bird, D. K. et al., 2014. Nuclear power in Australia: A comparative analysis of public opinion regarding climate change and the Fukushima disaster. Energy Policy 65 , pp.644-653. (10.1016/j.enpol.2013.09.047)
- de Groot, J. I. M. , Steg, L. and Poortinga, W. 2013. Values, perceived risks and benefits, and acceptability of nuclear energy. Risk Analysis 33 (2), pp.307-317. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01845.x)
- Poortinga, W. , Aoyagi, M. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2013. Public perceptions of climate change and energy futures before and after the Fukushima accident: A comparison between Britain and Japan. Energy Policy 62 , pp.1204-1211. (10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.015)
- Poortinga, W. , Whitmarsh, L. E. and Suffolk, C. 2013. The introduction of a single-use carrier bag charge in Wales: Attitude change and behavioural spillover effects. Journal of Environmental Psychology 36 , pp.240-247. (10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.09.001)
- Pidgeon, N. F. et al. 2012. Exploring early public responses to geoengineering. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences 370 (1974), pp.4176-4196. (10.1098/rsta.2012.0099)
- Poortinga, W. 2012. Community resilience and health: The role of bonding, bridging, and linking aspects of social capital. Health & Place 18 (2), pp.286-295. (10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.09.017)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2012. Individual-motivational factors in the acceptability of demand-side and supply-side measures to reduce carbon emissions. Energy Policy 48 , pp.812-819. (10.1016/j.enpol.2012.06.029)
- Spence, A. , Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2012. The psychological distance of climate change. Risk Analysis 32 (6), pp.957-972. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01695.x)
- Corner, A. J. et al. 2011. Nuclear power, climate change and energy security: Exploring British public attitudes. Energy Policy 39 (9), pp.4823-4833. (10.1016/j.enpol.2011.06.037)
- Parag, Y. , Capstick, S. B. and Poortinga, W. 2011. Policy attribute framing: A comparison between three policy instruments for personal emissions reduction. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 30 (4), pp.889-905. (10.1002/pam.20610)
- Poortinga, W. , Bronstering, K. and Lannon, S. C. 2011. Awareness and Perceptions of the Risks of Exposure to Indoor Radon: A Population-Based Approach to Evaluate a Radon Awareness and Testing Campaign in England and Wales. Risk Analysis 31 (11), pp.1800-1812. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01613.x)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2011. Uncertain climate: An investigation into public scepticism about anthropogenic climate change. Global Environmental Change 21 (3), pp.1015-1024. (10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.03.001)
- Spence, A. et al., 2011. Perceptions of climate change and willingness to save energy related to flood experience. Nature Climate Change 1 (1), pp.46-49. (10.1038/nclimate1059)
- Van Woerden, H. C. et al. 2011. The relationship of different sources of social support and civic participation with self-rated health. Journal of Public Mental Health 10 (3), pp.126-139. (10.1108/17465721111175010)
- Spence, A. A. et al. 2010. Public perceptions of energy choices: the influence of beliefs about climate change and the environment. Energy and Environment 21 (5), pp.385-407. (10.1260/0958-305X.21.5.385)
- Tompkins, E. L. , Hurlston, L. and Poortinga, W. 2009. Foreignness as a constraint on learning: The impact of migrants on disaster resilience in small islands. Environmental Hazards: human and policy dimensions 8 (4), pp.263-277. (10.3763/ehaz.2009.0018)
- Bickerstaff, K. et al., 2008. Reframing nuclear power in the UK energy debate: nuclear power, climate change mitigation and radioactive waste. Public Understanding of Science 17 (2), pp.145-169. (10.1177/0963662506066719)
- Pidgeon, N. F. , Lorenzoni, I. and Poortinga, W. 2008. Climate change or nuclear power - No thanks! A quantitative study of public perceptions and risk framing in Britain. Global Environmental Change 18 (1), pp.69-85. (10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2007.09.005)
- Poortinga, W. , Cox, P. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2008. The perceived health risks of indoor radon gas and overhead powerlines: A comparative multilevel approach. Risk Analysis 28 (1), pp.235-248. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01015.x)
- Poortinga, W. , Dunstan, F. D. J. and Fone, D. L. 2008. Health locus of control beliefs and socio-economic differences in self-rated health. Preventive Medicine 46 (4), pp.374-380. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.11.015)
- Poortinga, W. , Dunstan, F. D. J. and Fone, D. L. 2008. Neighbourhood deprivation and self-rated health: The role of perceptions of the neighbourhood and of housing problems. Health & Place 14 (3), pp.562-575. (10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.10.003)
- Rowe, G. et al., 2008. Analysis of a normative framework for evaluating public engagement exercises: reliability, validity and limitations. Public Understanding of Science 17 (4), pp.419-441. (10.1177/0963662506075351)
- Poortinga, W. , Dunstan, F. D. J. and Fone, D. L. 2007. Perceptions of the neighbourhood environment and self rated health: a multilevel analysis of the Caerphilly Health and Social Needs Study. BMC Public Health 7 285. (10.1186/1471-2458-7-285)
- Poortinga, W. 2007. Associations of physical activity with smoking and alcohol consumption: A sport or occupation effect?. Preventive Medicine 45 (1), pp.66-70. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.04.013)
- Poortinga, W. 2007. The prevalence and clustering of four major lifestyle risk factors in an English adult population. Preventive Medicine 44 (2), pp.124-128. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.10.006)
- Poortinga, W. 2006. Social relations or social capital? Individual and community health effects of bonding social capital. Social Science & Medicine 63 (1), pp.255-270. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.11.039)
- Poortinga, W. 2006. Social capital: An individual or collective resource for health?. Social Science & Medicine 62 (2), pp.292-302. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.06.008)
- Horlick-Jones, T. E. et al. 2006. On evaluating the GM Nation? Public debate about the commercialisation of transgenic crops in Britain. New Genetics and Society 25 (3), pp.265-288. (10.1080/14636770601032858)
- Lorenzoni, I. et al., 2006. Cross-national comparisons of image associations with "global warming" and "climate change" among laypeople in the United States of America and Great Britain. Journal of Risk Research 9 (3), pp.265-281. (10.1080/13669870600613658)
- Poortinga, W. 2006. Do health behaviors mediate the association between social capital and health?. Preventive Medicine 43 (6), pp.488-493. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.06.004)
- Poortinga, W. 2006. Perceptions of the environment, physical activity, and obesity. Social Science and Medicine 63 (11), pp.2835-2846. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.07.018)
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2006. Exploring the structure of attitudes toward genetically modified food. Risk Analysis 26 (6), pp.1707-1719. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00828.x)
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2006. Prior attitudes, salient value similarity, and dimensionality: Toward an integrative model of trust in risk regulation. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 36 (7), pp.1674-1700. (10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00076.x)
- Rowe, G. , Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2006. A comparison of responses to Internet and postal surveys in a public engagement context. Science Communication 27 (3), pp.352-375. (10.1177/1075547005284668)
- Pidgeon, N. F. et al. 2005. Using surveys in public participation processes for risk decision-making: the case of the 2003 British GM Nation? Public Debate. Risk Analysis 25 (2), pp.467-479. (10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00603.x)
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2005. Trust in risk regulation: cause or consequence of the acceptability of GM food?. Risk Analysis 25 (1), pp.199-209. (10.1111/j.0272-4332.2005.00579.x)
- Poortinga, W. 2005. The use of multi-level modelling in risk research. A secondary analysis of a study of public perceptions of genetically modified food. Journal of Risk Research 8 (7-8), pp.583-597. (10.1080/1366987042000310677)
- Poortinga, W. , Steg, L. and Vlek, C. 2004. Values, environmental concern and environmentally significant behaviour: a study into household energy use. Environment & Behavior 36 (1), pp.70-93. (10.1177/0013916503251466)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2004. The British 2001 Foot and Mouth crisis: a comparative study of public risk perceptions, trust and beliefs about government policy in two communities. Journal of Risk Research 7 (1), pp.73-90. (10.1080/1366987042000151205)
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2004. Trust, the asymmetry principle, and the role of prior beliefs. Risk Analysis 24 (6), pp.1475-1486. (10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00543.x)
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2003. Exploring the dimensionality of trust in risk regulation. Risk Analysis 23 (5), pp.961-972. (10.1111/1539-6924.00373)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2003. Household preferences for energy-saving measures: A conjoint analysis. Journal of Economic Psychology 24 (1), pp.49-64. (10.1016/S0167-4870(02)00154-X)
- Poortinga, W. and Steg, L. 2002. Viable behavioural and technological energy-saving measures. Milieu: Tijdschrift voor Milieukunde 17 (3), pp.123-135.
- Poortinga, W. , Steg, L. and Vlek, C. 2002. Environmental risk concern and preferences for energy-saving measures. Environment & Behavior 34 (4), pp.455-478. (10.1177/00116502034004003)
- Hendrickx, L. , Poortinga, W. and van der Kooij, R. 2001. Temporal factors in resource dilemmas. Acta Psychologica 108 (2), pp.137-154. (10.1016/S0001-6918(01)00032-4)
Book sections
- Poortinga, W. and Drews, S. 2023. Charging for change: the effectiveness of economic instruments to change environmentally-relevant behaviours. In: Gatersleben, B. and Murtagh, N. eds. Handbook on Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. , pp.289-307.
- Poortinga, W. 2019. Health and social outcomes of housing policies to alleviate fuel poverty. In: Fabbri, K. ed. Urban Fuel Poverty. Academic Press. , pp.239-258. (10.1016/B978-0-12-816952-0.00010-7)
- Fisher, S. , Fitzgerald, R. and Poortinga, W. 2018. Climate change: social divisions in beliefs and behaviour. In: Curtice, J. et al., British Social Attitudes: The 35th Report. London: The National Centre for Social Research. , pp.1-26.
- Suffolk, C. and Poortinga, W. 2016. Behavioural changes after energy efficiency improvements in residential properties. In: Santarius, T. , Walnum, H. J. and Aall, C. eds. Rethinking Climate and Energy Policies. New Perspectives on the Rebound Phenomenon. Springer. , pp.121-142. (10.1007/978-3-319-38807-6_8)
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2011. Neighborhood environment, physical activity and obesity. In: Nriagu, J. O. ed. Encyclopedia of Environmental Health. Vol. 4, Amsterdam: Elsevier. , pp.44-53. (10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00425-6)
- Pidgeon, N. F. , Poortinga, W. and Walls, J. 2007. Scepticism, reliance and risk managing institutions: towards a conceptual model of 'critical trust'. In: Siegrist, M. , Earle, T. C. and Gutscher, H. eds. Trust in Cooperative Risk Management: Uncertainty and Scepticism in the Public Mind. The Earthscan Risk in Society Series London: Earthscan. , pp.117-142.
- Poortinga, W. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2007. Public perceptions of agricultural biotechnology in Britain: the case of GM food. In: Brossard, D. , Shanahan, J. and Nesbitt, C. eds. The Public, the Media and Agricultural Biotechnology. Cambridge, MA: CABI Publishing. , pp.21-56.
- Pidgeon, N. F. and Poortinga, W. 2006. British public attitudes to agricultural biotechnology and the 2003 GM nation? Public debate: distrust, ambivalence and risk. In: Glasner, P. , Atkinson, P. and Greenslade, H. eds. New Genetics, New Social Formations. Genetics and Society New York, NY: Routledge. , pp.10-36.
- Poortinga, W. 2005. Vertrouwen en de perceptie van technologische risico's. In: Pieterman, R. , Dekker, P. and Elffers, H. eds. Veiligheid, Vertrouwen en Good Governance. Den Haag: Elsevier
- Poortinga, W. and Dekker, P. 2002. Voedselveiligheid: een kwestie van vertrouwen? [Food safety: a matter of trust?]. In: Bronner, A. E. et al., Recente Ontwikkelingen in het Marktonderzoek: Jaarboek 2002. Haarlem, Netherlands: De Vrieseborch. , pp.157-171.
Books
- Horlick-Jones, T. E. et al. 2007. The GM debate: risk, politics and public engagement. Genetics and Society Abingdon and New York: Routledge.
Conferences
- Poortinga, W. , Steg, L. and Vlek, C. 2002. Myths of nature and environmental management strategies: A field study on energy reductions in traffic and transport. Presented at: 16th International Association for People-Environment Studies Paris, France July 2000. Published in: Moser, G. et al., People, Places, and Sustainability. Göttingen: Hogrefe & Huber. , pp.280-290.
Monographs
- Verfuerth, C. et al. 2025. Strengthening climate policy through social science: Co-developing behavioural indicators for climate action with the Welsh Government. Other. Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations. Available at: https://cast.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/the-centre-for-climate-change-and-social-transformations-cast-briefing-38-strengthening-climate-policy-through-social-science-co-developing-behavioural-indicators-for-climate-action-with-the-welsh-gov.pdf.
- Wolstenholme, E. et al. 2024. Public perceptions of climate change and policy action in the UK, China, Sweden and Brazil from 2020-2023. Documentation. CAST. Available at: https://cast.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CAST-the-centre-for-climate-change-and-social-transformations-cast-briefing-26-public-perceptions-of-climate-change-and-policy-action-in-the-uk-china-sweden-and-brazil-from-2020-to-2023.pdf.
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. et al. 2020. Advice for journalists covering Covid-19: Welsh NHS confederation. Documentation. Cardiff: School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University.
- Poortinga, W. , Nash, N. and Hoeijmakers, L. 2019. Rapid review of charging for disposable coffee cups and other waste minimisation measure.
- Capstick, S. et al. 2019. CAST Briefing Paper 02: Public opinion in a time of climate emergency. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: https://cast.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CAST-Briefing-02-Public-opinion-in-a-time-of-climate-emergency-1.pdf.
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2018. European attitudes to climate change and energy. Topline results from Round 8 of the European Social Survey.
- Corner, A. J. et al. 2017. European Perceptions of Climate Change (EPCC): six recommendations for public engagement. Project Report.Oxford: Climate Outreach.
- Poortinga, W. 2017. Results of a field experiment to reduce coffee cup waste. Project Report.Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture & School of Psychology, Cardiff University.
- Steentjes, K. et al. 2017. European Perceptions of Climate Change (EPCC): Topline findings of a survey conducted in four European countries in 2016. Project Report.Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Arnold, A. et al., 2016. Socio-political profiles to inform a cross-national survey in France, Germany, Norway and the UK.. Project Report.[Online].Oxford: Climate Outreach. Available at: http://climateoutreach.org/resources/european-perceptions.
- Jones, N. et al. 2016. The effect of a housing intervention on the quality of the neighbourhood environment. Working paper. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture. Available at: http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/architecture/research/working-paper-series/.
- Poortinga, W. et al. 2016. The English plastic bag charge: Changes in attitudes and behaviour. Project Report.Welsh School of Architecture, School of Psychology, Cardiff University.
- Marshall, G. et al., 2014. Sustainable development narratives for Wales: a framework for communications. Project Report.[Online].Welsh Government. Available at: http://wales.gov.uk/docs/dsjlg/publications/140206-sus-dev-narratives.pdf.
- Poortinga, W. and Aoyagi, M. 2013. Public perceptions of climate change and energy futures before and after the Fukushima accident. Working paper. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/archi/images/working%20papers/WSA%20Working%20Paper%2001-2013.pdf.
- Poortinga, W. , Whitmarsh, L. E. and Suffolk, C. 2012. The introduction of a single-use carrier bag charge in Wales: attitude change and behavioural spillover effects. Working paper. Cardiff: Welsh School of Architecture.
- Whitmarsh, L. E. et al. 2011. Public attitudes, understanding, and engagement in relation to low-carbon energy. A selective review of academic and non-academic literatures : report for RCUK Energy Programme. Project Report.[Online].Research Councils UK. Available at: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/RCUK-prod/assets/documents/energy/EnergySynthesisFINAL20110124.pdf.
- Poortinga, W. , Pidgeon, N. F. and Lorenzoni, I. 2006. Public perceptions of nuclear power, climate change and energy options in Britain: Summary findings of a survey conducted during october and november 2005. Technical Report.
Websites
- Cooper, C. , Fredrich, A. and Poortinga, W. 2026. Most people would sacrifice some life satisfaction in exchange for a more equal society. [Online].The Conversation: Conversation Trust. (10.64628/AB.vfqw65qs9)Available at: https://doi.org/10.64628/AB.vfqw65qs9.
- Poortinga, W. , Xenias, D. and Potoglou, D. 2026. Why do people support or oppose bike lanes? Our research sheds light on public opinion. [Online].The Conversation. (10.64628/AB.wx7m7nmnj)Available at: https://doi.org/10.64628/ab.wx7m7nmnj.
Ymchwil
Mae Wouter Poortinga yn Athro Seicoleg Amgylcheddol yn Ysgol Pensaernïaeth Cymru a'r Ysgol Seicoleg, Prifysgol Caerdydd; a chyfarwyddwr cyswllt y Ganolfan Trawsnewid Hinsawdd a Chymdeithasol (CAST) a ariennir gan ESRC. Mae ei ymchwil yn canolbwyntio ar ymgysylltu â'r cyhoedd â newid yn yr hinsawdd a ffyrdd cynaliadwy o fyw ac ymddygiad; ac mae ganddo ddiddordeb arbennig mewn goblygiadau atodol ac ymddygiadol polisïau amgylcheddol, megis y tâl am fagiau plastig a Net Zero. Arweiniodd Wouter ddyluniad y modiwl Newid Hinsawdd ac Ynni ar gyfer Rownd 8 Arolwg Cymdeithasol Ewrop; datblygu Model Segmentu Cynaliadwyedd Cymru; ac yn ddiweddar ailgynlluniodd modiwl agweddau amgylcheddol ac ymddygiad Arolwg Understanding Society. O fewn CAST, mae'n cyd-arwain y thema sy'n gweithio gyda phartneriaid a chyfranogwyr cyhoeddus i gyflymu trawsnewidiadau carbon isel trwy ymyriadau unigol a chymunedol. Ar hyn o bryd mae Wouter yn gweithio gyda Grŵp Ymchwil Amgylcheddol y Coleg Imperial ar ganfyddiadau'r cyhoedd a ffactorau ymddygiadol o ran ansawdd aer dan do.
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• Seicoleg Amgylcheddol (PS3415), Cydlynydd Modiwl a Darlithydd (PSYCH)
• Darlith ar Ddulliau Ymchwil y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol Meintiol, Ymchwil Gwyddoniaeth Bensaernïol (ARCHI)
• Darlith ar Dai ac Iechyd, Adeiladau Carbon Isel (ARCHI).
• Darlith ar Agweddau Cymdeithasol ar Ddylunio, Modiwl Pensaernïaeth mewn Cyd-destun (ARCHI)
• modiwl Pobl ac Adeiladau (ART102), Darlithoedd ar ddulliau ymchwil a seicoleg amgylcheddol (ARCHI)
• Tiwtorialau Academaidd Bl2 ar Seicoleg Gymdeithasol a Datblygiadol (PSYCH)
• MSc Seicoleg Trosi, goruchwyliaeth prosiect traethawd hir (PSYCH)
• Goruchwylio traethawd hir M.Arch (ARCHI)
• Goruchwylio traethawd hir Meistr Gwyddoniaeth Bensaernïol (ASM) (ARCHI)
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Bywgraffiad
Addysg
2002-2004: PhD Gwyddorau Amgylcheddol, Prifysgol East Anglia, Norwich.
1995-1997: MSc mewn Astudiaethau Ynni ac Amgylcheddol , Prifysgol Groningen, yr Iseldiroedd. Canolfan Astudiaethau Ynni ac Amgylcheddol (IVEM).
1990-1995: MSc Seicoleg Gymdeithasol, Prifysgol Groningen, yr Iseldiroedd. Adran Seicoleg Gymdeithasol a Sefydliadol
Cyflogaeth
2014-presennol: Athro, Ysgol Pensaernïaeth/Adran Seicoleg Cymru, Prifysgol Caerdydd, Caerdydd
2013-2014 Darllenydd, Ysgol Pensaernïaeth/ Adran Seicoleg Cymru, Prifysgol Caerdydd, Caerdydd
2010-2013: Uwch Ddarlithydd, Ysgol Pensaernïaeth/Adran Seicoleg Cymru, Prifysgol Caerdydd, Caerdydd
2006-2010: Cymrawd Academaidd RCUK , Ysgol Pensaernïaeth/Adran Seicoleg Cymru, Prifysgol Caerdydd, Caerdydd
2001-2005: Uwch Swyddog Ymchwil. Canolfan Risg Amgylcheddol (CER). Prifysgol Dwyrain Anglia, Norwich.
2000: Ymchwilydd. Y Swyddfa Cynllunio Cymdeithasol a Diwylliannol (SCP), yr Iseldiroedd.
1999-2000: Ymchwilydd. Canolfan Seicoleg Amgylcheddol a Thraffig (COV), Prifysgol Groningen, yr Iseldiroedd.
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Fy mhrif arbenigedd goruchwylio yw:
- Seicoleg Amgylcheddol
- Tai ac Iechyd
- Epidemioleg Amgylcheddol
- Ymddygiadau Cynaliadwy a Ffyrdd o Fyw
- Canfyddiad Risg Amgylcheddol.
Yn hapus i ystyried goruchwyliaeth ar bynciau sy'n ymwneud â:
- cynaliadwyedd cymdeithasol
- agweddau cymdeithasol ar ddylunio
- prosesau cymdeithasol-ofodol gan ddefnyddio dulliau gwyddorau cymdeithasol (meintiol).
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