Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Psych. Sabine Pahl, MSc PhD
T: +43-1-4277-47150

Swami, V., White, M. P., Voracek, M., Tran, U. S., Aavik, T., Ranjbar, H. A., Adebayo, S. O., Afhami, R., Ahmed, O., Aimé, A., Akel, M., Al Halbusi, H., Alexias, G., Ali, K. F., Alp-Dal, N., Alsalhani, A. B., Álvarez-Solas, S., Soares Amaral, A. C., Andrianto, S., ... Stieger, S. (2024). Exposure and connectedness to natural environments: An examination of the measurement invariance of the Nature Exposure Scale (NES) and Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 99, [102432]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102432





Hofmann, T., Ghoshal, S., Tufenkji, N., Adamowski, J. F., Bayen, S., Chen, Q., Demokritou, P., Flury, M., Hüffer, T., Ivleva, N. P., Ji, R., Leask, R. L., Maric, M., Mitrano, D. M., Sander, M., Pahl, S., Rillig, M. C., Walker, T. R., White, J. C., & Wilkinson, K. J. (2023). Plastics can be used more sustainably in agriculture. Communications Earth and Environment, 4(1), [332]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00982-4

Doell, K. C., Berman, M. G., Bratman, G. N., Knutson, B., Kühn, S., Lamm, C., Pahl, S., Sawe, N., Van Bavel, J. J., White, M. P., & Brosch, T. (2023). Leveraging neuroscience for climate change research. Nature Climate Change, 13(12), 1288-1297. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01857-4

White, M., Hartig, T., Martin, L., Pahl, S., van den Berg, A. E., Wells, N. M., Costongs, C., Dzhambov, A. M., Elliott, L. R., Godfrey, A., Hartl, A., Konijnendijk, C., Litt, J. S., Lovell, R., Lymeus, F., O'Driscoll, C., Pichler, C., Pouso, S., Razani, N., ... van den Bosch, M. (2023). Nature-based biopsychosocial resilience: An integrative theoretical framework for research on nature and health. Environment International, 181, [108234]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108234

Swami, V., Tran, U. S., Stieger, S., Aavik, T., Ranjbar, H. A., Adebayo, S. O., Afhami, R., Ahmed, O., Aimé, A., Akel, M., Halbusi, H. A., Alexias, G., Ali, K. F., Alp-Dal, N., Alsalhani, A. B., Álvares-Solas, S., Amaral, A. C. S., Andrianto, S., Aspden, T., ... Voracek, M. (2023). Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age. Body Image, 46, 449-466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.07.010




Richter, I., Gabe-Thomas, E., Queirós, A. M., R.J. Sheppard, S. R. J., & Pahl, S. (2023). Advancing the potential impact of future scenarios by integrating psychological principles. Environmental Science & Policy, 140, 68-79.

Landrigan, P. J., Raps, H., Cropper, M., Bald, C., Brunner, M., Canonizado, E. M., Charles, D., Chiles, T. C., Donohue, M. J., Enck, J., Fenichel, P., Fleming, L. E., Ferrier-Pages, C., Fordham, R., Gozt, A., Griffin, C., Hahn, M. E., Haryanto, B., Hixson, R., ... Dunlop, S. (2023). Correction: The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health. Annals of Global Health, 89(1), 71. [71]. https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4331

Landrigan, P., Raps, H., Cropper, M., Bald, C., Brunner, M., Canonizado, E. M., Charles, D., Chiles, T., Donohue, M. J., Enck, J., Fenichel, P., Fleming, L. E., Ferrier-Pagès, C., Fordham, R., Gozt, A., Griffin, C., Hahn, M. E., Haryanto, B., Hixson, R., ... Dunlop, S. (2023). The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health. Annals of Global Health, 89(1), 1-215. [23]. https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4056

Vitale, V., Martin, L., White, M., Elliott, L. R., Wyles, K. J., Browning, M. H. E. M., Pahl, S., Stehl, P., Bell, S., Bratman, G. N., Gascon, M., Grellier, J., Lima, M. L., Lõhmus, M., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Ojala, A., Taylor, J., Van den Bosch, M., Weinstein, N., & Fleming, L. E. (2022). Investigating the mechanisms underlying childhood exposure to blue spaces and adult subjective well-being: an 18-country analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 84, [101876]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101876



Richter, I., Roberts, B. R., Sailley, S. F., Sullivan, E., Cheung, V. V., Eales, J., Fortnam, M., Jontila, J. B., Maharja, C., Nguyen, T. H., Pahl, S., Praptiwi, R. A., Sugardjito, J., Sumeldan, J. D. C., Syazwan, W. M., Then, A. Y., & Austen, M. C. (2022). Building bridges between natural and social science disciplines: a standardized methodology to combine data on ecosystem quality trends. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, 377(1854), [20210487]. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0487

The 4 Ps: Plastic Pollution from Psychology to Policy

Sabine Pahl (Keynote speaker)

16 Sep. 2024

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science



Umweltpsychologie – psychologische Lösungen für die Klima- und Umweltkrise

Sabine Pahl (Invited speaker)

6 Okt. 2023

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Me over the environment? Time and effort discounting for pro-environmental vs self-benefitting behavior

Boryana Todorova (Vortragende*r), Lei Zhang (Autor*in), Jonas Nitschke (Autor*in), Kimberly Crystal Doell (Autor*in), Paul Forbes (Autor*in), Sabine Pahl (Autor*in) & Claus Lamm (Autor*in)

Juni 2023

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Time and effort discounting in self-benefitting vs pro-environmental behavior

Boryana Todorova (Vortragende*r), Lei Zhang (Autor*in), Jonas Nitschke (Autor*in), Kimberly Crystal Doell (Autor*in), Paul Forbes (Autor*in), Sabine Pahl (Autor*in) & Claus Lamm (Autor*in)

März 2023

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


The role of human perception and behaviour in plastic pollution.

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

12 Dez. 2022

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Public


The role of behaviour change in addressing plastic pollution

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

18 Sep. 202223 Sep. 2022

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


Was tun gegen Plastikverschmutzung? Die Rolle von Verhaltensänderungen im Kontext des Plastiksystems

Sabine Pahl (Keynote speaker)

Sep. 2022

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science



on societal processes of change to reduce plastic pollution

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

28 Juni 2022

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


Menschliches Verhalten & Plastikverschmutzung

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

9 Juni 2022

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Inspiring consumers, civic and youth action to transform the plastic value chain

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

31 Mai 2022

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


Solving plastic pollution to tackle bigger issues of ocean health for blue communities

Sabine Pahl (Autor*in)

Apr. 2022

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Consumer Risk Perceptions about Mircroplastics in Food and Water

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

8 Dez. 2021

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Consumer Risk Perceptions about Microplastics in Food and Water

Sabine Pahl (Invited speaker)

Dez. 2021

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Consumer concerns about microplastics in food - the science perspective.

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

29 Nov. 2021

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Public


(Micro)plastics perceptions and concern.

Sabine Pahl (Autor*in)

Nov. 2021 → …

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Micro & macroplastics perceptions and solutions

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

Sep. 2021

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


Micro & macroplastics perceptions and solutions.

Sabine Pahl (Invited speaker)

Sep. 2021 → …

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


Psychological perspectives on microplastic risk.

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

24 Juni 2021

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Public


Expert Perceptions about Microplastics Pollution: Potential Sources and Solutions.

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

Juni 2021

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Psychological perspectives on microplastic risk.

Sabine Pahl (Invited speaker)

Juni 2021 → …

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Public


biodegradability of plastics: attitudes and behaviour change.

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

21 Mai 2021

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


Ocean Visions summit 2021 - Towards a Global Ecosystem for Ocean Solutions

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

19 Mai 2021

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


Human exposure to mirco- and nanoplastics: what drives citizens´ concerns?

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

6 Mai 2021

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


Biodegradability of plastics: attitudes and behaviour change.

Sabine Pahl (Autor*in)

Mai 2021 → …

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


Connecting human behaviour and a healthy ocean.

Sabine Pahl (Invited speaker)

Mai 2021 → …

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Human exposure to micro- and nanoplastics: what drives citizens’ concerns?

Sabine Pahl (Keynote speaker)

Mai 2021 → …

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Perceptions of risk and harm from micro & macroplastics.

Sabine Pahl (Invited speaker)

Apr. 2021 → …

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


Perceptions of risk and harm from micro & macroplastics.

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

Apr. 2021

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


The human dimension in aquatic plastic pollution

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

Feb. 2021

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


The human dimension in aquatic plastic pollution.

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

Feb. 2021 → …

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


The role of human behaviour in plastic pollution

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

21 Jan. 2021

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Public


The role of human behaviour in plastic pollution.

Sabine Pahl (Invited speaker)

Jan. 2021 → …

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


The role of human behaviour in plastic pollution.

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

Okt. 2020

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


The Social Psychology of Contemporary Environmental Issues

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

Aug. 2020

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


Engaging Industry through the Global Partnership on Marine Litter to deliver SDG14

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

14 Juli 2020

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere



Marine science-policy interface roundtable – Personal stories and lessons learnt

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

Juni 2020

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


How can psychology help with coastal and marine issues?

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

Jan. 2020

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere





Marine Plastic Pollution: Changing behavior, engaging communities.

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

Juni 2019

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


The human dimension: Risk perception and communication.

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

Mai 2019

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


Plastics & You Day discussion

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

März 2019

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


Theme 5: Behaviour. DEFRA Marine Plastic Pollution Workshop and Evidence Review. Invited Talk

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

März 2019

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere


The human dimension: How social and behavioural research can help conservation.

Sabine Pahl (Invited speaker)

Feb. 2019

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragAndere



How can social and behavioural sciences help reduce marine litter?

Sabine Pahl (Invited speaker)

Jan. 2019

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Public


How environmental psychology can help address ocean plastic pollution

Sabine Pahl (Keynote speaker)

Nov. 2017

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science



The human dimension: how behavioural sciences can help address plastic pollution in the environment.

Sabine Pahl (Autor*in)

Okt. 2017

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


The human dimension: How behavioural sciences can help protect marine ecosystems.

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

Sep. 2017

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


How social and behavioural research can help address marine litter

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

16 Juli 2017

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Public


Plastics in our Ocean: Science and Society

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

Juli 2017

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Public


No Energy Transition without the Social Sciences and Humanities: Why a PERSONal approach is needed

Sabine Pahl (Vortragende*r)

22 Juni 2017

Aktivität: VorträgeVortragScience to Science


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