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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

🧠 People’s attitudes towards science matter (e.g. trust in scientists, beliefs about science), but they don’t change how uncertainty messages influence them. Bottom line: Not all uncertainties are perceived equally & how we phrase them can shape public responses to environmental & health issues.

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

⚠️ Communicating that scientists don’t agree (consensus uncertainty) can lower people’s perception of risk and, via reduced credibility, may even reduce support for related policies. 💡 But communicating that we still have knowledge gaps (deficient uncertainty) doesn’t create the same effects.

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

📢 New publication: How should we communicate about scientific uncertainty - especially around environmental & health risks like microplastics? 🗣️💬 We ran an online experiment with 1,126 participants in Austria and found:

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Guy Pe'er @guypeer.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Open Letter by scientists to the Council: "Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”. Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025, 2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets. zenodo.org/records/1739...

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Kärnten andas @kaerntenandas.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Solidarität mit Peršmanhof! Geht bitte zu den #Kundgebungen: 👉 Donnerstag um 17 Uhr vor dem #BMI in #Wien / #Dunaj 👉 Freitag um 16 Uhr vor der Landesregierung in #Klagenfurt #Celovec #Peršmanhof #Polizeieinsatz #niemalsvergessen #niewiederistjetzt #demo #antifaschismus #kärnten #Koroška

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Daniel Huppmann @danielhuppmann.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Jetzt gibt es also einen umfassenden Zweiten Österreichischen Sachstandsbericht zum Klimawandel... Aber wie können du & ich diesen Bericht zur Kommunikation nutzen? #klimaaktiv hat da eine Übersicht zusammengestellt 🎉 #WissenSchafftKlimaschutz #AAR2 @ccca.ac.at 🔗 www.klimaaktiv.at/klimabildung...

Social Media Preview des Zweiten Österreichischen Sachstandsbericht zum Klimawandel AAR2, mit Logos des Austrian Panel on Climate Change APCC und des Klima- und Energiefonds. Bunte Streifen repräsentativeren die einzelnen Kapitel des Berichts.

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

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.

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

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!

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Looking back on exciting 3 days of #ICEP2025 in beautiful Vilnius. So much fun connecting with old & new colleagues in the Environmental Psychology community, exchanging ideas & getting inspired by an immense number of high-quality presentations & posters. 💭

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Jana Köhler @janakoehler.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

1/7 🧵 We live in a biased social reality! 🤯 🚨 NEW PAPER: Climate activist stereotypes among the German public and German climate activists. My 1st PhD paper 🤩 in collaboration with @umweltbundesamt.bsky.social

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

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

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

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. 🌱

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

🎉Excited to start a new position as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Environmental System Sciences at the @uni-graz.at in the newly founded research group 'Sustainability, Climate Change & Human Behaviour' led by Hermine Mitter (nachhaltigkeit-klimawandel.uni-graz.at/en/).

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Professorship - sustainability-climate-change.uni-graz.at

Prof. Dr. Hermine Mitter heads the Professorship of Sustainability, Climate Change and Human Behavior at the Department of Environmental Systems Sciences.

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

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

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

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. 🌱

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 29/04/2025

New study by @cemess.bsky.social: Concerning #Chemicals from the Wear of Climbing Shoes Cause Trouble in Indoor Halls 🧪 The shoes contain rubber compounds similar to those used in car tires. Concentrations as high as those by a busy road illustrate the importance of solutions.‼️🧗 Read more: ⤵️

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Concerning Chemicals from the Wear of Climbing Shoes Cause Trouble in Indoor Halls

Concentrations as high as those by a busy road illustrate the importance of solutions

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

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. 🎢

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Last week I successfully defended my PhD thesis 'Psychological Perspectives on Microplastics in Food and Drink - From Risks to Solutions' 🎓🎉 With this, almost 3 years of PhD (& overall ~ 9 years of studies) at @univie.ac.at are coming to an end.

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

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

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

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. 🗣

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

(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

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

💡 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) 👥

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

What predicts public risk perception of microplastics in food 🍽️ & plastic-policy support? 🚫 In a survey study in Austria (N=741), we applied the Climate Change Risk Perception Model (van der Linden, 2015) to advance psychosocial theoretical foundations in the plastic field. ⬇️ doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

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

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

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.

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

(3) Patterns differed between support for “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 to policy support via risk perception

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

💡 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 and experiential factors (biospheric values, negative affect, talking to others) 👥

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Environmental Psychology Vienna @envpsyvienna.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Research foci were presented, future avenues discussed and the freedom of science was protested for at #MarchforScience #StandUpForScience @s4fat.bsky.social. 📢

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Environmental Psychology Vienna @envpsyvienna.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Inspiring & fun 2 days lie behind us. 🧠🌱💡 We had a joint #EnvironmentalPsychology meeting with the @scanunit.bsky.social at @univie.ac.at & the Consumer Decision and Sustainable Behavior Lab coming all the way from Geneva. 🚆

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Wuhuu, I remember you telling me that'd be your dream. Really happy for you that it worked out! Congrats Boryana! 😊

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Environmental Psychology Vienna @envpsyvienna.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Ever wondered why #swimming in #openwaters makes you feel so good? 🌊🏊‍♂️ New research from the #BlueHealth project, using data from 1,200 swimmers across 19 countries, found that swimming in natural waters is linked to significantly higher levels of #wellbeing compared to swimming in open-air pools.

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RESONATE Horizon Europe @resonatenbt.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The Nature-Based Therapy Podcast is now live! The first episode features Mathew White, an internationally leading expert in nature and health. We talk about the #ResonateHorizon project and #NatureBasedTherapy. 🌊🌿Listen now and subscribe for future episodes. feed.pod.space/thenaturebas...

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Gestern mit 'Geordnete Verhältnisse' von Lana Lux fertig geworden - das hängt mir noch bisschen nach 🙏

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Viktoria Cologna @colognaviktoria.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Our global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! 🥳 With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5

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Environmental Psychology Vienna @envpsyvienna.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Proudly presenting the "EnvPsy Vienna 2024 Wrap-Up" 🎀 We are really excited to show you our year in numbers. Thanks for following along and all the best for 2025!

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Environmental Psychology Vienna @envpsyvienna.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

In Nov 2022, we started a #RejectionList where we collect any rejections, from grant applications to conference & paper submissions. After 25 rejections, there’s a party! Last week, it was time – we celebrated our 1st Rejection Party, incl. a shrine, some joint mourning & a fun rejection quiz! 🎉

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Environmental Psychology Vienna @envpsyvienna.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Hi there!👋 We are the Environmental Psychology Research Group at @univie.ac.at . We work various topics, incl. environmental #pollutants (PFAS, 5G, microplastics), #nature & health, #climatechange beliefs, climate #activism, #gamification, & #sciencecommunication. Follow us to learn more! 🌍🌿🌊🎮💬

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Hi Laura, would you mind adding me please? :)

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Systemic changes on the regulatory level were called for, and we identified relevant conditions for #policy acceptance. Bottom line: more needs to be done to systematically include involved groups in solution-finding initiatives! ♻️👥

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

We conducted #interviews with individuals involved in harvesting, production, packaging & distribution, as well as consumers & policy makers. 🗣️ Participants expressed concerns about human health risks & felt powerless in the face of the current unavoidability of (micro-)plastics.

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

New paper (& my 1st PhD paper) 📢 “I would even find it almost liberating if certain things were simply no longer allowed.” 🚫 Curious what different groups involved in the ‘farm-to-fork’ food chain think about #microplastics in the human food chain & potential solutions? 🥬🥩🧃

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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Hi Wouter, thanks for creating the list. It would be great if you could add me :)

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