Publications - Wokje Abrahamse

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Abrahamse, W. (2019). Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour: What works, what doesn’t, and why. London: Elsevier Academic Press.

Abrahamse, W. (2019). How can people save the planet? Nature Sustainability, 2, 264. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0273-7

Sovacool, B. K., Abrahamse, W., Zhang, L., & Ren, J. (2019). Pleasure or profit? Surveying the purchasing intentions of potential electric vehicle adopters in China. Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice.

Abrahamse, W., Darby, S., & McComas, K. (2018). Communication is key. IEEE Power & Energy Magazine, 16, 29-34.

Keall, M., Chapman, R., Shaw, C., Abrahamse, W., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2018). Are people who already cycle and walk more responsive to an active travel intervention? Journal of Transport & Health, 10, 84-91.

Abrahamse, W., & Shwom, R. (2018). Domestic energy consumption and climate change mitigation. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 9(4), e525.

Sovacool, B. K., Tan-Mullins, M., & Abrahamse, W. (2018). Bloated bodies and broken bricks: Power, ecology, and inequality in the political economy of natural disaster recovery. World Development, 110, 243-255.

Graham, T., & Abrahamse, W. (2017). Communicating the climate impacts of meat consumption: The effect of values and message framing. Global Environmental Change, 44, 98-108.

Pettifor, H., Wilson, C., Axsen, J., Abrahamse, W., & Anable, J. (2017). Social influence in the global diffusion of alternative fuel vehicles–a meta-analysis. Journal of Transport Geography, 62, 247-261.

Keall, M., Chapman, R., Howden-Chapman, P., Witten, K., Abrahamse, W., & Woodward, A. (2015). Increasing active travel: results of a quasi-experimental study of an intervention to encourage walking and cycling. J Epidemiol Community Health, 69(12), 1184-1190.

Keall, M., Chapman, R., Howden-Chapman, P., Witten, K., Abrahamse, W., & Woodward, A. (2014). Increasing active travel: aims, methods and baseline measures of a quasi-experimental study. BMC Public Health,14, 935.

Abrahamse, W., & Steg, L. (2013). Social influence approaches to encourage resource conservation: A meta-analysis. Global Environmental Change, 23(6), 1773-1785.

De Groot, J. I. M, Abrahamse, W., & Jones, K. (2013). Persuasive normative messages: The influence of injunctive and personal norms on using free plastic bags. Sustainability, 5(5), 1829-1844.

De Groot, J. I. M, Abrahamse, W., & Vincent, S. (2013). Thou shalt not steal: Effects of normative cues on attitudes towards theft. Psychology, 4(4), 438-444.

Abrahamse, W., & Keall., M. (2012). Effectiveness of a web-based intervention to encourage carpooling to work: A case study of Wellington, New Zealand. Transport Policy 21, 45–51.

Gatersleben, B., Murtagh, N., & Abrahamse, W.. (2012). Values, identity, and pro-environmental behavior. Contemporary Social Science, 1-19.

Abrahamse, W., & Steg, L. (2011). Factors related to household energy use and intention to reduce  it: The role of psychological and socio-demographic variables. Human Ecology Review, 18, 30-40.

Milfont, T. L., Abrahamse, W., & McCarthy, N. (2011). Spatial and temporal biases in assessments of environmental conditions in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 40(2) , 56-67.

Steg, L., De Groot, J. I.M., Dreijerink, L., Abrahamse, W., & Siero, F. (2011). General antecedents of personal norms, policy acceptability, and intentions: The role of values, worldviews, and environmental concern. Society and Natural Resources, 24(4), 349-367.

Gatersleben, B., White, E. Abrahamse, W., Jackson, T., & Uzzell, D. (2010) Values and sustainable lifestyles. Architectural Science Review, 53(1), 2010, 1–14.

Abrahamse, W., & Steg, L. (2009). How do socio-demographic and psychological factors relate to households’ direct and indirect energy use and energy savings? Journal of Economic Psychology, 30(5), 711-720.

Abrahamse, W., Steg, L., Gifford., R., & Vlek, C. (2009). Psychological factors influencing car use for commuting and intentions to reduce it. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 12(4), 317-324.

Evans, D., & Abrahamse, W. (2009). Beyond rhetoric: The possibilities of and for ‘sustainable lifestyles’. Environmental Politics, 18(4), 486 – 502.

Abrahamse, W., Steg, L., Vlek, C., & Rothengatter, T. (2007). The effect of tailored information, goal setting, and tailored feedback on household energy use, energy-related behaviors and behavioral antecedents. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 27(4), 265-276.

Steg, L., Dreijerink, L., & Abrahamse, W. (2006). Why are energy policies acceptable and effective? Environment and Behavior, 38(1), 92-111.

Steg, L., Dreijerink, L., & Abrahamse, W.. (2005). Factors influencing the acceptability of energy policies: A test of VBN theory. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 25(4), 415-425.

Abrahamse, W., Steg, L., Vlek, C., & Rothengatter, T. (2005). A review of interventions aimed at household energy conservation. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 25(3), 273-291.

Book Chapters & Edited Volumes

Abrahamse, W., & De Groot (2013). The psychology of behaviour change: an overview of theoretical and practical contributions. In S. Fudge, M. Peters, Hoffman, S. M., & W. Wehrmeyer, The Global Challenge of Encouraging Sustainable Living: Opportunities, Barriers, Policy and Practice (pp. 3-17). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Abrahamse, W., & Matthies, E. (2012). Informational strategies to promote pro-environmental behaviours: Changing knowledge, awareness, and attitudes. In: L. Steg, A. E. van den Berg, & J. I. M. de Groot (Eds.). Environmental Psychology: An Introduction (chapter 21, pp. 224-231). Stafford, Australia: Wiley- Blackwell.

Witten, K., Abrahamse, W., & Stuart, K. (2011). Growth Misconduct? Avoiding sprawl and improving urban intensification. New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities Monograph Series. Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Publishers.

Abrahamse, W. (2010). The social dimensions of pro-environmental behaviour change: An overview of community-based interventions. In M. Peters, S. Fudge, & T. Jackson (Eds), Low Carbon Communities: Imaginative Approaches to Combating Climate Change Locally. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.

Gatersleben, B. White, E. Abrahamse, W., Jackson, T., & Uzzell, D. (2010). Values and sustainable lifestyles. In: Roaf, S. (Ed.), Transforming Markets in the Built Environment: Adapting for Climate Change. Earthscan Publications Ltd.

Mortimer, C. & Abrahamse, W. (2010). We are what we buy – aren’t we? The influence of identity on behaviour and consumption. In: B. Frame, R. Gordon, & C. Mortimer (Eds), Hatched. The Capacity for Sustainable Development (pp. 149-158). New Zealand: Landcare Research.

Steg, L., & Abrahamse, W. (2010). How to promote energy savings among households: Theoretical and practical approaches. In: V. Corral-Verdugo & C. H. García-Cadena (Eds.), Psychology and Sustainable Development: Worldwide Current Trends in Research. New York, USA: Nova Publishers.