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Leonie Fian
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PhD in #EnvironmentalPsychology | Postdoctoral researcher at Institute of Environmental Systems Sciences at @uni-graz.at Senior Research Fellow @envpsyvienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at https://researchgate.net/profile/Leonie-Fian
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Leonie Fian @leoniefian.bsky.social · Apr 7
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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Kärnten andas @kaerntenandas.bsky.social · Jul 30
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 · Jun 24
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 · Jun 20
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 · Jun 20
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 · Jun 20
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 · Jun 5
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 · May 6
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 · May 6
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 · May 6
🎉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/).
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 · May 6
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 · May 6
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 · Apr 29
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: ⤵️
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 · Apr 16
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 · Apr 16
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 · Apr 7
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 · Apr 7
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 · Apr 7
(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 · Apr 7
💡 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 · Apr 7
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 · Apr 7
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 · Apr 7
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 · Apr 7
(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 · Apr 7
💡 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 · Apr 7
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 · Apr 7
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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