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2023

Journal Article

Individual, intergroup and nation-level influences on belief in conspiracy theories

Hornsey, Matthew J., Bierwiaczonek, Kinga, Sassenberg, Kai and Douglas, Karen M. (2023). Individual, intergroup and nation-level influences on belief in conspiracy theories. Nature Reviews Psychology, 2 (2), 85-97. doi: 10.1038/s44159-022-00133-0

Individual, intergroup and nation-level influences on belief in conspiracy theories

2022

Journal Article

Radical interventions for climate-impacted systems

Morrison, Tiffany H., Adger, W. Neil, Agrawal, Arun, Brown, Katrina, Hornsey, Matthew J., Hughes, Terry P., Jain, Meha, Lemos, Maria Carmen, McHugh, Lucy Holmes, O’Neill, Saffron and Van Berkel, Derek (2022). Radical interventions for climate-impacted systems. Nature Climate Change, 12 (12), 1100-1106. doi: 10.1038/s41558-022-01542-y

Radical interventions for climate-impacted systems

2022

Journal Article

A toolkit for understanding and addressing climate scepticism

Hornsey, Matthew J. and Lewandowsky, Stephan (2022). A toolkit for understanding and addressing climate scepticism. Nature Human Behaviour, 6 (11), 1454-1464. doi: 10.1038/s41562-022-01463-y

A toolkit for understanding and addressing climate scepticism

2022

Journal Article

A political experiment may have extracted Australia from the climate wars

Hornsey, Matthew J., Chapman, Cassandra M., Fielding, Kelly S., Louis, Winnifred R. and Pearson, Samuel (2022). A political experiment may have extracted Australia from the climate wars. Nature Climate Change, 12 (8), 695-696. doi: 10.1038/s41558-022-01431-4

A political experiment may have extracted Australia from the climate wars

2022

Journal Article

Reasons why people may refuse COVID-19 vaccination (and what can be done about it)

Hornsey, Matthew J. (2022). Reasons why people may refuse COVID-19 vaccination (and what can be done about it). World Psychiatry, 21 (2), 217-218. doi: 10.1002/wps.20990

Reasons why people may refuse COVID-19 vaccination (and what can be done about it)

2019

Journal Article

Understanding (and reducing) inaction on climate change

Hornsey, Matthew J. and Fielding, Kelly S. (2019). Understanding (and reducing) inaction on climate change. Social Issues and Policy Review, 14 (1) sipr.12058, 3-35. doi: 10.1111/sipr.12058

Understanding (and reducing) inaction on climate change

2019

Journal Article

Why do we hold mixed emotions about racial out-groups? A case for affect matching

Barlow, Fiona Kate, Hornsey, Matthew J., Hayward, Lydia E., Houkamau, Carla A., Kang, Jemima, Milojev, Petar and Sibley, Chris G. (2019). Why do we hold mixed emotions about racial out-groups? A case for affect matching. Psychological Science, 30 (6), 917-929. doi: 10.1177/0956797619844269

Why do we hold mixed emotions about racial out-groups? A case for affect matching

2018

Journal Article

How much is enough in a perfect world? Cultural variation in ideal levels of happiness, pleasure, freedom, health, self-esteem, longevity, and intelligence

Hornsey, Matthew J., Bain, Paul G., Harris, Emily A., Lebedeva, Nadezhda, Kashima, Emiko S., Guan, Yanjun, González, Roberto, Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua and Blumen, Sheyla (2018). How much is enough in a perfect world? Cultural variation in ideal levels of happiness, pleasure, freedom, health, self-esteem, longevity, and intelligence. Psychological Science, 29 (9), 1393-1404. doi: 10.1177/0956797618768058

How much is enough in a perfect world? Cultural variation in ideal levels of happiness, pleasure, freedom, health, self-esteem, longevity, and intelligence

2018

Journal Article

Relationships among conspiratorial beliefs, conservatism and climate scepticism across nations

Hornsey, Matthew J., Harris, Emily A. and Fielding, Kelly S. (2018). Relationships among conspiratorial beliefs, conservatism and climate scepticism across nations. Nature Climate Change, 8 (7), 614-620. doi: 10.1038/s41558-018-0157-2

Relationships among conspiratorial beliefs, conservatism and climate scepticism across nations

2017

Journal Article

Attitude roots and jiu jitsu persuasion: understanding and overcoming the motivated rejection of science

Hornsey, Matthew J. and Fielding, Kelly S. (2017). Attitude roots and jiu jitsu persuasion: understanding and overcoming the motivated rejection of science. American Psychologist, 72 (5), 459-473. doi: 10.1037/a0040437

Attitude roots and jiu jitsu persuasion: understanding and overcoming the motivated rejection of science

2016

Journal Article

Meta-analyses of the determinants and outcomes of belief in climate change

Hornsey, Matthew J., Harris, Emily A., Bain, Paul G. and Fielding, Kelly S. (2016). Meta-analyses of the determinants and outcomes of belief in climate change. Nature Climate Change, 6 (6), 622-626. doi: 10.1038/nclimate2943

Meta-analyses of the determinants and outcomes of belief in climate change

2025

Journal Article

Morality, justice, and collective climate action

Hornsey, Matthew J, Nylund, Jarren L and Thai, Michael (2025). Morality, justice, and collective climate action. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 64 101541, 101541-64. doi: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2025.101541

Morality, justice, and collective climate action

2025

Journal Article

Data from 88 countries reveal international predictors of climate activism

Pearson, Samuel, Kutlaca, Maja, Rekker, Saphira and Hornsey, Matthew J. (2025). Data from 88 countries reveal international predictors of climate activism. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 105 102680, 102680. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102680

Data from 88 countries reveal international predictors of climate activism

2025

Journal Article

Mapping, understanding and reducing belief in misinformation about electric vehicles

Bretter, Christian, Pearson, Samuel, Hornsey, Matthew J., MacInnes, Sarah, Sassenberg, Kai, Wade, Belinda and Winter, Kevin (2025). Mapping, understanding and reducing belief in misinformation about electric vehicles. Nature Energy, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41560-025-01790-0

Mapping, understanding and reducing belief in misinformation about electric vehicles

2025

Journal Article

Psychological and contextual determinants of clean energy technology adoption

Günther, Anne, Engel, Lukas, Hornsey, Matthew J., Nielsen, Kristian S., Roy, Joyashree, Steg, Linda, Tam, Kim-Pong, van Valkengoed, Anne M., Wolske, Kimberly S., Wong-Parodi, Gabrielle and Hahnel, Ulf J. J. (2025). Psychological and contextual determinants of clean energy technology adoption. Nature Reviews Clean Technology, 1-19. doi: 10.1038/s44359-025-00075-9

Psychological and contextual determinants of clean energy technology adoption

2025

Journal Article

Conspiracy belief and opposition to wind farms: A longitudinal study

Winter, Kevin, Pummerer, Lotte, von Oertzen, Timo, Hornsey, Matthew J. and Sassenberg, Kai (2025). Conspiracy belief and opposition to wind farms: A longitudinal study. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 104 102620, 102620-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102620

Conspiracy belief and opposition to wind farms: A longitudinal study

2025

Journal Article

Organizational responses to whistleblowers: How to overcome willful ignorance relating to social identity processes in organizations

Ellemers, Naomi, de Gilder, Dick, Hornsey, Matthew J. and Jetten, Jolanda (2025). Organizational responses to whistleblowers: How to overcome willful ignorance relating to social identity processes in organizations. Current Opinion in Psychology, 65 102080, 102080. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102080

Organizational responses to whistleblowers: How to overcome willful ignorance relating to social identity processes in organizations

2025

Journal Article

Machine learning identifies key individual and nation-level factors predicting climate-relevant beliefs and behaviors

Todorova, Boryana, Steyrl, David, Hornsey, Matthew J., Pearson, Samuel, Brick, Cameron, Lange, Florian, Van Bavel, Jay J., Vlasceanu, Madalina, Lamm, Claus and Doell, Kimberly C. (2025). Machine learning identifies key individual and nation-level factors predicting climate-relevant beliefs and behaviors. npj Climate Action, 4 (1) 46, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s44168-025-00251-4

Machine learning identifies key individual and nation-level factors predicting climate-relevant beliefs and behaviors

2025

Journal Article

As countries become more affluent, climate change attitudes are more politically polarised

Czarnek, Gabriela, Hornsey, Matthew J., Bucki, Szymon and Kossowska, Małgorzata (2025). As countries become more affluent, climate change attitudes are more politically polarised. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 103 102579, 102579. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102579

As countries become more affluent, climate change attitudes are more politically polarised

2025

Journal Article

Serving Three Masters: Thematic Analyses Reveal Inherent Ethical Tensions in Fundraising

Chapman, Cassandra M., Hornsey, Matthew J., Bleiker, Roland and Hutchison, Emma (2025). Serving Three Masters: Thematic Analyses Reveal Inherent Ethical Tensions in Fundraising. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. doi: 10.1177/08997640251323586

Serving Three Masters: Thematic Analyses Reveal Inherent Ethical Tensions in Fundraising