Overview
Background
I am an environmental psychologist interested in the intersection of psychology and environmental behaviour. As such, I have researched the psychological mechanisms underpinning individual support for climate policies, sustainable transport and food waste behaviour. More recently, I have become interested in how misinformation shapes (or impedes) environmental behaviour, the sources and consequences of misinformation beliefs, and in examining possible avenues to reduce beliefs in misinformation.
Availability
- Dr Chris Bretter is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Mechnical Engineering, Cooperative State University
- Masters (Coursework) of Business and Management, University of Warwick
- Doctor of Philosophy of Organisational Behaviour, University of Leeds
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Public support for climate policies and its ideological predictors across countries of the Global North and Global South
Bretter, Christian and Schulz, Felix (2025). Public support for climate policies and its ideological predictors across countries of the Global North and Global South. Ecological Economics, 233 108603, 108603. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108603
2025
Journal Article
Emotions as antecedents of sustainable travel behaviour
Bretter, Christian and Pangbourne, Kate (2025). Emotions as antecedents of sustainable travel behaviour. Travel Behaviour and Society, 38 100903, 100903. doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100903
2024
Journal Article
Navigating sustainable futures: the role of terminal and instrumental values
Osberg, Gustav, Schulz, Felix and Bretter, Christian (2024). Navigating sustainable futures: the role of terminal and instrumental values. Ecological Economics, 225 108325, 108325. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108325
2024
Journal Article
Understanding car-sharing by integrating long-, medium- and short-term cognitions
Bretter, Christian, Sharma, Hemant and Pangbourne, Kate (2024). Understanding car-sharing by integrating long-, medium- and short-term cognitions. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 107, 985-996. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.020
2024
Journal Article
Climate policy support in the UK: an interaction of worldviews and policy types
Bretter, Christian and Schulz, Felix (2024). Climate policy support in the UK: an interaction of worldviews and policy types. Policy Studies Journal. doi: 10.1111/psj.12570
2024
Journal Article
When and How does in‐role pro‐environmental behavior spill over to extra‐role behavior: two experimental studies in the retail and education industries
Guo, Wenjing, Unsworth, Kerrie, Bretter, Christian and Davis, Matthew (2024). When and How does in‐role pro‐environmental behavior spill over to extra‐role behavior: two experimental studies in the retail and education industries. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33 (6), 5855-5872. doi: 10.1002/bse.3782
2023
Journal Article
The effect of non-verbal mimicry on evaluations in interactions with cognitively (dis)similar individuals
Bretter, Christian, Unsworth, Kerrie L. and Robinson, Mark A. (2023). The effect of non-verbal mimicry on evaluations in interactions with cognitively (dis)similar individuals. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 77 (8), 1678-1693. doi: 10.1177/17470218231208699
2023
Journal Article
Public support for decarbonization policies in the UK: exploring regional variations and policy instruments
Bretter, Christian and Schulz, Felix (2023). Public support for decarbonization policies in the UK: exploring regional variations and policy instruments. Climate Policy, 24 (1), 117-137. doi: 10.1080/14693062.2023.2273302
2023
Journal Article
Food waste interventions: experimental evidence of the effectiveness of environmental messages
Bretter, Christian, Unsworth, Kerrie L., Russell, Sally V., Quested, Tom E., Kaptan, Gülbanu and Doriza, Aggelina (2023). Food waste interventions: experimental evidence of the effectiveness of environmental messages. Journal of Cleaner Production, 414 137596, 137596. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137596
2023
Journal Article
It is just wrong: moral foundations and food waste
Bretter, Christian, Unsworth, Kerrie L., Kaptan, Gülbanu and Russell, Sally V. (2023). It is just wrong: moral foundations and food waste. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 88 102021, 102021. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102021
2023
Journal Article
Why focusing on “climate change denial” is counterproductive
Bretter, Christian and Schulz, Felix (2023). Why focusing on “climate change denial” is counterproductive. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120 (10) e2217716120, e2217716120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2217716120
2023
Book Chapter
An introduction to A Research Agenda For Sustainability And Business
Russell, Sally V., Padfield, Rory W. and Bretter, Christian (2023). An introduction to A Research Agenda For Sustainability And Business. A research agenda for sustainability and business. (pp. 1-17) edited by Sally V. Russell and Rory W. Padfield. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781839107719.00008
2022
Journal Article
Watching the mimickers: mimicry and identity in observed interactions
Bretter, Christian, Unsworth, Kerrie L. and Robinson, Mark A. (2022). Watching the mimickers: mimicry and identity in observed interactions. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 29 (2), 398-413. doi: 10.1037/xap0000462
2022
Journal Article
Don't put all your eggs in one basket: Testing an integrative model of household food waste
Bretter, Christian, Unsworth, Kerrie L., Russell, Sally V., Quested, Tom E., Doriza, Aggelina and Kaptan, Gülbanu (2022). Don't put all your eggs in one basket: Testing an integrative model of household food waste. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 185 106442, 106442. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106442
2021
Journal Article
Employee green behaviour: How organizations can help the environment
Unsworth, Kerrie L., Davis, Matthew C., Russell, Sally V. and Bretter, Christian (2021). Employee green behaviour: How organizations can help the environment. Current Opinion in Psychology, 42, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.12.006
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