Recent Publications

2024

Saile, K. S., Neef, N. E., Hüttl-Maack, V., & Otto, S. (2024). Speaking green – expressing a message in a foreign language fosters consumers’ pro-environmental choices. International Journal of Advertising, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650487.2024.2425220

Neef, N. E., Zabel, S., & Otto, S. (2024). Climate change mitigation: A question of humanitarian or environmental motivation? Journal of Environmental Psychology, 100, 102483. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102483

Neef, N. E., Zabel, S., Papoli, M., & Otto, S. (2024). Drawing the full picture on diverging findings: adjusting the view on the perception of art created by artificial intelligence. AI & Society. doi.org/10.1007/s00146-024-02020-z

Krüger, J., Çalıklı, G., Bershadskyy, D., Otto, S., Zabel, S., & Heyer, R. (2024). Guidelines for using financial incentives in software-engineering experimentation. Empirical Software Engineering, 29(5), 1-53.

Neef, N. E., Egner, L. E., Klöckner, C. A. (2024). Subsidy free-riding is positively correlated to the development of energy efficiency in the housing stock. Environment, Development and Sustainability. doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05292-z

Neaman, A., Navarro-Villarroel, C., Poblete-Ramos, F., Lizardi, N., Burnham, E., Huerta-Salinas, O., Zabel, S., Ermakov, D.S., Castro, M., & Otto, S. (2024). Reconciling the soil stewardship paradox: Knowledge without care, care without knowledge. Geoderma Regional, 37, e00794. doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2024.e00794

Frank, L., Neef, N.E., Otto, S. (2024). Nachhaltige Dienstleistungen aus Kundensicht – Das Zusammenwirken von Verhaltenskosten und Nachhaltigkeitsmotivation. In: Bruhn, M., Hadwich, K. (eds) Sustainable Service Management. Forum Dienstleistungsmanagement. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-45148-6_4

Veit, J., Ehlen, R., Fasbender, U., Otto, S., & Ruiner, C. (2024). Twin transition in practice. How digital technologies promote employee green behavior. Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Organisationspsychologie (GIO). https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11612-024-00741-9.pdf

Zabel, S., & Otto, S. (2024). SustAInable: How Values in the Form of Individual Motivation Shape Algorithms' Outcomes. An Example Promoting Ecological and Social Sustainability. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.

2023

Neef, N. E., Fußwinkel, S., Roos, C., Frank, L., Shihepo, K., & Richter, I. (2023). Optimistic Narrative Future Visions: A Communication Tool for Promoting Sustainable (Plastic) Behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1252895

Richter, I., Neef, N. E., Moghayedi, A., Owoade, F. M., Kapanji-Kakoma, K., Sheena, F., & Ewon, K. (2023). Willing to be the change: Perceived drivers and barriers to participation in urban smart farming projects. Journal of Urban Affairs, 1–19. doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2023.2232060

Burnham, E., Zabel, S., Navarro-Villarroel, C., Ermakov, D. S., Castro, M., Neaman, A., & Otto, S. (2023). Enhancing farmers’ soil conservation behavior: Beyond soil science knowledge. Geoderma, 437, 116583. doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116583

Neef, N. E., Zabel, S., Lauckner, M., & Otto, S. (2023). What is Appropriate? On the Assessment of Human-Robot-Proxemics for Casual Encounters in Closed Environments. International Journal of Social Robotics. doi.org/10.1007/s12369-023-01004-1

Neef, N. E., Shihepo, K., Roos, C., & Richter, I. (2023). Creating a shared vision by uniting local stakeholders to tackle plastic bag consumption. Frontiers in Communication, 8. doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1177334

Neurohr, A., Pasch, N., Otto, S., & Möller, A. (2023). Measuring adolescents' level of interest in nature: a promising psychological factor facilitating nature protection. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1186557

Zabel, S., Schlaile, M. P., & Otto, S. (2023). Breaking the chain with individual gain? Investigating the moral intensity of COVID-19 digital contact tracing. Computers in Human Behavior, 143, 107699. doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107699

2022

Neef, N. E., Kastner, K., Schmidt, M. P., & Schmidt, S. (2022). On Optimizing Driving Patterns of Autonomous Cargo Bikes as a Function of Distance and Speed-A Psychological Study. IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 3, 592-601. doi.org/10.1109/ojits.2022.3198120

Zabel, S., Navas, G. T. V., & Otto, S. (2022). Social norms and webcam use in online meetings. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.907405

Günther, J., Overbeck, A., Muster, S., Tempel, B. J., Schaal, S., Schaal, S., Kühner, E., & Otto, S. (2022). Outcome indicator development: Defining education for sustainable development outcomes for the individual level and connecting them to the SDGs. Global Environmental Change-human and Policy Dimensions, 74, 102526. doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102526

Zabel, S., Kuhle, B., Kärner, T., Karsten, L., & Otto, S. (2022). Akzeptanz staatlicher COVID-19-Maßnahmen: Welche Rolle spielen soziale Normen und Persönlichkeit? In M. P. Schlaile, L. F. Stöber (Eds.), Consumer Social Responsibility im digitalen Raum, 39-62. Marburg, Germany: Metropolis.

2021

Otto, S., Pensini, P. M., Zabel, S., Diaz-Siefer, P., Burnham, E., Navarro-Villarroel, C., & Neaman, A. (2021). The prosocial origin of sustainable behavior: A case study in the ecological domain. Global Environmental Change-human and Policy Dimensions, 69, 102312. doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102312

Otto, S., Dekker, V., Dekker, H., Richter, D., & Zabel, S. (2021). The joy of gratifications: Promotion as a short‐term boost or long‐term success – The same for women and men? Human Resource Management Journal, 32(1), 151–168. doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12402

Neaman, A., Stange, C., Zabel, S., Minkina, T., Yáñez, C., Burnham, E., & Otto, S. (2021). Teaching soil science: The impact of laboratory and field components on the knowledge and attitude toward soil. Revista Brasileira De Ciencia Do Solo, 45. doi.org/10.36783/18069657rbcs20210040

Masson, T., & Otto, S. (2021). Explaining the difference between the predictive power of value orientations and self-determined motivation for proenvironmental behavior. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 73, 101555. doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101555

Zabel, S. & Otto, S. (2021). Bias in, bias out – The similarity-attraction effect between chatbot designers and users. In Kurosu, M. (Ed): Human-Computer Interaction. Design and User Experience Case Studies. HCII 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 12768. Springer, Cham. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78468-3_13