What is it about?
This paper discusses several issues faced by early career (and other) researchers investigating psychological phenomenon in the area of sustainable consumption. Many of these issues are due to the cross-disciplinary nature of the topic, as well as the necessity of connecting research and practice for societal outcomes. Some example solutions are discussed for consideration by individuals, organisations and the system as a whole to improve the effectiveness and impact of research in this field and to better support early career researchers in their learning and contributions.
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Why is it important?
It's tough enough trying to establish oneself as a researcher within psychology, however the complexities of the area of sustainable consumption only add to this. Supporting early career (and other) researchers in this space will provide considerable benefit to the field and to society, by considerably improving the effectiveness and impact of research.
Perspectives
This paper was written by early career researchers after a workshop on some of the methodological issues we'd been facing in our research. We were surprised how common our challenges seemed to be, but that they didn't seem to be discussed in any of the literature we'd been utilising. We decided that it was important to raise them for broader recognition, and to think through how we could help address them. This piece is the result of those efforts. We hope it's helpful.
Dr Lucy Richardson
Monash University
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This page is a summary of: Improving Research on the Psychology of Sustainable Consumption: Some Considerations from an Early Career Perspective, Journal of Social Issues, March 2020, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12373.
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