Geographical psychology : exploring the interaction of environment and behavior / edited by Peter J. Rentfrow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rentfrow, Peter J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental psychology.

Human geography--Psychological aspects.

Human geography.

Geography--psychology.

Psychological aspects.

Medical Subjects:

Geography--psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2014.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

"This volume attempts to make the case that our understanding of psychological phenomena can be greatly informed by a geographical perspective--one that explores the spatial organization of psychological phenomena and considers how individual characteristics, social entities, and physical features of the environment contribute to their organization. The chapters in the book highlight the ways in which social and physical features of the environment, such as local demography, political and economic institutions, topography, and climate, influence and interact with psychological processes. The perspectives described herein complement and extend theory and research in several areas of psychology, including social, personality, cultural, environmental, evolutionary, and comparative. By bringing together streams of research at the intersection of geographical psychology, I have tried to show how widely studied psychological constructs relate to and are influenced by broad social, ecological, economic, and political forces. At the same time, this research demonstrates the relevance of psychology for understanding macro-level processes. Ultimately, this book is designed to inform researchers about the value of examining psychological phenomena and their spatial components"--Introduction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

I Mechanisms Underlying Geographical Variation in States, Traits, and Behaviors 13

Chapter 1 Where on Earth Do Collectivists Live? Climato-Economic Impacts on Ingroup Love and Outgroup Hate / Evert Van de Vliert Vliert, Evert Van de, Huadong Yang Yang, Huadong 15

Chapter 2 Regional Differences in Individualism and Why They Matter / Lucian Gideon Conway III Conway, Lucian Gideon III, Shannon C. Houck Houck, Shannon C., Laura Janelle Gornick Gornick, Laura Janelle 31

Chapter 3 Pathogen Prevalence and Geographical Variation in Traits and Behavior / Damian R. Murray Murray, Damian R., Mark Schaller Schaller, Mark 51

Chapter 4 Personality and the Realization of Migration Desires / Markus Jokela Jokela, Markus 71

Chapter 5 Personality Traits and Spatial Ecology in Nonhuman Animals / Julien Cote Cote, Julien, Jean Clobert Clobert, Jean, Tomas Brodin Brodin, Tomas, Sean Fogarty Fogarty, Sean, Andrew Sih Sih, Andrew 89

II Geographical Representation of Social Psychological Phenomena 113

Chapter 6 Geographical Differences in Personality / Peter J. Rentfrow Rentfrow, Peter J. 115

Chapter 7 Big Five Personality Differences and Political, Social, and Economic Conservatism: An American State-Level Analysis / Stewart J. H. McCann McCann, Stewart J. H. 139

Chapter 8 Investigating the Subjective Well-Being of United States Regions / Richard E. Lucas Lucas, Richard E., Felix Cheung Cheung, Felix, Nicole M. Lawless Lawless, Nicole M. 161

Chapter 9 The City Where We Live Matters: The Psychology of Cities / Nansook Park Park, Nansook, Christopher Peterson Peterson, Christopher 179

Chapter 10 Finding Values in Words: Using Natural Language to Detect Regional Variations in Personal Concerns / Cindy K. Chung Chung, Cindy K., Peter J. Rentfrow Rentfrow, Peter J., James W. Pennebaker Pennebaker, James W. 195

III Person X Environment Interactions 217

Chapter 11 Residential Mobility Affects Self-Concept, Group Support, and Happiness of Individuals and Communities / Thomas Talhelm Talhelm, Thomas, Shigehiro Oishi Oishi, Shigehiro 219

Chapter 12 People, Culture, and Place: How Place Predicts Helping Toward Strangers / Stephen Reysen Reysen, Stephen, Robert V. Levine Levine, Robert V. 241

Chapter 13 The Psychogeography of Creativity / Richard Florida Florida, Richard, Charlotta Mellander Mellander, Charlotta 261

Chapter 14 Places, Products, and People "Make Each Other Up": Culture Cycles of Self and Weil-Being / Alyssa S. Fu Fu, Alyssa S., Victoria C. Plant Plant, Victoria C., Jodi R. Treadway Treadway, Jodi R., Hazel Rose Markus Markus, Hazel Rose 275

Chapter 15 The Tyneside Neighborhoods Project: Investigating the Psychological Geography of One British City / Daniel Nettle Nettle, Daniel, Agathe Colléony Colléony, Agathe 301.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

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Original

ISBN:

9781433815393

1433815397

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