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M.S.M. (Maien) Sachisthal PhD

Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Programme group Social Psychology

Visiting address
  • Nieuwe Achtergracht 129
Postal address
  • Postbus 15900
    1001 NK Amsterdam
  • Profile

    As a Postdoctoral researcher, my focus lies in exploring the intricate dynamics of motivational and affective processes related to engagement with diverse subjects, particularly those pertaining to science and climate change. My current work revolves focuses on engagement with the climate crisis, and builds on my previous work on engagement with science, with a focus on individual interest.

    In one of my ongoing studies, I investigate the communication patterns concerning climate change within parent-child dyads. Through this study, we strive to comprehend how parents talk to their children about climate change, with a focus on emotions: What emotions do children express concerning climate change and how can parents aid children in coping with these emotions?

    I am also working on projects that focus on mapping psychological predictors of climate change engagement (e.g., information seeking, behavioral tasks). Here, we aim to identify factors that influence individuals’ engagement with climate change, ultimately enhancing our understanding of the drivers behind pro-environmental behaviors.

    Through these and other projects, I aim to contribute valuable insights to the field, fostering a greater understanding of the complex interplay between motivation, affect, and engagement with societaly relevant subjects such as the climate crisis.

  • Publications

    2024

    • Brick, C., Nielsen, K. S., Berger, S., Henn, L., Wolske, K. S., Lange, F., Hanss, D., Bauer, J. M., Aldoh, A., Sachisthal, M. S. M., Johnsen, S. Å. K., & Cologna, V. (2024). Current research practices on pro-environmental behavior: A survey of environmental psychologists. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 97, Article 102375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102375 [details]
    • Dablander, F., Sachisthal, M. S. M., & Haslbeck, J. M. B. (2024). Going Beyond Research: Climate Actions by Climate and Non-Climate Researchers. npj Climate Action. https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-024-00187-1
    • Dablander, F., Sachisthal, M. S. M., Cologna, V., Strahm, N., Bosshard, A., Grüning, N. M., Green, A. J. K., Brick, C., Aron, A. R., & Haslbeck, J. M. B. (2024). Climate change engagement of scientists. Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02091-2
    • Sachisthal, M. S. M., Paans, C., Hofman, A. D., Stevenson, C. M., van der Maas, H. L. J., Molenaar, I., & Jansen, B. R. J. (2024). Playing single-player tasks together: Dyads’ collaborative activities across two games in Math Garden. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 15, Article 100456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2024.100456

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    2018

    • Sachisthal, M. S. M., Jansen, B. R. J., Peetsma, T. T. D., Dalege, J., van der Maas, H. L. J., & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2018). The network approach in motivation research - psychological, social and similarity-based networks.. Paper presented at TIME: Time perspective Intervention of Motivation Enhancement. , Aarhus, Denmark.

    2021

    • Sachisthal, M. S. M. (2021). Science interest: Conceptualizing the construct and testing its predictive effects on current and future behavior. [Thesis, fully internal, Universiteit van Amsterdam]. [details]

    2020

    • Dalege, J., Raijmakers, M. E. J., Sachisthal, M. & Jansen, B. R. J. (2020). Relating teenagers’ science interest network characteristics to later science course enrolment: An analysis of Australian PISA 2006 and Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth data. SAGE Journals. https://doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.5140476.v1
    • Sachisthal, M., Dalege, J., Jansen, B. R. J. & Raijmakers, M. E. J. (2020). sj-xlsx-3-aed-10.1177_0004944120957477 - Supplemental material for Relating teenagers’ science interest network characteristics to later science course enrolment: An analysis of Australian PISA 2006 and Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth data. SAGE Journals. https://doi.org/10.25384/sage.13042350.v1
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