Impact evaluation of an escape room on beliefs related to climate change

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24452/sjer.47.3.1

Keywords:

Escape game; Construal Level Theory; Protection Motivation Theory; Climate change; Pro-environmental behaviour

Abstract

Behaviour change is needed to mitigate climate change, however strategies to reach this goal are not always successful. This paper reports the impact of participating in a climate change escape room on several behavioural determinants. Participants completed a survey to measure their climate change beliefs before and after the game. Results show a decreased perception of response costs, increased hope, and greater agreement that climate change will occur locally. Participation did not significantly affect the perception of the severity of climate change, response efficacy, self-efficacy and temporal distance. These results suggest that escape rooms might have the potential to foster action against climate change.

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Author Biographies

  • Lisa Selma Moussaoui, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Geneva University

    Lisa Selma Moussaoui’s current position is Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Associate, Research Group in Health Psychology, University of Geneva. Research area: behaviour change in the domain of health and sustainability.
    Université de Genève, Boulevard du Pont d’Arve 40, CH-1205 Genève
    E-Mail: lisa.moussaoui@unige.ch

  • Stéphanie Reusse, Sustainable Campus unit, Geneva University

    Stéphanie Reusse’s current position is Project Manager, Sustainable Campus unit, University of Geneva.
    Research area: Sustainability.
    Université de Genève, Rue des Battoirs 7, CH-1205 Genève
    E-Mail: stephanie.reusse@unige.ch

  • Tobias Brosch, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Geneva University

    Tobias Brosch’s current position is Full Professor, Consumer Decision and Sustainable Behavior Lab, University of Geneva. Research area: Cognitive, affective and social processes’ influence on environmentally relevant choices.
    Université de Genève, Boulevard du Pont d’Arve 40, CH-1205 Genève
    E-Mail: tobias.brosch@unige.ch

  • Olivier Desrichard, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Geneva University

    Olivier Desrichard’s current position is Associate Professor, Research Group in Health Psychology, Geneva University. Research area: Socio-cognitive approach of societal challenges
    Université de Genève, Boulevard du Pont d’Arve 40, CH-1205 Genève
    E-Mail: olivier.desrichard@unige.ch

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Published

2025-12-19

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 3 (2025): Varia

Section

Varia

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Copyright (c) 2025 Lisa Selma Moussaoui, Stéphanie Reusse, Tobias Brosch, Olivier Desrichard

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Moussaoui, L.S. (2025) “Impact evaluation of an escape room on beliefs related to climate change”, Swiss Journal of Educational Research, 47(3), pp. 225–234. doi:10.24452/sjer.47.3.1.