How Connecting Psychology and Implementation Science Supports Pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals

Autor(en)
Marie-Therese Schultes, Evelyn Maria Bergsmann, Laura Brandt, Monika Finsterwald, Christina Kien, Julia Klug
Abstrakt

Developing and implementing specific programs and interventions that target the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a complex endeavor that benefits from an interdisciplinary perspective. In this article, we describe how psychology and implementation science provide knowledge on (1) developing interventions and adapting existing programs to different contexts, (2) systematically and sustainably implementing interventions at different system levels, and (3) evaluating and monitoring the effectiveness of interventions in producing desired changes. By presenting tangible research examples, we discuss how psychological theories can help define didactic principles for educational interventions, how implementation frameworks may be applied for interventions in health care, and what indicators may be useful for measuring the attainment of gender equality at different system levels. These examples illustrate that including both psychology and implementation science in the interdisciplinary discourse of how to approach the SDGs is essential for achieving sustainable positive change.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Psychologie der Entwicklung und Bildung
Externe Organisation(en)
Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien, Universität für Weiterbildung Krems, Pädagogische Hochschule Salzburg
Journal
Zeitschrift für Psychologie
Band
227
Seiten
129-133
Anzahl der Seiten
5
ISSN
2190-8370
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000364
Publikationsdatum
06-2019
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
501002 Angewandte Psychologie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Allgemeine Psychologie, Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/fbc4e5cf-13c4-4bb5-8ddb-30341a438b74