@article{fdi:010090610,
  title = {{A} pilot randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of the {M}a{T}erre180' participatory tool including a serious game versus an intervention including carbon footprint awareness-raising on behaviours among academia members in {F}rance},
  author = {{T}eran-{E}scobar, {C}. and {B}ecu, {N}. and {C}hampollion, {N}. and {G}ratiot, {N}icolas and {H}ingray, {B}. {T}. and {P}anthou, {G}. and {R}uin, {I}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {A}ctivities embedded in academic culture (international conferences, field missions) are an important source of greenhouse gas emissions. {F}or this reason, collective efforts are still needed to lower the carbon footprint of {A}cademia. {S}erious games are often used to promote ecological transition. {N}evertheless, most evaluations of their effects focus on changes in knowledge and not on behaviour. {T}he main objectives of this study are to 1) {E}valuate the feasibility of a control and an experimental behaviour change intervention and, 2) {E}valuate the fidelity (the extent to which the implementation of the study corresponds to the original design) of both interventions. {M}ethods {P}eople employed by a {F}rench research organisation ({N} = 30) will be randomised to one of the two arms. {T}he experimental arm consists in a 1-hour group discussion for raising awareness about climate change, carrying out a carbon footprint assessment and participating to a serious game called "{M}a terre en 180 minutes." {T}he control arm consists of the same intervention (1h discussion + carbon footprint assessment) but without participating to the serious game. {O}n two occasions over one month, participants will be asked to fill in online surveys about their behaviours, psychological constructs related to behaviour change, sociodemographic and institutional information. {F}or every session of intervention, the facilitators will assess task completion, perceived complexity of the tasks and the perceived responsiveness of participants. {D}escriptive statistics will be done to analyse percentages and averages of the different outcomes. {D}iscussion {M}a-terre {EVAL} pilot study is a 1-month and a half pilot randomised controlled trial aiming to evaluate the feasibility and the fidelity of a 24-month randomised controlled trial. {T}his study will provide more information on the levers and obstacles to reducing the carbon footprint among {A}cademia members, so that they can be targeted through behaviour change interventions or institutional policies.},
  keywords = {{FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{PL}o{S} {O}ne},
  volume = {19},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {e0301124 [17 ]},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0301124},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090610},
}