Validating a measure for eco-anxiety in Portuguese young adults and exploring its associations with environmental action

BMC Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 23(1)

Опубликована: Окт. 2, 2023

Worsening environmental conditions may amplify people's emotional responses to an crisis (eco-anxiety). In Portugal, young people seem be especially concerned about climate change. However, this phenomenon needs interpreted using accurate instruments. Thus, study aimed validate the Portuguese version of Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS) in adults and examine associations among eco-anxiety, sociodemographic characteristics, pro-environmental behaviours.A survey was administered 623 university students aged between 18 25 years. The included our translation HEAS (obtained through a back-translation pretesting process), assessment, questions related behaviours. Confirmatory factor analysis conducted assess construct validity HEAS, global fit indices were used whether original four-dimensional structure scale reproduced. reliability evaluated by Cronbach's alpha intraclass correlation coefficient. Measurement invariance examined sex differences interpretation. Linear regressions detect variables predict eco-anxiety predicts behaviours.The factorial replicated showing good internal consistency, over time strict men women. A higher paternal education level predicted greater children. Two dimensions eco-anxiety-namely, rumination anxiety personal impacts on environment-predicted engagement translated is appropriate tool measure context should collect evidence drive health policies. An individual's considered determinant their response conditions. Importantly, can act as protective preserving planet.

Язык: Английский

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Generation Z Worries, Suffers and Acts against Climate Crisis—The Potential of Sensing Children’s and Young People’s Eco-Anxiety: A Critical Analysis Based on an Integrative Review

Climate, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11(8), С. 171 - 171

Опубликована: Авг. 14, 2023

The adverse and severe impacts of climate-induced natural hazards, which are expected to be aggravated by climate change, forming a wider outline the environmental crisis, being source negative emotions for human societies. Children young people, in particular, one most vulnerable social groups this distress. In research, we intend analyze eco-anxiety anxiety aspects Generation Z, based on critical review studies children’s people’s ecological feelings worldwide, alongside study actual data disasters per country since year 2000. results research revealed that (a) Z worries Global North suffers South, (b) acts against (c) there is an existential dimension eco-anxiety. also highlights dimensions under-researched important explore future. Empathizing with Z’s emotional state relation crisis change may affect highlight new directions thought awareness.

Язык: Английский

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Climate Anxiety, Maturational Loss, and Adversarial Growth

The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 77(1), С. 369 - 388

Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2024

Climate anxiety is intimately connected with climate grief. This article applies interdisciplinary research and especially theories of grief bereavement to anxiety. The aim provide important information regarding encounters between children adults in relation change other environmental crises. useful for therapists, but also many who wish react constructively. explores various kinds loss that people, youth, may experience change. It pointed out intangible losses can be involved. These first difficult notice, there often disenfranchised them. produces nonfinite loss, which challenging live with. Literature help discerning these reacting constructively them, applications the context ecological have made. Furthermore, framework maturational into While even normal developmental changes evoke sadness, intensify this, because "climate maturity" brings things At same time, are possibilities adversarial growth or post-traumatic anxiety, need more attention. ends discussion about challenges amidst complex dynamics emotions. their own tasks potential engagement

Язык: Английский

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Media exposure to climate change information and pro-environmental behavior: the role of climate change risk judgment

BMC Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(1)

Опубликована: Май 11, 2024

The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between exposure climate change information in traditional and modern media, cognitive emotional aspects risk judgment, pro-environmental behavior (PEB). A cross-sectional online conducted on a quota sample 1,075 participants (51.9% women) aged 18-79 years. Participants self-reported their change-related (e.g. television) media social networks), assessment risk, level worry about change, frequency PEB. Structural equation modeling showed good fit for parallel mediation model, involving judgment as mediators Exposure had indirect effect PEB through heightened worry, but not judgment. In contrast, no Since link has been shown be mediated by it is important enhance coverage Croatia, taking care offer solutions reduce possible negative impact people's well-being.

Язык: Английский

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Eco-anxiety and climate-anxiety linked to indirect exposure: A scoping review of empirical research

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 96, С. 102326 - 102326

Опубликована: Май 17, 2024

Psychological responses to knowledge about the risks of climate change and other global environmental problems (referred as anxiety or eco-anxiety) are distinct from psychological impacts direct exposure increased physical vulnerability phenomena. Previous scoping reviews have either focused on both indirect together a particular target population. We conducted review literature identify body published studies in this area, which methodologies informing field, what populations being studied, well interventions developed. searched four databases (Web Science, PsycInfo, MEDLINE, Engineering village) grey for English language between 2000-August 2023, identified 90 articles meeting our search criteria. The majority (80%) were since 2020, primarily Europe, North America, Australasia. More than half quantitative most these development measurement tools (12 types). Climate Change Anxiety Scale Hogg Eco-anxiety scale measures with validation studies. Risk factors repeatedly examined age, gender, ethnicity, anxiety, depression, pro-environmental behaviours. Qualitative (n=13) mixed methods (n=7) less common such activists, scientists, children parents, young adults, self-identifying climate-sensitive individuals. Intervention varied nature, predominantly group-based evaluated qualitatively single armed studies, only one study using comparison group. is rapidly expanding research topic there increasing outside WEIRD nations. progress made developing validated relatively new phenomenon could be complemented by more qualitative approaches. Interventions implemented, but its infancy. There an urgency not learn how respond those debilitating distress also understand harness emotional towards positive action related concerns.

Язык: Английский

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