Given
the
increasing
severity
of
climate
crisis
and,
with
it,
rising
anxiety,
it
is
imperative
to
understand
what
anxiety
is,
how
functions,
and
people
can
cope
constructively.
Nevertheless,
research
has
often
mixed
different
conceptualizations
operationalizations
yielding
sometimes
seemingly
contradictory
findings.
This
study
contributes
a
more
nuanced
structured
approach
by
1)
exploring
systematically
manifests
(i.e.,
investigating
existence
subgroups),
2)
vulnerability
resilience
factors
that
might
explain
belonging
these
subgroups.
We
analyzed
answers
N=2052
German-speaking
survey
respondents,
stratified
for
age,
gender,
education,
who
provided
information
on
facets
their
(namely
climate-anxious
appraisal,
affect,
potentially
related
impairment).
Using
latent
profile
analysis,
we
identified
four
subgroups
manifestations
anxiety:
impaired
(8.5%),
less
(17.5%),
functioning
(41%),
non-climate
anxious
(33%).
Subsequent
multinomial
logistic
regression
revealed
high
nature
connectedness,
male
young
age
but
not
cumulative
stress
combination
stressors
such
as
unemployment
low
presence
high-quality
in
one’s
living
environment)
were
potential
belong
group
compared
all
other
groups.
Our
person-centered
nuances
advances
possibilities
constructive
coping
anxiety.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
65(10), С. 1270 - 1282
Опубликована: Июнь 28, 2024
Background
Climate
anxiety
is
increasingly
prevalent
among
adolescents
worldwide.
Are
climate‐anxious
prone
to
engage
in
pro‐environmental
behavior?
Or
might
the
association
between
climate
and
be
curvilinear,
such
that
high
levels
of
become
‘paralyzing’?
And
do
these
associations
depend
on
whether
believe
that,
with
effort,
worst
impacts
change
can
still
prevented?
Methods
We
addressed
questions
three
studies
(two
preregistered;
combined
N
=
2,211),
conducted
across
two
countries.
used
cross‐sectional
longitudinal
methods,
various
measures
behavior.
performed
Bayesian
regression
analyses
comparing
models
tested
competing
hypotheses.
The
first
model
included
a
linear
effect
behavior,
second
both
curvilinear
(i.e.
inverted
U‐shaped)
Next,
we
added
environmental
efficacy
best
fitting
explored
its
moderating
effects.
Results
Adolescents
reported
low‐to‐moderate
anxiety.
Across
board,
found
evidence
for
small,
positive,
mostly
(rather
than
curvilinear)
While
Study
1
supported
(Bayes
Factor
(BF)
18.87),
Studies
2
3
(BFs
range
6.86–12.71),
except
weak
support
(BF
1.62)
symptoms
public
sphere
Adolescents'
moderated
this
link
(e.g.
activism),
but
not
private
recycling),
Conclusions
Climate‐anxious
are
limited
‘eco‐paralysis’
passive
state
behavioral
stasis)
at
Our
results
consistent
possibility
supporting
adolescents'
will
help
Journal of Environmental Psychology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
95, С. 102278 - 102278
Опубликована: Март 15, 2024
Given
the
increasing
severity
of
climate
crisis
and,
with
it,
rising
anxiety,
it
is
imperative
to
understand
what
anxiety
is,
how
functions,
and
people
can
cope
constructively.
Nevertheless,
research
has
often
mixed
different
conceptualizations
operationalizations
yielding
sometimes
seemingly
contradictory
findings.
This
study
contributes
a
more
nuanced
structured
approach
by
1)
exploring
systematically
manifests
(i.e.,
investigating
existence
subgroups),
2)
vulnerability
resilience
factors
that
might
explain
belonging
these
subgroups.
We
analyzed
answers
N
=
2052
German-speaking
survey
respondents,
stratified
for
age,
gender,
education,
who
provided
information
on
facets
their
(namely
climate-anxious
appraisal,
affect,
potentially
related
impairment).
Using
latent
profile
analysis,
we
identified
four
subgroups
manifestations
anxiety:
impaired
(8.5%),
less
(17.5%),
functioning
(41%),
non-climate
anxious
(33%).
Subsequent
multinomial
logistic
regression
revealed
high
nature
connectedness,
male
young
age
but
not
exposure
cumulative
stressors
combination
such
as
unemployment
low
presence
high-quality
in
one's
living
environment)
were
potential
belong
group
compared
all
other
groups.
Our
person-centered
nuances
advances
possibilities
constructive
coping
anxiety.
Energy Policy,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
190, С. 114149 - 114149
Опубликована: Май 5, 2024
Public
perceptions
of
energy
choices
will
play
a
major
role
in
the
transition.
Climate-related
emotions,
particularly
concerns
and
worries,
influence
these
perceptions,
as
they
signal
heightened
awareness
climate
risks
greater
personal
salience
change.
Here
we
conduct
series
meta-analyses
to
estimate
whether
worries
preferences
(k
=
233;
N
85,285;
36
countries).
Our
findings
reveal
that
translate
into
support
for
renewable
energy,
solar
wind,
modest
opposition
fossil
fuels,
coal
gas.
Climate
are
not
associated
with
nuclear
albeit
high
degree
variance.
Socio-demographic
moderators,
such
gender,
education,
political
orientation,
did
associations,
while
age
national
supply
attenuated
associations.
These
results
suggest
but
equal
fuels.
More
broadly,
this
meta-analysis
underscores
climate-related
emotions
shaping
preferences,
providing
insights
factors
policy
support,
psychology
change,
change
communication.
Journal of Environmental Psychology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
96, С. 102327 - 102327
Опубликована: Май 29, 2024
The
current
study
assessed
emotional
responses
and
emotion
regulation
strategies
to
the
climate
crisis,
their
relationship
pro-environmental
behaviour
cross-sectionally
using
self-report
online
surveys.
1307
participants
were
recruited
through
convenience
sampling
from
six
European
countries,
alongside
a
distinct
sample
of
1040
representative
age,
sex,
ethnicity
in
United
States.
Our
findings
replicated
well-known
association
that
stronger
negative
emotions
crisis
are
associated
with
more
behaviour.
between
was
moderated
by
resignation
US
sample,
cognitive
reappraisal
other-blame
mediated
rumination
both
samples.
Furthermore,
latent
profiles
identified.
In
samples,
there
one
class
demonstrating
strong
emotions,
group
very
low
or
no
(alongside
two/three
groups
moderate
intensity
respectively).
Findings
also
revealed
members
likely
take
action
tend
engage
than
unemotional
group.
results
highlight
crucial
role
mitigating
taking
action.
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
16(13), С. 5383 - 5383
Опубликована: Июнь 25, 2024
Today’s
adolescents
will
inevitably
face
the
negative
effects
of
climate
change
and
need
to
engage
in
pro-environmental
behaviors
(PEBs)
as
part
solutions.
The
primary
objective
this
scoping
review
was
identify
individual,
peer
family,
school
community
predictors
PEB
adolescence.
secondary
objectives
were
highlight
main
types
PEBs,
conceptual
frameworks
examined
adolescence,
research
gaps
mentioned
prior
studies.
A
bibliographic
search
on
multiple
databases
conducted.
Among
2578
records
identified,
209
retrieved
assessed
for
eligibility,
62
met
inclusion
criteria
(i.e.,
peer-reviewed
articles
published
English
last
ten
years
with
adolescent
data).
Results
reveal
a
heterogeneous
set
correlates
an
imbalance
favoring
individual
correlates.
most
frequent
PEBs
reviewed
studies
linked
energy
water
conservation.
theoretical
Theory
Planned
Behavior
Value–Belief–Norm
Theory,
while
frequently
highlighted
gap
use
cross-sectional
designs.
These
results
can
inform
targets
interventions
aimed
at
increasing
which
are
fundamental
aspects
psychology
sustainability
sustainable
development.
Wellbeing Space and Society,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
6, С. 100198 - 100198
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Today's
adolescents
and
young
adults
experience
high
levels
of
media
coverage,
public
opinion,
formal
education
about
climate
change.
The
people
today
are
also
projected
to
more
change
related
extreme
events
than
previous
generations.
Although
may
worry
the
impacts
feel
personal
responsibility
reduce
change,
there
is
little
known
how
this
relates
their
mental
wellbeing.
This
study
used
data
from
2016/17
European
Social
Survey
Round
8
examine
relationships
between
beliefs
with
wellbeing
(happiness
life
satisfaction)
among
adults.
Worry
was
negatively
associated
both
happiness
satisfaction.
Belief
a
positively
Frequency
thoughts
moderated
belief
happiness.
in
relationship
outcomes.
These
findings
suggest
that
who
personally
responsible
for
reduction
report
on
average
better
wellbeing,
which
means
holding
such
could
be
promotive
factor
positive
health
Healthcare,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12(11), С. 1128 - 1128
Опубликована: Май 31, 2024
Developing
valid
and
reliable
measures
of
psychological
responses
to
climate
change
is
high
importance,
as
this
facilitates
our
understanding
people's
responses,
including
their
pro-environmental
behavior.
Recently,
the
Climate
Change
Worry
Scale
(CCWS)
was
introduced.
This
study
aimed
develop
first
Polish
version
CCWS
explore
its
psychometric
properties.
Our
sample
comprised
420
adults
aged
18-70,
with
a
mean
age
26.20
(standard
deviation
=
10.61)
years.
The
CCWS's
factor
structure
assessed
confirmatory
analysis.
McDonald's
omega
Cronbach's
alpha
coefficients
were
computed
assess
internal
consistency
reliability.
Pearson
correlations
between
worry
(CCW)
experience
(i.e.,
an
individual's
level
perception
being
affected
by
change),
behavior,
ill-being
anxiety
depression
symptoms),
well-being
calculated.
results
support
strong
factorial
validity
CCWS,
conforming
intended
one-factor
solution,
excellent
reliability
for
total
scale
score
values
0.93).
We
noted
large
positive
CCW
experiences
change,
well
medium
psychopathology
symptoms.
scores
not
associated
well-being.
As
represents
measure
specific
manifestation
worry,
we
also
examined
discriminant
against
more
general
distress
markers,
it
evidenced
in
regard.
Overall,
appears
have
properties,
will
therefore
be
useful
tool
use
research
on
change.
Scientists
have
established
consensus
that
humans
are
changing
Earth’s
climate
and
the
changes
imminently
threaten
life,
liberty,
security,
wellbeing.
Recent
reviews
describe
emotion
as
a
central
component
in
human
responses
to
change
information,
including
decisions
actions
could
be
involved
with
mitigation.
Despite
burgeoning
body
of
work
on
emotions
related
change,
scientists
only
begun
understand
how
people
experience
manage
those
emotional
responses,
consequences
regulation.
To
guide
encourage
regulation
situation,
we
precise
conceptual
temporal
framework
brings
together
two
emotion-related
cycles,
solutions.
We
suggest
information
prompts
generative
processes
prone
influence
by
regulatory
processes.
Emotional
emotion-regulatory
may
affect
affected
beliefs,
behavior,
systems.
First,
apply
common
theory
situation.
Then,
review
evidence
for
use
expound
potential
Beliefs,
systems
conceptualized
Belief
is
multidimensional
(e.g.,
causation
negative
consequences),
behavior
consumer
decision
making).
Systems
can
include
laws,
regulations,
infrastructure,
transportation;
highlight
importance
both
social
physical
close
suggestions
applying
framework,
experimental
tests
