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.
Abstract
Young
people
both
are
and
will
be
greatly
affected
by
climate
change,
an
insight
which
can
trigger
a
range
of
stressful
emotions
concerning
the
future.
How
young
cope
with
change
as
stressor
importance
for
moral
responsibility
climate-change
engagement.
People
often
use
combination
coping
strategies;
however,
focus
thus
far
has
merely
been
on
isolated
strategies.
Using
person-centered
approach,
aim
this
study
was
to
examine:
(1)
patterns
among
late
adolescents
(2)
if
characterized
unique
differ
regarding
future
(worry,
pessimism,
optimism),
responsibility,
engagement
(outcome
expectancy
climate-friendly
food
choices).
A
questionnaire
conducted
474
Swedish
senior
high-school
students
(16–22
years
old,
mean
age:
17.91).
cluster
analysis
revealed
three
coping:
The
solution-oriented
group
(43%,
high
problem-
meaning-focused
coping),
avoidant
(33%,
de-emphasizing
uninvolved
(24%,
low
all
strategies).
differed
from
other
two
groups
in
reporting
more
worry,
outcome
expectancy,
choices.
reported
choices
than
group,
least
optimism.
pessimistic.
Our
results
reveal
exploring
understand
people’s
global
threat.
International Journal of Environmental Health Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
34(10), С. 3682 - 3695
Опубликована: Июль 22, 2024
This
study
aimed
to
develop
and
validate
the
Climate
Change
Health
Protection
Behaviors
Scale
for
adolescents.
A
total
of
1036
adolescents
were
recruited
from
middle
high
schools.
The
development
assessment
scale
was
carried
out
in
three
steps:
item
generation,
content
validity
evaluation,
psychometric
evaluation.
Psychometric
testing
conducted
determine
relationship
between
resulting
factors
Healthy
Lifestyle
Belief
Awareness
Scale.
28-item
developed,
consisting
four
that
account
65.0%
variance.
Cronbach's
alpha
value
0.874.
Additionally,
a
positive
correlation
observed
both
These
results
suggest
is
reliable
valid
tool
evaluating
health
protection
behaviors
related
climate
change
The Educational and Developmental Psychologist,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 12
Опубликована: Дек. 31, 2024
Objective
We
aimed
to
examine
the
mediating
effect
of
climate
worry
on
association
between
two
predictors
(frequency
change
discussion
with
family
and
friends
frequency
media
exposure)
support
for
decarbonisation
policies
among
undergraduate
postgraduate
students
from
a
public
university
in
Hong
Kong.
Cambridge University Press eBooks,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 269 - 286
Опубликована: Май 31, 2024
Based
on
earlier
empirical
research,
the
main
aim
of
this
chapter
is
to
argue
for
importance
promoting
meaning-focused
coping
and
constructive
hope
in
relation
climate
change
among
young
people.
We
start
by
describing
role
meaning
positive
emotions
like
process
how
are
interrelated.
Thereafter,
we
describe
several
aspects
threat
show
that
way
associated
with
both
mental
well-being
engagement.
also
review
some
studies
demonstrate
collective
engagement
can
give
activists.
The
aims
discuss
practical
implications
these
studies,
different
groups
adults
who
want
communicate
youth
about
a
(like
parents
teachers)
people
themselves.
finish
emphasizing
need
critical
emotional
awareness
where
it
acknowledged
not
solely
individual
experiences
but
influenced
cultural
emotion
norms,
gender
power.
age
focus
adolescents
emerging
adults.
International Journal of Behavioral Development,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Июль 27, 2024
Climate
change
worry
(CCW)
is
a
specific
about
climate
change,
involving
thoughts
changes
that
might
occur
in
the
system
and
their
possible
effects.
Nowadays,
it
growing
especially
among
adolescents.
As
there
lack
of
measurement
tools
with
adequate
psychometric
properties
to
assess
CCW
this
age
group,
we
investigated
Change
Worry
Scale
(CCWS)
youth.
Participants
were
1,846
Italian
adolescents
(58%
males;
mean
=
16.37;
SD
1.27).
The
expected
unidimensional
structure
was
supported
by
cross-validation
multigroup
confirmatory
analysis,
invariance
scale
across
sex
groups.
Sex
differences
analyzed.
CCWS
had
high
internal
consistency,
good
validity.
Overall,
study
contributes
attest
suitable
instrument
for
measuring
Climate,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12(10), С. 162 - 162
Опубликована: Окт. 14, 2024
Climate
change
stands
out
as
an
especially
pressing
global
concern.
The
aim
of
the
present
study
was
to
explore
whether
climate
worry
decreases
during
armed
conflicts,
using
two
time-points:
before
and
conflict.
Guided
by
Transactional
Theory
Stress
Coping
(TTSC),
we
examined
interplay
between
risk
appraisal,
pro-environmental
behaviors
(PEBs),
worry.
A
sample
202
Israeli
adults
participated
in
waves
data
collection,
completing
self-report
measures
addressing
worry,
PEBs.
Results
revealed
a
significant
decline
appraisal
conflict,
whereas
PEBs
remained
unchanged.
Contrary
expectations,
associations
PEBs,
did
not
weaken
Mediation
analyses
indicated
that
led
which
subsequently
contributed
However,
this
mediation
effect
partial,
with
most
association
remaining
direct.
These
findings
imply
psychological
impact
conflict
may
temporarily
overshadow
environmental
concerns,
emphasizing
need
for
strategies
maintain
awareness
behavior
even
