No risk, no fun…ctioning? Perceived climate risks, but not nature connectedness or self-efficacy predict climate anxiety
Reese, Gerhard ; Rueff, Maria and Wullenkord, Marlis LU
(2023)
In Frontiers in Climate
5.
- Abstract
- The consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly visible.
Recent research suggests that people may respond to climate change and
its predicted consequences with a specific anxiety. Yet, little is known about
potential antecedents of climate anxiety. The current study aimed to understand
the contribution of climate risk perception to climate anxiety, along with
nature-connectedness, self-efficacy, and political orientation. With a sample of
204 German adults, we assessed these constructs together with environmental
policy support that may result from climate anxiety. Stronger risk perception
and a left political orientation predicted climate anxiety. Self-efficacy and nature
connectedness,... (More) - The consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly visible.
Recent research suggests that people may respond to climate change and
its predicted consequences with a specific anxiety. Yet, little is known about
potential antecedents of climate anxiety. The current study aimed to understand
the contribution of climate risk perception to climate anxiety, along with
nature-connectedness, self-efficacy, and political orientation. With a sample of
204 German adults, we assessed these constructs together with environmental
policy support that may result from climate anxiety. Stronger risk perception
and a left political orientation predicted climate anxiety. Self-efficacy and nature
connectedness, however, were unrelated to climate anxiety. In line with previous
studies, climate anxiety correlated positively with environmental policy support
but did not predict environmental policy support when controlling for climate risk perception. We discuss results with regard to further developing the concept of climate anxiety and its dynamics and suggest directions for future research. (Less)
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- Reese, Gerhard
; Rueff, Maria
and Wullenkord, Marlis
LU
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- 2023-10-17
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- keywords
- climate anxiety, climate risk perception, nature connectedness, self-efficacy, policy support
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- Frontiers in Climate
- volume
- 5
- article number
- 1158451
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- 8 pages
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- Frontiers Media S. A.
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- 2624-9553
- DOI
- 10.3389/fclim.2023.1158451
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- English
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abstract = {{The consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly visible.<br/>Recent research suggests that people may respond to climate change and<br/>its predicted consequences with a specific anxiety. Yet, little is known about<br/>potential antecedents of climate anxiety. The current study aimed to understand<br/>the contribution of climate risk perception to climate anxiety, along with<br/>nature-connectedness, self-efficacy, and political orientation. With a sample of<br/>204 German adults, we assessed these constructs together with environmental<br/>policy support that may result from climate anxiety. Stronger risk perception<br/>and a left political orientation predicted climate anxiety. Self-efficacy and nature<br/>connectedness, however, were unrelated to climate anxiety. In line with previous<br/>studies, climate anxiety correlated positively with environmental policy support<br/>but did not predict environmental policy support when controlling for climate risk perception. We discuss results with regard to further developing the concept of climate anxiety and its dynamics and suggest directions for future research.}},
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series = {{Frontiers in Climate}},
title = {{No risk, no fun…ctioning? Perceived climate risks, but not nature connectedness or self-efficacy predict climate anxiety}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2023.1158451}},
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