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Young People’s Coping Strategies Concerning Climate Change : Relations to Perceived Communication With Parents and Friends and Proenvironmental Behavior

Ojala, Maria and Bengtsson, Hans LU (2019) In Environment and Behavior 51(8). p.907-935
Abstract

Taking its departure in the transactional theory of coping and socialization theories, this questionnaire study investigates how coping with climate change among late adolescents (N = 705) relates to proenvironmental behavior and communication with significant others about societal problems. Deemphasizing the problem was negatively associated with proenvironmental behavior, whereas problem-focused and meaning-focused coping were positively associated with proenvironmental behavior. Two communication patterns with fathers, mothers, and friends were identified: one solution oriented and supportive, and one dismissive and doom-and-gloom oriented. The positive patterns correlated positively with problem-focused and meaning-focused coping,... (More)

Taking its departure in the transactional theory of coping and socialization theories, this questionnaire study investigates how coping with climate change among late adolescents (N = 705) relates to proenvironmental behavior and communication with significant others about societal problems. Deemphasizing the problem was negatively associated with proenvironmental behavior, whereas problem-focused and meaning-focused coping were positively associated with proenvironmental behavior. Two communication patterns with fathers, mothers, and friends were identified: one solution oriented and supportive, and one dismissive and doom-and-gloom oriented. The positive patterns correlated positively with problem-focused and meaning-focused coping, whereas the negative patterns correlated positively with deemphasizing. Communication with fathers was particularly important in explaining deemphasizing and problem-focused coping. A structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis showed that coping mediates the effects of communication patterns on behavior, whereas problem-focused coping mediates the influence of other coping strategies on behavior. The study demonstrates the importance of considering coping as a factor in the socialization of proenvironmental behavior.

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climate change, communication, coping, proenvironmental behavior, socialization, youth
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Environment and Behavior
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907 - 935
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  author       = {{Ojala, Maria and Bengtsson, Hans}},
  issn         = {{0013-9165}},
  keywords     = {{climate change; communication; coping; proenvironmental behavior; socialization; youth}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{907--935}},
  publisher    = {{SAGE Publications}},
  series       = {{Environment and Behavior}},
  title        = {{Young People’s Coping Strategies Concerning Climate Change : Relations to Perceived Communication With Parents and Friends and Proenvironmental Behavior}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916518763894}},
  doi          = {{10.1177/0013916518763894}},
  volume       = {{51}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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