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Miljövänligt beteende i relation till attityder gentemot klimatförändringar, klimatoro och psykosocial hälsa

Velander, Isabell LU and Knarrström, Carl LU (2025) PSYK12 20251
Department of Psychology
Abstract (Swedish)
I en tid när klimatförändringar äger rum behövs forskning för att minimera konsekvenserna av dem. Människans påverkan på miljön är idag av forskare och experter ett vedertaget fenomen. Eftergymnasiala studenter idag utgör en stor del av framtida generationer vilka kommer att påverkas av klimatförändringarna. Denna studien ämnade undersöka huruvida attityder gentemot klimatförändring, klimatoro, ångest/depression predicerar miljövänligtbeteende hos eftergymnasiala studenter. Data samlades in via en enkät som använde en skala för varje variabel och analyserades sedan i statistikprogrammet jamovi. Respondenterna (N =127) var eftergymnasiala studenter i Sverige. För att utvinna ett predicerande värde från studiens data genomfördes en... (More)
I en tid när klimatförändringar äger rum behövs forskning för att minimera konsekvenserna av dem. Människans påverkan på miljön är idag av forskare och experter ett vedertaget fenomen. Eftergymnasiala studenter idag utgör en stor del av framtida generationer vilka kommer att påverkas av klimatförändringarna. Denna studien ämnade undersöka huruvida attityder gentemot klimatförändring, klimatoro, ångest/depression predicerar miljövänligtbeteende hos eftergymnasiala studenter. Data samlades in via en enkät som använde en skala för varje variabel och analyserades sedan i statistikprogrammet jamovi. Respondenterna (N =127) var eftergymnasiala studenter i Sverige. För att utvinna ett predicerande värde från studiens data genomfördes en hierarkisk multipel regressionsanalys, samt en korrelationsanalys mellan samtliga variabler. Prediktorvariablerna visade statistiskt positiva signifikanta korrelationer med miljövänligt beteende. Modelltesterna i regressionsanalysen visade att attityder gentemot klimatförändring och klimatoro predicerade miljövänligt beteende. Ångest/depression predicerade inte miljövänligt beteende. Kunskapsökningen somdenna studie bidragit till kan ligga till grund för vidare forskning samt kan ha en positiv
inverkan på vårt klimat. (Less)
Abstract
In a time where climate change is present, research is needed to minimize its consequences. Today, human impact on the environment is an accepted phenomenon amongst scientists and experts alike. Future generations will consist, in large part, of post-secondary students who in the future will be affected by climate change. This study aimed to explore whether attitudes towards climate change, climate worry and anxiety/depression predicts pro-environmental behaviour. Data was collected through a survey which consisted of a scale for each variable and was later analyzed in the statistics program jamovi. The participants (N = 127) were post-secondary students in Sweden. To extract predictive value from the data of the study a hierarchical... (More)
In a time where climate change is present, research is needed to minimize its consequences. Today, human impact on the environment is an accepted phenomenon amongst scientists and experts alike. Future generations will consist, in large part, of post-secondary students who in the future will be affected by climate change. This study aimed to explore whether attitudes towards climate change, climate worry and anxiety/depression predicts pro-environmental behaviour. Data was collected through a survey which consisted of a scale for each variable and was later analyzed in the statistics program jamovi. The participants (N = 127) were post-secondary students in Sweden. To extract predictive value from the data of the study a hierarchical multiple regression analysis, as well as a correlation analysis was conducted. The predictor variables showed statistically positive significant correlations with pro-environmental behaviour. The model tests in the regression analysis showed that attitudes towards climate change and climate worry predicted pro-environmental behaviour. Anxiety/depression did not predict pro-environmental behaviour. Knowledge generated from this study could pave the wave for future research and may also have a positive impact on our climate. (Less)
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author
Velander, Isabell LU and Knarrström, Carl LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSYK12 20251
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Pro-environmental behaviour, attitudes towards climate change, climate worry, anxiety, depression, post-secondary students, Miljövänligt beteende, attityder gentemot klimatförändring, klimatoro, ångest, eftergymnasiala studenter
language
Swedish
id
9192890
date added to LUP
2025-06-12 09:15:51
date last changed
2025-06-12 09:15:51
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  abstract     = {{In a time where climate change is present, research is needed to minimize its consequences. Today, human impact on the environment is an accepted phenomenon amongst scientists and experts alike. Future generations will consist, in large part, of post-secondary students who in the future will be affected by climate change. This study aimed to explore whether attitudes towards climate change, climate worry and anxiety/depression predicts pro-environmental behaviour. Data was collected through a survey which consisted of a scale for each variable and was later analyzed in the statistics program jamovi. The participants (N = 127) were post-secondary students in Sweden. To extract predictive value from the data of the study a hierarchical multiple regression analysis, as well as a correlation analysis was conducted. The predictor variables showed statistically positive significant correlations with pro-environmental behaviour. The model tests in the regression analysis showed that attitudes towards climate change and climate worry predicted pro-environmental behaviour. Anxiety/depression did not predict pro-environmental behaviour. Knowledge generated from this study could pave the wave for future research and may also have a positive impact on our climate.}},
  author       = {{Velander, Isabell and Knarrström, Carl}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Miljövänligt beteende i relation till attityder gentemot klimatförändringar, klimatoro och psykosocial hälsa}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}