Does climate anxiety help or hinder recycling?
(2025) KOGM21 20251Cognitive Science
- Abstract
- This thesis examines the correlation between climate anxiety and the pro-environmental behavior recycling. 22 university students took part in an experiment where they sorted waste items in two categories: metal packaging and residual waste. Participants sorting efficiency and accuracy were measured for their climate anxiety and frequency of recycling surveyed. No significant correlation was found between climate anxiety and efficiency, or between climate anxiety and accuracy. However, there was a small significant negative correlation between recycling efficiency and accuracy. A medium positive correlation was found between frequency of reported recycling and climate anxiety. The findings indicate a link between climate anxiety and... (More)
- This thesis examines the correlation between climate anxiety and the pro-environmental behavior recycling. 22 university students took part in an experiment where they sorted waste items in two categories: metal packaging and residual waste. Participants sorting efficiency and accuracy were measured for their climate anxiety and frequency of recycling surveyed. No significant correlation was found between climate anxiety and efficiency, or between climate anxiety and accuracy. However, there was a small significant negative correlation between recycling efficiency and accuracy. A medium positive correlation was found between frequency of reported recycling and climate anxiety. The findings indicate a link between climate anxiety and recycling and contributes to our understanding of the relation between climate anxiety and recycling. (Less)
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- author
- Björck, Ivar LU
- supervisor
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- Anton Wrisberg LU
- Annika Wallin LU
- organization
- course
- KOGM21 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Climate anxiety, pro-environmental behaviors, recycling, ABC theory
- language
- English
- id
- 9213165
- date added to LUP
- 2025-09-25 16:12:41
- date last changed
- 2025-09-25 16:12:41
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abstract = {{This thesis examines the correlation between climate anxiety and the pro-environmental behavior recycling. 22 university students took part in an experiment where they sorted waste items in two categories: metal packaging and residual waste. Participants sorting efficiency and accuracy were measured for their climate anxiety and frequency of recycling surveyed. No significant correlation was found between climate anxiety and efficiency, or between climate anxiety and accuracy. However, there was a small significant negative correlation between recycling efficiency and accuracy. A medium positive correlation was found between frequency of reported recycling and climate anxiety. The findings indicate a link between climate anxiety and recycling and contributes to our understanding of the relation between climate anxiety and recycling.}},
author = {{Björck, Ivar}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Does climate anxiety help or hinder recycling?}},
year = {{2025}},
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