دورية أكاديمية
Validating a measure for eco-anxiety in Portuguese young adults and exploring its associations with environmental action
| العنوان: | Validating a measure for eco-anxiety in Portuguese young adults and exploring its associations with environmental action |
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| المؤلفون: | Francisco Sampaio, Tiago Costa, Luísa Teixeira-Santos, Lara Guedes de Pinho, Carlos Sequeira, Sílvia Luís, Ana Loureiro, Jerônimo C. Soro, Juan Roldán Merino, Antonio Moreno Poyato, Juan Segundo Peña Loray, Andrea Rodríguez Quiroga, Léan V. O’Brien, Teaghan L. Hogg, Samantha K. Stanley |
| المصدر: | BMC Public Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Climate anxiety, Eco-anxiety, Climate change, Pro-environmental behaviour, Scale validation, Psychometrics, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| الوصف: | Background Worsening environmental conditions may amplify people’s emotional responses to an environmental crisis (eco-anxiety). In Portugal, young people seem to be especially concerned about climate change. However, this phenomenon needs to be interpreted using accurate instruments. Thus, this study aimed to validate the Portuguese version of the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS) in young adults and examine the associations among eco-anxiety, sociodemographic characteristics, and pro-environmental behaviours. Methods A survey was administered to 623 Portuguese university students aged between 18 and 25 years. The survey included our Portuguese translation of the HEAS (obtained through a back-translation and pretesting process), a sociodemographic assessment, and questions related to pro-environmental behaviours. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to assess the construct validity of the Portuguese version of the HEAS, and global fit indices were used to assess whether the original four-dimensional structure of the scale was reproduced. The reliability of the Portuguese version of the HEAS was evaluated by Cronbach’s alpha and the intraclass correlation coefficient. Measurement invariance examined sex differences in scale interpretation. Linear regressions were used to detect whether sociodemographic variables predict eco-anxiety and whether eco-anxiety predicts pro-environmental behaviours. Results The factorial structure of the original scale was replicated in the Portuguese version of the HEAS, showing good internal consistency, reliability over time and strict invariance between men and women. A higher paternal education level predicted greater eco-anxiety in children. Two dimensions of eco-anxiety—namely, rumination and anxiety about personal impacts on the environment—predicted higher engagement in pro-environmental behaviours. Conclusions The translated scale is an appropriate tool to measure eco-anxiety in the Portuguese context and should be used to collect evidence to drive environmental ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1471-2458 |
| العلاقة: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16816-zTest; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458Test; https://doaj.org/article/69ed6907813c41edb287a1ffb9a11e0bTest |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12889-023-16816-z |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16816-zTest https://doaj.org/article/69ed6907813c41edb287a1ffb9a11e0bTest |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.4284A09D |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 14712458 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12889-023-16816-z |