Validating a measure for eco-anxiety in Portuguese young adults and exploring its associations with environmental action

Validating a measure for eco-anxiety in Portuguese young adults and exploring its associations with environmental action

Abstract 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,...

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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Climate anxiety
Eco-anxiety
Climate change
Pro-environmental behaviour
Scale validation
Psychometrics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16816-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16816-z

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