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Identifying coping strategies that regulate negative climate emotions without reducing pro-environmental behavior.

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  • 1Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim at Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.

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Meaning-focused coping (MFC) helps sustain pro-environmental behavior (PEB) despite climate distress. While distraction offers short-term relief, MFC fosters engagement by increasing positive emotions, crucial for long-term climate action.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Psychology
  • Climate Change Psychology

Background:

  • Negative climate emotions can be burdensome yet motivate pro-environmental behavior (PEB).
  • Effective coping strategies are needed to reduce distress without hindering climate action.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the effectiveness of meaning-focused coping (MFC), emotional acceptance, and cognitive distraction in managing negative climate emotions.
  • To assess the impact of these coping strategies on subsequent pro-environmental behavior (PEB).

Main Methods:

  • An online experiment with 313 participants induced negative climate emotions via film.
  • Participants were randomized to meaning-focused coping (MFC), emotional acceptance, or cognitive distraction.
  • Pro-environmental behavior (PEB) was measured using an incentivized task; affect was assessed pre- and post-intervention.

Main Results:

  • All coping strategies reduced negative affect; distraction provided the strongest short-term reduction.
  • Meaning-focused coping (MFC) led to a higher likelihood of engaging in pro-environmental behavior (PEB) compared to acceptance and distraction.
  • MFC also increased positive affect, supporting sustained engagement, unlike distraction's short-term benefits.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive distraction effectively reduces negative affect short-term.
  • Meaning-focused coping (MFC) is superior for sustaining pro-environmental behavior (PEB) by fostering positive emotions.
  • Coping strategies significantly influence the relationship between climate emotions and behavioral engagement.