对六类气候变化影响的焦虑和担忧
Alan E Stewart1, Harrison E Chapman1, Jackson B L Davis1
1College of Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
International journal of environmental research and public health
|January 22, 2024
概括
担心气候变化和焦虑是很常见的,特别是关于未来几代人和社会不作为. 减少心理距离可以鼓励气候可持续的行为.
科学领域:
- 环境心理学 环境心理学
- 关于气候变化的沟通
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 与气候变化相关的极端天气事件正在增加.
- 媒体对气候影响的报道可能会引起公众的关注,担忧和焦虑.
- 了解公众的情绪反应对于有效的气候行动至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查公众对气候变化影响的担忧和焦虑.
- 研究心理距离和气候变化情绪之间的关系.
- 为了确定气候可持续行为的预测因素.
主要方法:
- 通过对气候变化担忧,焦虑和心理距离的开发措施进行了两项研究.
- 参与者报告了他们在各种气候变化影响领域的情绪反应.
- 统计分析检查了情绪,心理距离和行为之间的相关性.
主要成果:
- 在六个影响区域中,担忧比焦虑更频繁地表达.
- 人们最担心的是未来几代人和社会对气候变化的反应.
- 气候变化担忧和焦虑都与心理距离有负相关.
- 担心,焦虑和心理距离预测了气候可持续的行为.
结论:
- 气候变化引发了严重的担忧和焦虑,特别是关于代际公平和社会反应.
- 减少心理距离是培养气候关注态度和行为的关键.
- 这项研究为气候变化感知和行动的心理层面提供了新的见解.
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