了解气候焦虑和对支持环境行为的潜在影响
Zac Coates1, Scott Brown1, Michelle Kelly1
1School of Psychological Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Australia.
Journal of anxiety disorders
|June 20, 2025
概括
气候焦虑是对气候变化的反应,可能会推动环保行为. 适度的气候焦虑水平似乎是有利于环境选择的最佳选择,而不是低水平或高水平.
科学领域:
- 环境心理学 环境心理学
- 气候变化研究 气候变化研究
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 气候变化带来了重大的社会,身体和心理健康风险.
- 气候焦虑虽然是对环境威胁的合理反应,但可能会损害工作的运作.
- 了解气候焦虑与行为之间的联系对于有效的气候行动至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查气候焦虑和亲环境行为之间的关系.
- 探索心理因素的影响,如一般焦虑,死亡焦虑,以及对气候焦虑的控制位置.
- 评估离散选择实验在测量亲环境行为中的实用性.
主要方法:
- 在374名大学参与者中进行了一项在线离散选择实验.
- 参与者完成了气候焦虑,一般焦虑,死亡焦虑和控制位置的测量.
- 一个离散选择测量评估了参与者的亲环境行为.
主要成果:
- 与低或高水平相比,中等程度的气候焦虑与明显更有利于环境的选择有关.
- 气候焦虑与一般焦虑,死亡焦虑和控制位置有积极的相关性.
- 高气候焦虑可能与不良的心理健康结果有关.
结论:
- 适度的气候焦虑可能会优化亲环境决策.
- 焦虑和控制位置等心理因素与气候焦虑相互关联.
- 离散选择实验是研究亲环境行为和相关的权衡的可行方法.
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