The Perceived Contribution of Older People to Climate Change Impact, Mitigation, and Adaptation: Measurement Development and Validation.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

To improve the understanding of ageism toward older people in the context of climate change, the present study developed and validated a new measure that examines the perceived negative and positive contributions of older people to climate change impact, mitigation, and adaptation efforts.

Research design and methods

Four studies (N = 774) were conducted to develop a new measure and evaluate its reliability and validity, relying on exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, multiple-group analysis (Australia and India), discriminative validity, and convergent and divergent validity.

Results

A 2-subscale measure covering older people's perceived negative contribution to climate change effects (5 ite

SUBMITTER: Ayalon L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10576513 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature