What predicts climate change activism?: An examination of how depressive symptoms, climate change distress, and social norms are associated with climate change activism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current and future harms caused by climate change are highly distressing. Different theoretical models suggest diverse impacts of distress on behavior. We examined how psychological distress, climate change distress, and social norms may foster or impede climate change activism.

Methods

As part of an ongoing online longitudinal study in the US beginning in March 2020, respondents were assessed on their depressive symptoms (CES-D 10), climate change distress, climate change mitigation social norms, and six outcomes of the climate change activism behaviors of writing letters, e-mailing, or phoning government officials; voting for candidates who support measures to reduce climate change; signing petitions; volunteering with organizations; donating money to organi

SUBMITTER: Latkin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9910281 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature