How to Measure Climate Change Worry in Adolescents? Psychometric Properties of the Climate Change Worry Scale
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| Title: | How to Measure Climate Change Worry in Adolescents? Psychometric Properties of the Climate Change Worry Scale |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Maria Anna Donati (ORCID |
| Source: | International Journal of Behavioral Development. 2025 49(2):195-203. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, High School Students, Climate, Fear, Anxiety, Psychometrics, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Measurement Objectives, Student Attitudes, Affective Behavior |
| Geographic Terms: | Italy |
| DOI: | 10.1177/01650254241266119 |
| ISSN: | 0165-0254 1464-0651 |
| Abstract: | Climate change worry (CCW) is a specific worry about climate change, involving thoughts about changes that might occur in the climate system and their possible effects. Nowadays, it is growing especially among adolescents. As there is a lack of measurement tools with adequate psychometric properties to assess CCW in this age group, we investigated the psychometric properties of the "Climate Change Worry Scale" (CCWS) in youth. Participants were 1,846 Italian adolescents (58% males; mean age = 16.37; SD = 1.27). The expected unidimensional structure was supported by cross-validation with a multigroup confirmatory analysis, and measurement invariance of the scale across sex and age groups. Sex and age differences were analyzed. The CCWS had a high internal consistency, and good validity. Overall, this study contributes to attest that the CCWS is a suitable instrument for measuring CCW in adolescents. |
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| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1467532 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Climate change worry (CCW) is a specific worry about climate change, involving thoughts about changes that might occur in the climate system and their possible effects. Nowadays, it is growing especially among adolescents. As there is a lack of measurement tools with adequate psychometric properties to assess CCW in this age group, we investigated the psychometric properties of the "Climate Change Worry Scale" (CCWS) in youth. Participants were 1,846 Italian adolescents (58% males; mean age = 16.37; SD = 1.27). The expected unidimensional structure was supported by cross-validation with a multigroup confirmatory analysis, and measurement invariance of the scale across sex and age groups. Sex and age differences were analyzed. The CCWS had a high internal consistency, and good validity. Overall, this study contributes to attest that the CCWS is a suitable instrument for measuring CCW in adolescents. |
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| ISSN: | 0165-0254 1464-0651 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/01650254241266119 |
