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Title: How to Measure Climate Change Worry in Adolescents? Psychometric Properties of the Climate Change Worry Scale
Language: English
Authors: Maria Anna Donati (ORCID 0000-0001-7638-9137), Sofia Santisi, Laura Di Leonardo, Caterina Primi
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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