Validating a measure for eco-anxiety in Portuguese young adults and exploring its associations with environmental action

• Main Authors: Francisco Sampaio (Author), Tiago Costa (Author), Luísa Teixeira-Santos (Author), Lara Guedes de Pinho (Author), Carlos Sequeira (Author), Sílvia Luís (Author), Ana Loureiro (Author), Jerônimo C. Soro (Author), Juan Roldán Merino (Author), Antonio Moreno Poyato (Author), Juan Segundo Peña Loray (Author), Andrea Rodríguez Quiroga (Author), Léan V. O'Brien (Author), Teaghan L. Hogg (Author), Samantha K. Stanley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Worsening environmental conditions may amplify people's emotional responses to an environmental crisis (eco-anxiety). In Portugal, young people seem to be especially concerned about climate change. However, this phenomenon needs to be interpreted using accurate instruments....