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Intergenerational Concern Relates to Constructive Coping and Emotional Reactions to Climate Change via Increased Legacy Concerns and Environmental Cognitive Alternatives
| Content Provider | PsyArXiv |
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| Author | Syropoulos, Stylianos Law, Kyle Fiore Mah, Andrea Young, Liane |
| Description | As the threat of climate change looms large, and we experience first-hand the impacts of rapid global warming, researchers and clinicians emphasize the need to better understand the impact of these changes on our mental health. Existing research suggests that coping with and emotional reactions to climate change can promote action to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change and reduce its negative impacts to one’s mental health. In this pre-registered study (N = 771) we examined whether people who display extreme intergenerational concern would also constructively cope with climate change. Empirically-identified individuals showing high intergenerational concern reported more problem-focused and meaning-based coping, and less avoidant coping strategies with climate change. Further, even though they felt guilty, angry, sorrowful and isolated, these individuals also felt hopeful about the future. These effects were explained by increased concerns about one’s legacy and higher access to environmental cognitive alternatives. By instilling values that highlight intergenerational concern as a key priority, we could thus not only increase pro-climate action, but also help individuals actively and constructively cope with changes produced by climate change. |
| DOI | 10.31234/osf.io/ept8a |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2023-12-21 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | CC-By Attribution 4.0 International |
| Subject Keyword | Social and Behavioral Sciences;Social and Personality Psychology;Affect and Emotion Regulation;Psychology, other;Individual Differences;Emotion;Prosocial Behavior;Social Cognition;Social Well-being;Cognitive Psychology;Environmental Psychology;Sustainability Behavior;Well-being;Personality and Situations Climate Change Coping Emotions Environmental Cognitive Alternatives Intergenerational Concern Legacy |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Preprint |
| Subject | Social Sciences Social Psychology Psychology Clinical Psychology Experimental and Cognitive Psychology |
