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O nosso planeta e a nossa saúde estão intrinsecamente interligados, ou seja, o ar que respiramos, a comida que comemos, os recursos que consumimos para a nossa subsistência são fatores que determinam a nossa qualidade de vida (Watts et al., 2017), existindo atualmente um forte consenso científico relativamente ao facto de as alterações climáticas estarem a ocorrer (Sanson et al., 2019; Tam et al., 2021). O presente estudo visa avaliar o papel da perceção das alterações climáticas, do desespero face às mesmas e dos comportamentos próambientais, percebendo de que forma estes três componentes se interrelacionam, recorrendo à validação dos respetivos instrumentos (Climate Change Perception Scale; Climate Change Despair Scale; ProEnvironmental Behaviour Scale). A pertinência deste estudo reside no facto de podermos eventualmente identificar um perfil de participantes cujos comportamentos próambientais permitam uma transição eficiente para a sustentabilidade (Sanson et al., 2019; WMO, 2020). Foram encontrados bons modelos de ajustamentos nos três instrumentos utilizados, tendo as versões portuguesas mantido a estrutura proposta pelos autores das versões originais, com a exceção do ProEnvironmental Behaviour Scale. Foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas nestes instrumentos de acordo com algumas variáveis sociodemográficas (idade, sexo, estado civil, ter ou não filhos e número de anos de escolaridade), bem como com a ideologia política. Esperase que esta investigação seja um ponto de partida para que estudos futuros possam avaliar a complexidade que o papel da psicologia tem no ambiente e na mitigação das alterações climáticas.
Our planet and our health are intrinsically interconnected, that is, the air we breathe, the food we eat, the resources we consume for our livelihood are factors that determine our quality of life (Watts et al., 2017), existing currently a strong scientific consensus regarding the fact that climate change is occurring (Sanson et al., 2019; Tam et al., 2021). The present study aims to evaluate the role of the perception of climate change, despair in the face of it and proenvironmental behaviors, understanding how these three components interrelate resorting to the validation of the respective instruments (Climate Change Perception Scale; Climate Change Despair Scale; ProEnvironmental Behavior Scale). The relevance of this study lies in the fact that we can eventually identify a profile of participants whose proenvironmental behaviors allow an efficient transition to sustainability (Sanson et al., 2019; WMO, 2020). Good adjustment models were found in the three instruments used, with the Portuguese versions maintaining the structure proposed by the authors of the original versions, with the exception of the ProEnvironmental Behavior Scale. Statistically significant differences were found in these instruments according with some sociodemographic variables (age, gender, marital status, having or not having children and number of years of schooling), as well as with political ideology. It is hoped that this investigation can be a starting point for future studies to assess the complexity that the role of psychology has in the environment and in the mitigation of climate change.
Our planet and our health are intrinsically interconnected, that is, the air we breathe, the food we eat, the resources we consume for our livelihood are factors that determine our quality of life (Watts et al., 2017), existing currently a strong scientific consensus regarding the fact that climate change is occurring (Sanson et al., 2019; Tam et al., 2021). The present study aims to evaluate the role of the perception of climate change, despair in the face of it and proenvironmental behaviors, understanding how these three components interrelate resorting to the validation of the respective instruments (Climate Change Perception Scale; Climate Change Despair Scale; ProEnvironmental Behavior Scale). The relevance of this study lies in the fact that we can eventually identify a profile of participants whose proenvironmental behaviors allow an efficient transition to sustainability (Sanson et al., 2019; WMO, 2020). Good adjustment models were found in the three instruments used, with the Portuguese versions maintaining the structure proposed by the authors of the original versions, with the exception of the ProEnvironmental Behavior Scale. Statistically significant differences were found in these instruments according with some sociodemographic variables (age, gender, marital status, having or not having children and number of years of schooling), as well as with political ideology. It is hoped that this investigation can be a starting point for future studies to assess the complexity that the role of psychology has in the environment and in the mitigation of climate change.
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Alterações climáticas Comportamentos pró-ambientais Perceção das alterações climáticas Desespero das alterações climáticas Climate change Pro-environmental behaviors Climate change perception Climate change despair