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The Interconnection between Eco-Anxiety and Eco-Grief in Urban and Rural Populations in Germany and the Netherlands : a cross-sectional study
Mania, C.R. (2024) The Interconnection between Eco-Anxiety and Eco-Grief in Urban and Rural Populations in Germany and the Netherlands : a cross-sectional study.
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| Abstract: | Climate change is an urgent issue impacting the physical environment and individual’s mental health, potentially leading to emotions like eco-anxiety and eco-grief. Previous literature found that people living in urban areas are more likely to suffer from eco-anxiety, while rural populations experience higher levels of eco-grief. Therefore, the present study investigates whether living in rural or urban areas in Germany and the Netherlands moderates the relationship between eco-anxiety and eco-grief. This cross-sectional study used a quantitative research design by implementing an online survey. The Eco-Anxiety Questionnaire (EAQ-22) and Ecological Grief Questionnaire (EGriQ-6) were used to measure eco-anxiety and eco-grief among rural and urban populations. The data of 242 participants was analysed in the survey. The findings demonstrated no significant relation between eco-anxiety and urban living (p < .73) and no significant correlation between eco-grief and rural populations (p <.73). Additionally, multiple regression analysis detected a positive correlation between eco-anxiety and eco-grief without rural living as a moderator (p = .01). Nevertheless, rural living does not moderate the relationship between eco-anxiety and eco-grief (p = .58 and p = .55). This research contributed to a better knowledge of climate change emotions in the context of urban and rural living in Germany and the Netherlands. The results did not reveal an association between rural or urban living and eco-anxiety or eco-grief. Future research should aim to improve the measurement tools by taking diverse contextual factors into account. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/99962 |
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