Study on pro-environmental behavior’s mediating role between environmental identity and climate change anxiety among Gen Z published in a journal

A study that discusses the practical and theoretical implications of pro-environmental behavior’s role in moderating environmental identity and climate change anxiety among Generation Z Filipinos was published in the Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia (Makara Hubs-Asia).

The study entitled “Pro-Environmental Behavior: Its Moderating Role on the Relationship Between Environmental Identity and Climate Change Anxiety among Gen Z Filipinos” was conducted by the team formed by Prof. Marc Eric S. Reyes, PhD, Inst. Alvin Joseph D. Mapoy, MSc, Ms. Victoria Ann Louis N. Aranzanso, Ms. Francheska Ysabel A. Avera, Ms. Beatrice O. Martinez, Ms. Mariah Michaela T. Ramos, and Prof. Ryan Francis O. Cayubit, PhD, who are all academic staff of the Department of Psychology.

Using an explanatory, cross-sectional design, the researchers examined whether environmental identity (EI) predicted climate change anxiety (CCA) and whether pro-environmental behavior (PEB) moderated their relationship.

Their findings revealed a significant positive relationship between environmental identity and anxiety about climate change. However, moderation analysis indicated that environmental identity was only associated with climate change anxiety among participants with high pro-environmental behavior.

In summary, they conclude that Gen Z Filipinos who connect more with nature experience greater anxiety, only for those who actively engage in PEB.

Makara Hubs-Asia is a regional, open-access journal that publishes empirical research articles seeking to advance understanding of human behavior in the context of Asia, with the aim of stimulating further research.

Read the abstract here: https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/hubsasia/vol30/iss1/6/.