Influence of Future Concerns on Personal Change and Personal and Institutional Engagement in the Context of Climate Change
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Environmental Education, Climate Change, Personal Change, Institutional Engagement, Concern for the FutureResumo
Influência das Preocupações com o Futuro na Mudança Pessoal e no Engajamento Pessoal e Institucional no Contexto das Mudanças Climáticas
This study investigates the relationship between concern for the future (FC), personal change (PC), personal engagement (PE), and institutional engagement (IE) in the context of climate change. A survey of 388 university students from the state of Santa Catarina, in the south of Brazil, was analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The study reveals positive relationships between FC and PC, as well as between FC and PE, suggesting that FC can promote PC and increase PE in climate actions. However, a negative relationship between FC and IE indicates that an increase in FC may be associated with a reduced perception of governmental efforts in mitigating climate change. Furthermore, a positive association between PE and IE suggests that engaged individuals tend to recognize a greater institutional effort. This research contributes to the understanding of how individual concerns about climate change influence both personal actions and perceptions of institutional responses.
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