Psychological Resilience, Pro Environmental Behaviors and their Relation to Climate Change Anxiety among Nursing Students | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 35, Volume 13, Issue 51, May 2025, Pages 390-401 PDF (732.67 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2025.379849.2069 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sherifa Rabea Mohamed* ; Reda Abdallah Abd el Aziz; Ebtsam Abd El Monim Mohamed | ||
| Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Climate change is a global challenge that is expected to worsen and have long-lasting consequences. Students studying nursing may be particularly susceptible to the psychological repercussions of climate change. Research indicates that psychological resilience may be helpful in reducing climate change-related anxiety. Aim The current study aimed to assess psychological resilience, pro-environmental behavior and their relation to climate change anxiety among nursing students. Research design: The study utilized a descriptive correlational strategy. Methods: A random, stratified sample of 872 undergraduate students from the four academic years who enrolled in the Faculty of Nursing Minia University. The data were gathered using the resilience evaluation scale, pro-environmental behavior scale and Hogg eco-anxiety scale in addition to socio-demographic data. Results: The research result reveals that 58.4% of the studied sample was females with mean age were 22.2+1.1 years. 62.7% of students have a moderate psychological resilience level and 65.4% have fair pro-environmental behavior. Conclusion: more than fifty percent of the students have a low eco-anxiety level. Also, there was a high statistically significant positive correlation between the psychological resilience and pro-environmental behavior. Recommendation: The findings of this study emphasized the importance of offering additional climate change education programs for students, particularly focusing on enhancing their knowledge, attitudes, and practices in this regard. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Climate change; Psychological resilience; Pro-environmental behaviors; Climate change anxiety & Nursing students | ||
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