应对气候和环境危机的焦虑情绪：德国霍格生态焦虑量表的验证
Anxiety in response to the climate and environmental crises: validation of the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale in Germany.
作者信息
Heinzel Stephan, Tschorn Mira, Schulte-Hutner Michael, Schäfer Fabian, Reese Gerhard, Pohle Carina, Peter Felix, Neuber Michael, Liu Shuyan, Keller Jan, Eichinger Michael, Bechtoldt Myriam
机构信息
Institute of Psychology, Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany.
Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
出版信息
Front Psychol. 2023 Sep 21;14:1239425. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1239425. eCollection 2023.
BACKGROUND
As the climate and environmental crises unfold, eco-anxiety, defined as anxiety about the crises' devastating consequences for life on earth, affects mental health worldwide. Despite its importance, research on eco-anxiety is currently limited by a lack of validated assessment instruments available in different languages. Recently, Hogg and colleagues proposed a multidimensional approach to assess eco-anxiety. Here, we aim to translate the original English Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS) into German and to assess its reliability and validity in a German sample.
METHODS
Following the TRAPD (translation, review, adjudication, pre-test, documentation) approach, we translated the original English scale into German. In total, 486 participants completed the German HEAS. We used Bayesian confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to assess whether the four-factorial model of the original English version could be replicated in the German sample. Furthermore, associations with a variety of emotional reactions towards the climate crisis, general depression, anxiety, and stress were investigated.
RESULTS
The German HEAS was internally consistent (Cronbach's alphas 0.71-0.86) and the Bayesian CFA showed that model fit was best for the four-factorial model, comparable to the factorial structure of the original English scale (affective symptoms, rumination, behavioral symptoms, anxiety about personal impact). Weak to moderate associations were found with negative emotional reactions towards the climate crisis and with general depression, anxiety, and stress.
DISCUSSION
Our results support the original four-factorial model of the scale and indicate that the German HEAS is a reliable and valid scale to assess eco-anxiety in German speaking populations.
背景
随着气候和环境危机的不断发展，生态焦虑（定义为对这些危机给地球上生命带来的毁灭性后果的焦虑）影响着全球心理健康。尽管其重要性，但目前关于生态焦虑的研究因缺乏不同语言的有效评估工具而受到限制。最近，霍格及其同事提出了一种多维方法来评估生态焦虑。在此，我们旨在将原始的英文霍格生态焦虑量表（HEAS）翻译成德文，并在德国样本中评估其信度和效度。
方法
遵循TRAPD（翻译、审查、裁决、预测试、记录）方法，我们将原始英文量表翻译成德文。共有486名参与者完成了德文版HEAS。我们使用贝叶斯验证性因子分析（CFA）来评估原始英文版的四因素模型是否能在德国样本中得到复制。此外，还研究了与对气候危机的各种情绪反应、一般性抑郁、焦虑和压力之间的关联。
结果
德文版HEAS具有内部一致性（克朗巴哈系数为0.71 - 0.86），贝叶斯CFA表明四因素模型的模型拟合最佳，与原始英文版的因子结构（情感症状、沉思、行为症状、对个人影响的焦虑）相当。发现与对气候危机的负面情绪反应以及一般性抑郁、焦虑和压力之间存在弱到中度的关联。
讨论
我们的结果支持该量表的原始四因素模型，并表明德文版HEAS是评估德语人群生态焦虑的可靠且有效的量表。
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