Climate Change Worry and Environmental Sensitivity Among Nursing Students.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Public Health Nursing Pub Date : 2025-06-13 DOI:10.1111/phn.13580

Alime Selçuk Tosun, Ümmügülsüm Ünsal Yüceer, Büşra Demirdağ, Nurcan Akgül Gündoğdu, Neslihan Lök

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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between nursing students' worry about climate change and their environmental sensitivity.

Design and method: This research is a descriptive and correlational study. It was conducted with 432 nursing students. The data were collected using a Personal Information Form, the Climate Change Worry Scale, and the Environmental Sensitivity Scale. Descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation), independent groups t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data.

Results: The mean score of nursing students on Climate Change Worry Scale was 30.74 ± 6.92, and the mean score on the Environmental Sensitivity Scale was 4.24 ± 0.44. A statistically significant moderate negative correlation was found between nursing students' worry about climate change and their level of environmental sensitivity (r = -0.694, p < 0.01).

Conclusions: The study revealed a moderate negative correlation between climate change worry and environmental sensitivity among nursing students. Reducing worry about climate change and enhancing environmental sensitivity may enable the students to take an active role in protecting public health in their professional careers.

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护理学生的气候变化担忧与环境敏感性。

目的：探讨护生对气候变化的担忧与环境敏感性的关系。设计与方法：本研究为描述性、相关性研究。调查对象为432名护理专业学生。数据是通过个人信息表、气候变化担忧量表和环境敏感性量表收集的。采用描述性统计（频率、百分比、平均值、标准差）、独立组t检验、Mann-Whitney U检验、单因素方差分析和多元回归分析。结果：护生气候变化焦虑量表平均得分为30.74±6.92分，环境敏感性量表平均得分为4.24±0.44分。护生对气候变化的担忧与环境敏感性水平呈显著负相关（r = -0.694, p）。结论：护生对气候变化的担忧与环境敏感性水平呈显著负相关。减少对气候变化的担忧，提高对环境的敏感性，可以使学生在他们的职业生涯中为保护公众健康发挥积极作用。

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来源期刊

Public Health Nursing 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

3.50

自引率

4.80%

发文量

117

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Public Health Nursing publishes empirical research reports, program evaluations, and case reports focused on populations at risk across the lifespan. The journal also prints articles related to developments in practice, education of public health nurses, theory development, methodological innovations, legal, ethical, and public policy issues in public health, and the history of public health nursing throughout the world. While the primary readership of the Journal is North American, the journal is expanding its mission to address global public health concerns of interest to nurses.