Climate change has significant impact on physical and mental health and can provoke a wide range of emotions and emotional states. One of the negative emotions that can be triggered by climate change is anxiety. Each emotion has a different role in coping with climate change. In some cases, they are a source of motivation for coping with climate change. Ecological behaviour represents one way of coping. In this study, we investigated ecological behaviour in relation to anxiety about climate change and locus of control. Adults (N = 335; 65 % females) from 18 to 68 years old completed an online survey comprised of the General Ecological Behaviour Scale (GEB) and the Climate Change Anxiety Scale (CCA), which were translated for the purpose of this study. In addition, they completed one of the subscales of the Self-Evaluation Scale (CSE), which measures locus of control. The association between ecological behaviour and anxiety about climate change was positive and statistically significant. Those with higher levels of anxiety about climate change reported more engagement in ecological behaviour. As expected based on previous research, younger adults in our sample reported higher levels of anxiety. The results did not indicate significant association between age and the frequency of engaging in general ecological behaviour. Significant gender differences were found for general ecological behaviour, with females reporting more frequent engagement in ecological behaviour. In order to identify differences between groups, we need to investigate the differences in individual behavioural domains. In our study the elderly reported more ecological behaviour regarding ecological garbage removal, and women reported to behave more ecologically than men in three domains: ecological garbage removal, garbage reduction and volunteering in nature protection activities. Several factors impact ecological behaviour, one of the most common ones being the locus of control. The results of this study did not indicate a statistically significant association between locus of control and ecological behaviour.
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