Table 2 Climate Change Hopefulness scale: item-level change after intervention (n = 932)
Group n | Negative 313 | Control 311 | Positive 308 |
|---|---|---|---|
Climate Change Hopefulness (CCH) | − 0.17 | − 5.99 | 1.14 |
Personal will and way (PW) | 0.72 | − 3.83 | 3.48 |
1. I am willing to take actions to help solve problems caused by climate change | 0.17 | − 4.78 | − 1.56 |
2. I know that there are things that I can do to help solve problems caused by climate change | − 0.95 | − 3.16 | 0.77 |
3. I know what to do to help solve problems caused by climate change | 2.25 | 0.00 | 7.48 |
Collective will and way (CW) | − 0.77 | − 5.96 | 2.29 |
4. If everyone works together, we can solve problems caused by climate change | 1.05 | − 5.32 | − 1.28 |
5. I believe that scientists will be able to find ways to solve problems caused by climate change | 0.24 | − 2.54 | 1.68 |
6. I believe people will be able to solve problems caused by climate change | − 2.85 | − 5.43 | − 1.19 |
7. I believe more people are willing to take actions to help solve problems caused by climate change | 0.83 | 0.00 | 6.58 |
8. Even when some people give up, I know there will be others who will continue to try to solve problems caused by climate change | − 1.24 | − 4.39 | 1.21 |
(R) Lack of will and way (LW) | − 0.20 | − 2.59 | − 3.30 |
9. (R) Climate change is beyond my control, so I won’t bother trying to solve problems caused by climate change | − 0.38 | − 0.86 | − 1.54 |
10. (R) The actions I can take are too small to help solve problems caused by climate change | 0.37 | − 3.41 | − 3.32 |
11. (R) Climate change is so complex we will not be able to solve problems that it causes | − 0.44 | − 1.82 | − 2.62 |
Hopefulness (slider) | 1.17 | 2.00 | 11.42 |