Students’ perspectives on climate change—unveiling gender–interest associations in climate change beliefs

Höhnle S, Velling H, Schubert JC (2024)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2024

Journal

Pages Range: 1–18

DOI: 10.1080/10382046.2024.2421011

Abstract

Climate change is one of humanity’s key problems. Younger generations’ beliefs about and perceptions of climate change are thus of particular importance, as these generations have to tackle the problem in the present and will have to do so even more in the future. Against this background, 4627 high school students in the federal state of Bavaria in Germany were surveyed in a quantitative questionnaire-based study. The analysis shows high values and gender differences for the four general climate change beliefs examined: (1) general perception of climate change as a problem, (2) possible solutions to the problem, (3) contributions to climate protection, and (4) effects on one’s own home. However, mediation analyses suggest that differences are more complex and are to some extent connected to gender differences in interest in climate change.

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APA:

Höhnle, S., Velling, H., & Schubert, J.C. (2024). Students’ perspectives on climate change—unveiling gender–interest associations in climate change beliefs. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/10382046.2024.2421011

MLA:

Höhnle, Steffen, Hanna Velling, and Jan Christoph Schubert. "Students’ perspectives on climate change—unveiling gender–interest associations in climate change beliefs." International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (2024): 1–18.

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