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Effects and mechanisms of the Public Climate School - a school-based program on climate education for students: A pre-post design study

Not Applicable
Conditions
on-clinical population (in some instances low psychological well-being due to the climate crisis)
Registration Number
DRKS00032981
Lead Sponsor
Klinische und Biologische Psychologie, Erziehungswissenschaft, Psychologie und Bildungsforschung, TU Dortmund
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria

School students of participating classes (grade level: 7-13)

Exclusion Criteria

none

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes by 12 weeks after the intervention (T1-T3):<br>Civic engagement for climate protection (adapted from Eichinger et al., 2022; Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz, 2022). <br><br>Changes by 1 week after the intervention (T1-T2): <br>Behavioral intentions related to civic engagement for climate protection (adapted from Eichinger et al., 2022; Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz, 2022).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes by 12 weeks after the intervention (T1-T3):<br>Subjective health status (adapted from Barkman et al., 2021).<br>Psychological well-being (adapted from Barkman et al., 2021)<br><br>Changes by 1 week after the intervention (T1-T2): <br>Climate change-related negative affect: feel powerless, feel hopeless (adapted from Breyer & Bluemke, 2016).<br>Self-efficacy related to civic engagement for climate protection (adapted from Eichinger et al., 2022)<br>Collective efficacy (adapted from Eichinger et al., 2022)<br>Environmental norms (adapted from Eichinger et al., 2022)<br>Identification with people engaging for climate protection (adapted from Eichinger et al., 2022)<br>Pro-environmental behavior (adapted from Eichinger et al., 2022)<br>Behavioral intentions for pro-environmental behavior (adapted from Eichinger et al., 2022)
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