Validación de un cuestionario para conocer las respuestas emocionales hacia el cambio climático.

Abstract

Climate change is one of the most pressing problems in the world and has received attention from different scientific disciplines, one of them being psychology. Climate change present three psychological impacts: direct, indirect and psychosocial, one way to approach this impacts is through emotions since they allow to understand the tendencies of action of the people. The aim of of this research was to validate a questionnaire that measures knowledge, understanding, perception and emotions about climate change. For this purpose, focal groups of professionals who gathered participants from different disciplines were chosen as a validation method. In total, the sample consisted of 10 participants belonging to one of the branches of biophysics; 10 psychology professionals; and, 5 belonged to the branches of communication. The results suggest the validation of the questionnaire by all participants, as well as showing that the main emotions that people wake up about climate change are concern, optimism, confusion and indifference.