Is Ecological Anxiety Due to Climate Change Associated With the Fertility Preferences of Women?
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, cilt.31, sa.1, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/jep.14265
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
- Anahtar Kelimeler: climate change, eco-anxiety, ecological anxiety, fertility
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Eco-anxiety caused by climate change, which is a significant public health problem, has negative effects on sexual and reproductive health, and these effects are expected to increase continuously. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between eco-anxiety caused by climate change and the fertility preferences of women. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted between June and August 2024 with 491 women at the ages of 18 to 49 who were registered at a family health center. A personal information form, the Attitudes toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale, and the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale were used to collect data. Results: The mean total AFCS score of the participants was 66.1 ± 14.2, while their mean total HEAS score was 27.1 ± 7.0. There was a weak negative correlation between the AFCS scores and HEAS scores of the participants (r = −0.124, p = 0.006). Conclusion: As the ecological anxiety levels of women increased, their attitudes toward childbearing became more negative.