Table 2 Linear and logistic regression models predicting climate-related beliefs, risk perceptions and emotions in 2020, 2021 and 2022 (unstandardised regression coefficients (B) and 95% confidence intervals (CI)).
From: Generational differences in climate-related beliefs, risk perceptions and emotions in the UK
| Â | Â | Beliefs | Risk perceptions | Emotions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Generation(3) | Perceived causes(1) | Already feeling the effects(2) | Perceived urgency(1) | Perceived impacts(1) | Perceived threat to self and family(1) | Perceived threat to the UK(1) | Worry(1) | Fear(1) | Guilt(1) | Outrage(1) |
2020 | Millennials | −0.139 (−0.458, 0.181) | −0.198 (−0.952, 0.557) | −0.142 (−0.477, 0.194) | 0.114 (−0.159, 0.387) | −0.476*** (−0.829, −0.123) | −0.498*** (−0.836, −0.160) | −0.640*** (−0.981, −0.300) | −0.252 (−0.653, 0.150) | −0.171 (−0.520, 0.178) | −0.357 (−0.767, 0.053) |
Generation X | −0.189 (−0.505, 0.127) | 0.181 (−0.565, 0.928) | −0.127 (−0.458, 0.204) | 0.214 (−0.054, 0.483) | −0.569*** (−0.917, −0.221) | −0.667*** (−1.001, −0.334) | −0.746*** (−1.082, −0.410) | −0.472** (−0.869, −0.076) | −0.366** (−0.710, −0.021) | −0.484** (−0.889, −0.079) | |
Boomers II | −0.012 (−0.331, 0.308) | 0.992** (0.219, 1.765) | 0.120 (−0.215, 0.456) | 0.245 (−0.027, 0.517) | −0.543*** (−0.895, −0.191) | −0.565*** (−0.903, −0.227) | −0.615*** (−0.954, −0.275) | −0.438** (−0.840, −0.037) | −0.436** (−0.785, −0.088) | −0.415** (−0.825, −0.005) | |
Boomers I and older | −0.152 (−0.471, 0.167) | 0.708 (−0.052, 1.467) | 0.009 (−0.325, 0.343) | 0.174 (−0.097, 0.446) | −0.668*** (−1.020, −0.317) | −0.687*** (−1.024, −0.351) | −0.675*** (−1.014, −0.336) | −0.633*** (−1.033, −0.233) | −0.594*** (−0.942, −0.246) | −0.573*** (−0.982, −0.164) | |
2021 | Millennials | 0.182 (−0.127, 0.491) | 0.143 (−0.519, 0.805) | 0.248 (−0.078, 0.573) | 0.068 (−0.223, 0.360) | 0.219 (−0.113, 0.552) | −0.040 (−0.353, 0.274) | 0.160 (−0.157, 0.477) | −0.033 (−0.393, 0.328) | 0.107 (−0.237, 0.450) | 0.004 (−0.380, 0.387) |
Generation X | 0.108 (−0.195, 0.411) | 0.553 (−0.100, 1.206) | 0.249 (−0.070, 0.568) | 0.149 (−0.138, 0.435) | −0.046 (−0.373, 0.281) | −0.117 (−0.425, 0.192) | −0.030 (−0.341, 0.281) | −0.315 (−0.670, 0.039) | −0.281 (−0.618, 0.057) | −0.333 (−0.709, 0.044) | |
Boomers II | 0.370** (0.048, 0.692) | 0.845** (0.138, 1.552) | 0.222 (−0.116, 0.561) | 0.320** (0.016, 0.624) | −0.206 (−0.555, 0.142) | −0.242 (−0.569, 0.086) | −0.176 (−0.507, 0.154) | −0.594*** (−0.971, −0.218) | −0.825*** (−1.184, −0.466) | −0.820*** (−1.220, −0.420) | |
Boomers I and older | 0.407** (0.097, 0.717) | 1.397*** (0.692, 2.103) | 0.459*** (0.131, 0.786) | 0.221 (−0.072, 0.515) | −0.124 (−0.459, 0.211) | −0.204 (−0.520, 0.112) | −0.069 (−0.388, 0.249) | −0.442** (−0.806, −0.078) | −0.735*** (−1.081, −0.389) | −0.539*** (−0.925, −0.153) | |
2021 | Millennials | −0.198 (−0.466, 0.071) | 0.240 (−0.364, 0.844) | −0.086 (−0.365, 0.193) | −0.090 (−0.334, 0.154) | 0.085 (−0.203, 0.373) | 0.017 (−0.259, 0.292) | −0.024 (−0.314, 0.265) | −0.080 (−0.412, 0.252) | 0.007 (−0.287, 0.300) | −0.301 (−0.643, 0.041) |
Generation X | −0.076 (−0.349, 0.197) | 0.934*** (0.297, 1.571) | −0.112 (−0.396, 0.173) | 0.346*** (0.097, 0.595) | −0.156 (−0.451, 0.138) | −0.237 (−0.519, 0.045) | −0.245 (−0.541, 0.050) | −0.414** (−0.753, −0.075) | −0.392** (−0.691, −0.092) | −0.663*** (−1.012, −0.314) | |
Boomers II | 0.017 (−0.255, 0.289) | 1.539*** (0.877, 2.202) | 0.096 (−0.188, 0.379) | 0.323** (0.075, 0.570) | −0.272 (−0.565, 0.022) | −0.319** (−0.599, −0.039) | −0.209 (−0.503, 0.086) | −0.313 (−0.650, 0.025) | −0.528*** (−0.827, −0.229) | −0.574*** (−0.922, −0.226) | |
Boomers I and older | 0.096 (−0.185, 0.377) | 1.231*** (0.568, 1.894) | 0.092 (−0.200, 0.384) | 0.173 (−0.082, 0.427) | −0.219 (−0.522, 0.083) | −0.246 (−0.535, 0.043) | −0.223 (−0.527, 0.081) | −0.505*** (−0.854, −0.156) | −0.674*** (−0.983, −0.365) | −0.707*** (−1.066, −0.347) | |
