Table 3 Climate change and SDQ Emotional symptoms

I am worried that climate change threatens people and the planet

Not worried

600 (26.0%)

560 (28.0%)^a

17 (13.5%)^b

23 (12.5%)^b

< 0.001

Ref

Ref

A little

521 (22.5%)

453 (22.6%)^a

28 (22.2%)^a

40 (21.7%)^a

2.03 (1.38–3.02)

< 0.001

1.73 (1.16–2.62)

0.008

Moderately

374 (16.2%)

321 (16.0%)^a

26 (20.6%)^a

27 (14.7%)^a

2.20 (1.46–3.34)

< 0.001

1.50 (0.95–2.36)

0.083

Very worried

416 (18.0%)

351 (17.5%)^a

21 (16.7%)^a,b

44 (23.9%)^b

2.48 (1.68–3.71)

< 0.001

1.73 (1.11–2.72)

0.016

Extremely worried

300 (13.0%)

234 (11.7%)^a

26 (20.6%)^b

40 (21.7%)^b

3.60 (2.44–5.38)

< 0.001

2.46 (1.58–3.87)

 < 0.001

Prefer not to say

100 (4.3%)

82 (4.1%)^a

8 (6.4%)^a

10 (5.4%)^a

2.87 (1.60–4.92)

< 0.001

2.22 (1.20–3.96)

0.009

Does climate change make you feel Anxious

Yes

812 (35.2%)

666 (33.4%)^a

56 (45.2%)^b

90 (48.9%)^b

< 0.001

1.82 (1.44–2.30)

< 0.001

1.18 (0.89–1.57)

0.255

No

1,307 (56.7%)

1,172 (58.7%)^a

58 (46.8%)^b

77 (41.8%)^b

Ref

Ref

Prefer not to say

185 (8.0%)

158 (7.9%)^a

10 (8.1%)^a

17 (9.2%)^a

1.45 (0.94–2.16)

0.077

0.68 (0.39–1.16)

0.167

Does climate change make you feel Angry

Yes

577 (25.4%)

472 (24.0%)^a

46 (37.1%)^b

59 (33.1%)^b

< 0.001

1.75 (1.36–2.23)

< 0.001

1.04 (0.77–1.40)

0.790

No

1,533 (67.6%)

1,367 (69.5%)^a

68 (54.8%)^b

98 (55.1%)^b

Ref

Ref

Prefer not to say

158 (7.0%)

127 (6.5%)^a

10 (8.1%)^a,b

21 (11.8%)^b

1.92 (1.29–2.78)

< 0.001

1.34 (0.76–2.27)

0.297

Does climate change make you feel Afraid

Yes

835 (36.6%)

691 (34.9%)^a

56 (45.9%)^b

88 (48.4%)^b

< 0.001

1.86 (1.46–2.36)

< 0.001

1.23 (0.92–1.66)

0.167

No

1,267 (55.5%)

1,144 (57.8%)^a

50 (41.0%)^b

73 (40.1%)^b

Ref

Ref

Prefer not to say

182 (8.0%)

145 (7.3%)^a

16 (13.1%)^b

21 (11.5%)^b

2.22 (1.51–3.16)

< 0.001

1.36 (0.79–2.28)

0.248

Does climate change make you feel Powerless

Yes

499 (22.0%)

403 (20.5%)^a

37 (30.6%)^b

59 (32.6%)^b

< 0.001

1.99 (1.54–2.56)

< 0.001

1.34 (0.98–1.84)

0.066

No

1,510 (66.6%)

1,356 (69.0%)^a

64 (52.9%)^b

90 (49.7%)^b

Ref

Ref

Prefer not to say

257 (11.3%)

205 (10.4%)^a

20 (16.5%)^b

32 (17.7%)^b

2.10 (1.52–2.86)

< 0.001

1.50 (0.96–2.28)

0.064