Items:

1. I worry about climate change more than other people.

2. Thoughts about climate change cause me to have worries about what the future may hold.

3. I tend to seek out information about climate change in the media (e.g., TV, newspapers, internet).

4. I tend to worry when I hear about climate change, even when the effects of climate change may be some time away.

5. I worry that outbreaks of severe weather may be the result of a changing climate.

6. I worry about climate change so much that I feel paralyzed in being able to do anything about it.

7. I worry that I might not be able to cope with climate change.

8. I notice that I have been worrying about climate change.

9. Once I begin to worry about climate change, I find it difficult to stop.

10. I worry about how climate change may affect the people I care about.

Response Options

Never - 1

Rarely - 2

Sometimes - 3

Often - 4

Always - 5