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Evaluating the Public Climate School - a multi-component school-based program to promote climate awareness and action in students: A controlled pilot study

Evaluating the Public Climate School - a multi-component school-based program to promote climate awareness and action in students: A controlled pilot study - EvalPCS Pilot Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00027021
Enrollment
200
Registered
2021-12-01
Start date
2021-11-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Prevention of helplessness and frustration in relation to the climate crisis. Identification of risk factors. The questionnaire that is used in the study is not suitable to make an ICD-10 diagnosis. Only worries and negative emotions will be assessed. Extreme values in these items may indicate possible anxiety and/or depressive symptoms.

Interventions

Group 1: Students will be assessed with a questionnaire before and after the participation in the public climate school intervention. The intervention includes lectures, workshops, and discussion pane

Sponsors

Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, FB Erziehungswissenschaft und Psychologie, Freie Universität Berlin
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 21 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: all students of participating school classes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: age under 12

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Before and after the intervention / waiting period, pro-environmental behavioural intentions will be assessed via a newly devoloped questionnaire. The scale on pro-environmental behavioural intentions is an adapted version of the scale on pro-environmental behaviours by Ojala 2012 in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pro-environmental behaviours, identification with climate change-related civil engagement groups, climate change-related emotions, risk perception, concerns, efficacy expectation, values and norms, as well as knowledge.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFabian Schäfer

Zentrum für ökonomische Bildung, Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

info@publicclimateschool.de---

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026