International Journal of Social Science Research (IJSSR)

Exploring Climate Anxiety, Self-Efficacy and Satisfaction in Life in relation with Experiential Avoidance among Young Adults

Experiential avoidance (EA) as a phenomenon is described as a psychological reluctance to pursue certain experiences, be it physical circumstances, thoughts, feelings, memories or behaviour. Instead one builds a mental barrier against them. Substantial amounts of studies have linked experiential avoidance to varied issues like post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression or behavioural disorders. The present study examined the relationship between Experiential avoidance, Climate anxiety, Self-efficacy and Satisfaction with life. The sample involved 129 female young adults in the age group 18 to 25 years. ‘Acceptance and Action Questionnaire Second Version’ (Bond et al., 2011), ‘Hogg Climate Anxiety Scale’ (Hogg et al., 2024), ‘General Self-Efficacy Short Scale–3’ (Doll et al., 2021) and ‘Satisfaction with Life Scale’ (Diener et al., 1985) were used to assess the psychological correlates of Experiential Avoidance. t Tests and Pearson product moment analysis were conducted to explore the comparison of groups and links amongst the variables. The results presented significant disparity between the EA group and Non-EA group on Climate anxiety and Satisfaction with life. The present study portrayed the association of Experiential avoidance with Climate anxiety and Satisfaction with life. These findings could facilitate clinical evaluation, outreach provision and ward off under-recognition or poor understanding of features, predictors, and risk factors of EA in Indian youth and create awareness regarding the hex of Climate anxiety.