BACKGROUND:
Investigating the relationship between women's anxiety about climate change and their healthy lifestyle behaviours is essential for informing social interventions that promote environmental sustainability.

OBJECTIVES:
This study aimed to examine the relationship between women's anxiety about climate change and their healthy lifestyle behaviours.

METHODS:
This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with a sample of 500 women who applied to a public hospital in the Central Anatolia Region between November 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Climate Change Worry Scale, and the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours Scale II. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple linear regression analysis were used to analyse the data.

RESULTS:
The mean age of the participants was 30.81 ± 7.82 years. The mean score for climate change anxiety was calculated as 26.31 ± 9.55, while the mean score for healthy lifestyle behaviors was 129.59 ± 23.61. A positive and significant relationship was found between women's anxiety about climate change and their healthy lifestyle behaviours (r=0.398, p=0.001). Regression analysis revealed that the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale II score was a significant positive predictor of the Climate Change Worry Scale score (B=0.097, SE=0.015, β=0.240, t=6.502, p<.001).

CONCLUSIONS:
These results suggest that healthy lifestyle behaviours are positively associated with anxiety about climate change. Women who engage in healthier lifestyle behaviours tend to report higher levels of climate change-related anxiety.

KEY MESSAGE:
This study indicates a significant and positive association between women’s climate change anxiety and their healthy lifestyle behaviours. Poster session 4 (Group B)