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We studied social support as a coping strategy for eco-anxiety. Furthermore, we investigated the moderating or mediating role of social support in the relationship between eco-anxiety and pro-environmental behavior (PEB). The participants were Finnish adults aged 19–42. Most of the participants were women (76.2%), lived in an urban environment (82.7%), and were students (47.4%) or employees (42.8%). Data collected with an online survey was analyzed using correlation analysis, hierarchical regression analysis, and a simple mediation model. We found that experiencing eco-anxiety was positively related to PEB, and that the participants with higher social support had higher levels of eco-anxiety. In addition, using social support as a coping strategy was connected to a higher level of PEB. We found that social support mediates the positive connection between eco-anxiety and PEB, but no moderating effect was found. Our results imply that social support can be an important coping strategy for adults coping with eco-anxiety, as well as promoting PEB, offering an interesting insight for future interventions.

本研究以社会支持（social support）作为生态焦虑（eco-anxiety）的应对策略展开探究，此外还考察了社会支持在生态焦虑与亲环境行为（pro-environmental behavior, PEB）之间关系中的调节或中介作用。本研究的参与者为19至42岁的芬兰成年人，其中女性占比76.2%，82.7%的参与者居住于城市环境，47.4%为学生，42.8%为在职人员。本研究通过在线问卷收集数据，并采用相关分析（correlation analysis）、层级回归分析（hierarchical regression analysis）以及简单中介模型（simple mediation model）开展数据分析。结果显示，生态焦虑水平与亲环境行为呈显著正相关，且社会支持水平更高的参与者其生态焦虑程度也更高；此外，以社会支持作为应对策略与更高水平的亲环境行为存在关联。本研究证实，社会支持在生态焦虑与亲环境行为的正相关关系中发挥中介作用，但未发现其调节效应。研究结果表明，社会支持可成为应对生态焦虑的成年人的重要应对策略，同时有助于促进亲环境行为，为未来的相关干预实践提供了颇具价值的研究视角。