The relationship between climate change awareness and anxiety levels and fertility attitudes in nulliparous women

Aim: This study aimed to examine the relationships between climate change awareness, climate-related anxiety, and fertility attitudes among nulliparous women aged 20-30 years. Methods: A descriptive correlational design was employed. Data were collected from 340 nulliparous women using the Introductory Information Form, the Climate Change Awareness Scale (CCAS), the Climate Change Worry Scale (CCWS), and the Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale (AFCS). Results: The mean score of the CCAS-Awareness subscale was 33.25±4.75, the total mean score of the CCWS was 29.90±7.97, and the mean scores of the Helplessness and Worry subscales were 7.90±3.07 and 22.00±5.46, respectively. The mean AFCS total score was 70.31±11.33, and the mean scores of the future importance, present obstacles, and womanhood identity subdimensions were 23.73±7.08, 32.33±7.44, and 14.24±4.94, respectively. A significant relationship was found between the mean score of the CCAS-Awareness subscale and the CCWS total and subscale (Helplessness and Worry) mean scores; additionally, significant relationships were identified between the total and subscale mean scores of the CCWS and the total and subscale mean scores of the AFCS (p