Dimensions Of Climate Research Articles

Post-pandemic lessons for EU energy and climate policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine: Introduction to a special issue on EU green recovery in the post-Covid-19 period

The key policy priority for governments around the world during the 2020–2021 period was the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, this was swiftly replaced by an even graver urgent need to respond to Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine in February 2022. This special issue aims to study the post-pandemic response and how related policy choices influence decarbonisation and energy transition efforts in the EU. While the special issue was initially conceived before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the question of policy responses to critical situations remains even more relevant in the face of Russia's attempt to redraft the political landscape of Europe by force. The dichotomy of existing views on whether the crisis caused by the pandemic is an opportunity or a threat to the energy transition is also present in the discussion and perception of the EU's energy and climate policy after the Russian invasion at least temporarily shifted energy security and decarbonisation priorities. Analysing energy and climate dimensions of the EUʼs post-pandemic recovery can provide policy implications applicable to the energy security crisis connected to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Recent range shifts of moths, butterflies, and birds are driven by the breadth of their climatic niche.

Species are altering their ranges as a response to climate change, but the magnitude and direction of observed range shifts vary considerably among species. The ability to persist in current areas and colonize new areas plays a crucial role in determining which species will thrive and which decline as climate change progresses. Several studies have sought to identify characteristics, such as morphological and life-history traits, that could explain differences in the capability of species to shift their ranges together with a changing climate. These characteristics have explained variation in range shifts only sporadically, thus offering an uncertain tool for discerning responses among species. As long-term selection to past climates have shaped species' tolerances, metrics describing species' contemporary climatic niches may provide an alternative means for understanding responses to on-going climate change. Species that occur in a broader range of climatic conditions may hold greater tolerance to climatic variability and could therefore more readily maintain their historical ranges, while species with more narrow tolerances may only persist if they are able to shift in space to track their climatic niche. Here, we provide a first-filter test of the effect of climatic niche dimensions on shifts in the leading range edges in three relatively well-dispersing species groups. Based on the realized changes in the northern range edges of 383 moth, butterfly, and bird species across a boreal 1,100 km latitudinal gradient over c. 20 years, we show that while most morphological or life-history traits were not strongly connected with range shifts, moths and birds occupying a narrower thermal niche and butterflies occupying a broader moisture niche across their European distribution show stronger shifts towards the north. Our results indicate that the climatic niche may be important for predicting responses under climate change and as such warrants further investigation of potential mechanistic underpinnings.

Psychometric Properties of the Coach-Created Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Climate Questionnaire (EDMCQ-C) in a Brazilian Sample of Athletes: An ESEM Approach

The objectives of this study were to assess the psychometric properties of the Coach-created Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Climate Questionnaire (EDMCQ-C) by testing four different hypotheses. A procedure of translation and adaptation of the instrument between different languages and cultures was carried out. A total of 350 national level Brazilian athletes (aged between 15 and 17 years; mean = 17.0, SD = 1.7) completed the questionnaire. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling (ESEM) were performed. Consistent with previous work on the EDMCQ-C, all solutions failed to achieve suitable levels of fit for a hierarchical model represented by five climate dimensions (autonomy-supportive, controlling, task-involving, ego-involving, and socially-supportive) and two global dimensions (empowering and disempowering). The 2-ESEM solution provided a satisfactory fit for the first-order model with two global factors supported. The 2-ESEM version of the questionnaire showed adequate predictive and discriminant validity, good internal consistency, and invariance across gender. Such results suggest that the EDMCQ-C is a promising scale to assess Brazilian athletes’ perception of the over-arching empowering and disempowering features of the coach-created motivational climate.

Multidimensional Motivational Climate Questionnaire in Physical Education at the Situational Level of Generality (MUMOC-PES).

The main aim of this study was to investigate the construct validity of a new MUltidimensional MOtivational Climate questionnaire in Physical Education (PE) at the Situational level of generality (MUMOC-PES), capturing four dimensions of empowering (autonomy support, task-involvement, relatedness support, structure) and three dimensions of disempowering (controlling, relatedness thwarting, ego-involvement) climate. Nine hundred and fifty-six adolescent students completed the new measure alongside measures of mastery and performance approach/avoidance climate and satisfaction. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the construct validity of the MUMOC-PES. Student satisfaction in PE corresponded positively to empowering and negatively to disempowering climate dimensions. Controlling for age, gender and within-class individual differences in perceived empowering and disempowering dimensions, class average scores on perceived empowering climate had significant effects on student satisfaction, implying predictive validity for the MUMOC-PES. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) suggested that perceived autonomy support and relatedness thwarting had direct positive and negative effects on satisfaction respectively. Moreover, effects of perceived structure and thwarting relationships on satisfaction were mediated through a mastery climate construct capturing the linkage between perception and mastery goal. The results are discussed in relation to existing measures and literature on motivational climate and the future use of MUMOC-PES in research and PE teachers' training.

Authoritative school climate as a context for civic socialization

This study represents a confirmatory attempt to classify schools based on the Authoritative Socialization Theory and test whether schools' classification is invariant across different structural characteristics of schools. Furthermore, it tests whether school typologies are related to school outcomes such as school violence, sense of belonging, and student participation. Through latent class analysis and a multilevel modeling approach, we analyzed data from a representative national survey in 1322 Chilean schools. Consistent with authoritative socialization theory and previous research, a four-class model was retained by considering two school climate dimensions: disciplinary structure and student support. These classes were named authoritative, indifferent, authoritarian, and permissive based on theory. In addition, classes showed to be invariant between schools considering the school administration and the school's religiosity; however, regarding the school size, the model showed to be partially invariant. Finally, the school levels of violence and belonging showed the expected pattern considering the theory and previous evidence; however, the average student participation levels showed an unexpected pattern. We conclude that the proposed methodology to classify schools is helpful and offers some advantages to the current classification methods under this theoretical framework. In substantive terms, our results show that not all students have the same probability of experiencing a nurturing school climate within a school system such as the Chilean one characterized by high levels of school segregation.

Examining a third level of police organizational climate: Does organizational self-legitimacy shape officer attitudes on the job?

PurposeThis study builds on recent efforts to take a broader (organizational climate) perspective of organizational justice by adding the role of peer officers and supervisor-induced self-legitimacy in modeling the impact of agency supervision on policing outcomes. MethodsThis study regresses measures of supervisory, peer, and officer-level dimensions of organizational climate on Croatian officer (N = 638) judgments of job satisfaction, trust in the public, and external-audience self-legitimacy. ResultsWe find that a third (personal) level of organizational climate, organizationally induced self-legitimacy, was the dominant predictor of the three separate policing outcomes. The three models did not support supervisor procedural justice as an antecedent to positive police attitudes toward their job, but peer officer procedural justice had a modest role as a predictor of officers' perceptions of external audience self-legitimacy. ConclusionsWhile criminal justice scholars have demonstrated the role that perceptions of supervisor fairness have on shaping officer attitudes and behavior across a wide range of institutions, this study suggests that other facets of organizational culture may have a greater impact on officer attitudes toward their job.

Safety Climate Assessment in Fuel Stations in the West Java Region

Fuel station accidents still happen frequently all around the world. Accidents in fuel stations may cause harm to many. Fuel station environments must thus be managed well to maintain a high safety climate level. However, our literature review shows that research on the safety climate in fuel stations is scarce. This study attempts to assess the safety climate level in fuel stations in the West Java region, Indonesia. The aims of this research are to acquire the safety climate level of fuel stations, review safety climate dimensions which need serious improvement, and discover key aspects that impact the safety climate level. To achieve these goals, the Bahasa Indonesia version of the NOSACQ-50 questionnaire was used to assess the safety climate in 240 fuel stations; 678 responses were collected. The findings show that the safety climate level of fuel stations was, on average, 3.07, which is a fairly good score. Among all seven dimensions, workers’ safety priority and risk non-acceptance need the most improvement. Moreover, safety training is found to be the most influential aspect on safety climate because workers with training experience have higher safety climate perceptions. Ironically, more than 28% of respondents reported that they had not been properly trained. Therefore, fuel stations need to make sure that all employees have attended appropriate safety training. In this way, higher safety climate ratings can be achieved, hence moving forward to a safer working environment.

Canadian Prison Environments: A Mixed Methods Analysis

The current study uses a mixed methods approach to assess quality of prison life in Canada's Atlantic provincial correctional institutions. Questions from the Measurement of the Quality of Prison Life were adapted to create scales to assess prisoner climate dimension perceptions, with open-ended questions providing qualitative data. Across eight prison sites, statistical analysis revealed between prison differences and confirmed that prison sentence location did matter. The qualitative data emergent themes also produced several consistent concerns that Likert responses could not capture, ranging from primary needs to service desires. Research affirms the importance of studying prison environments and supports the use of mixed methods, as qualitative data can provide greater insight into the lived experience of inmates and better chart change that is beneficial to them.

School Principals’ Leadership Styles and Organizational Climate Toward Innovative Leadership Program

This paper assessed the relationship between principal leadership style and school climate using Multifactorial Leadership and School Climate Questionnaires. The theoretical framework of this research comes from leadership style theory. The author surveyed 400 middle managers from 20 colleges and universities in the university town of China and used structural equation modelling for empirical analysis. Based on the findings, principal leadership has an impact on four dimensions of school climate (faculty leadership, academic climate, teacher professionalism, and institutional vulnerability) It is therefore recommended to use a larger sample of administrators from multiple school districts to see whether similar findings will occur. Educational leaders must recognize the impact of the principal's leadership behavior on the school's organizational atmosphere which would help create a learning school atmosphere that is conducive to school development. Currently, all students are under increasing pressure at the national, state, and local levels to perform to higher standards. Thus, there is an increasing demand for teachers and principals to improve the school climate.

The Impact of Organizational Climate Dimensions on School Performance: A Study of UAE K-12 Private School Managers

This study was aimed to investigate whether the United Arab Emirates (UAE) K-12 school managers are conversant with school organizational climate (SOC) in maintaining school performance (SP), and to explore which school organizational climate (SOC) dimensions is mostly observed by the school managers in upholding the school performance. This study also investigated the significant relationship between SOC and school performance (SP) and established whether SOC as a whole or any of its dimensions is a significant predictor of school performance based on the perceptions of UAE K-12 private school managers. The questionnaire used was adapted from Jeswani and Dave, and Lasisi. Utilizing the mean scores, correlation matrix and regression analyses, the findings revealed relatively moderate positive awareness of the school managers about SOC. The findings also showed that there is a significant correlation between SOC and SP, and that SOC is also a significant predictor of SP. Nevertheless, of the SOC dimensions, only communication and supervision were discovered as significant predictors of school performance. On the other hand, orientation, decision-making, and reward management proved to be critical dimensions of SOC as they were found wanting in contributing to the prediction of the study’s model. This issue can be resolved by enhancing the approach used in implementing orientation, decision-making and reward management within the context of the UAE K-12 schools. As an implication, UAE government, education policy makers as well as school managers are encouraged to create and sustain SOC as it proved to be a significant predictor of school performance.

Adapting the Community Readiness Model and Validating a Community Readiness Tool for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs in Iran.

It is critical to assess community readiness (CR) when implementing childhood obesity prevention programs to ensure their eventual success and sustainability. Multiple tools have been developed based on various conceptions of readiness. One of the most widely used and flexible tools is based on the community readiness model (CRM). This study aimed to adapt the CRM and assess the validity of a community readiness tool (CRT) for childhood obesity prevention programs in Iran. A Delphi study that included 26 individuals with expertise in 8 different subject areas was conducted to adapt the CRM into a theoretical framework for developing a CRT. After linguistic validation was conducted for a 35-question CR interview guide, the modified interview guide was evaluated for its content and face validity. The quantitative and qualitative analyses were performed using Stata version 13 and MAXQDA 2010, respectively. The Delphi panelists confirmed the necessity/appropriateness and adequacy of all 6 CRM dimensions. The Persian version of the interview guide was then modified based on the qualitative results of the Delphi study, and 2 more questions were added to the community climate dimension of the original CRT. All questions in the modified version had acceptable content and face validity. The final CR interview guide included 37 questions across 6 CRM dimensions. By adapting the CRM and confirming linguistic, content, and face validity, the present study devised a CRT for childhood obesity prevention programs that can be used in relevant studies in Iran.

An Exploration of Institutional- and Individual-Level Dimensions of Campus Climate for Queer and Trans Students at Religiously Affiliated Institutions

In this paper, we use the Multicontextual Model of Diverse Learning Environments (MMDLE) as a framework to explore individual- and institutional-level dimensions that contribute to campus climate for queer and trans students who attended religiously affiliated institutions (RAIs). The findings nuance the perspective on RAIs beyond broad-sweeping assumptions and expand understanding of campus climate to include not only psychological and behavioral dimensions but also the compositional and organizational dimensions. Findings showcase the utility of the MMDLE, which was originally conceptualized for racial diversity to help explain the climate for other groups or marginalized students.

The impact of ethical climate and the LMX relationship on nurses’ burnout in hospitals in Serbia

Burnout contributes to the emergence of numerous negative organisational phenomena. Nurses are exposed to high stress working conditions every day, making it important to study burnout among nurses in health care systems. The aim of the paper is to investigate the impact of ethical climate and the LMX relationship on burnout among nurses, as well as to examine the effects of the three moderators (gender, self-awareness and social skills among nurses) on the observed relationships. The sample consists of 326 nurses from 23 hospitals in Serbia. Standardised questionnaires were used, while correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were employed for statistical processing. The dimensions of the ethical climate and LMX relationship have statistically significant impacts and predictive effects on the burnout dimensions. Raising the level of the ethical climate and LMX relationship positively affects burnout: it reduces emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation, and increases personal accomplishment and involvement. An adverse ethical climate and unfavourable LMX relationships among men cause greater emotional exhaustion. For nurses with high self-awareness and high social skills, a favourable ethical climate and positive LMX relationships reduce emotional exhaustion, and increase personal accomplishment. For nurses with low self-awareness and low social skills, a favourable ethical climate and positive LMX relationships reduce depersonalisation. Recommendations are made for improving the ethical climate and LMX relationships in hospitals in Serbia.

Effect of Psychosocial Safety Climate on Organizational Citizenship Behaviours of Operators in the Ready-Made Garment Industry in Bangladesh

This study aimed to explore the effect of four dimensions of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) on organizational citizenship behaviour toward individuals (OCBI) and organizations (OCBO) of operator-level employees of the ready-made garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh. Despite having plenteous research in the PSC and OCB literature, the development of theoretical models and validation were the gaps that required attempts to investigate the role of specific dimensions of PSC on the employees’ positive behavioural outcomes. The study followed quantitative, co-relational and cross-sectional approaches to examine the responses of 327 sample participants. The population of this study was all operating employees of the RMG organizations registered with BGMEA located in Dhaka. The study collected data through a structured questionnaire following the survey method. The present study developed a theoretical model and employed the PLS-SEM technique to justify the reliability and validity (convergent and discriminant) of the measurement model and test the study hypotheses through the structural model assessment. The study employed SPSS v.20 and Smart PLS v.3.3.3 for common method variance and the descriptive and inferential statistical assessments. The study results supported six hypotheses out of eight and unveiled that the employees’ perception of three dimensions of PSC (PSCMS, PSCOC and PSCOP) had positive impacts on OCBI and OCBO. Besides, the other two hypotheses were not supported by the study results, where the impacts of PSCMP on OCBI and OCBO were examined. The study discussed its findings in alignment with previous research reports and presented suggestions for future researchers and practitioners. This study poses theoretical implications in developing and corroborating a new conceptual model in PSC and OCB literature that cover the impact of each dimension of PSC on employees’ OCBI and OCBO. The findings of this study will contribute practically by sending a message to the higher authority of Bangladeshi RMG organizations that the employees’ psychosocial well-being oriented managerial support, communication, and participation will persuade the employees to expose the greater extent of OCB.

Exploring the Entrepreneurial Climate and Attributes of Agripreneurs and its Determinants

The entrepreneurial climate is a set of tangible and intangible factors that shape and create a climate for agripreneurship in a region or area. An attitude scale was developed with 44 items (36 items positive and 8 negatives) during 2022. It was administered to 120 agripreneurs of Uttar Pradesh and it was found that the majority of the factors namely institutional, psychological, cognitive, sociological, economical, and managerial were contributing significantly to creating and shaping the entrepreneurial climate. Among these major factors, managerial factors were contributing most prominently with the highest total mean score of 2.83. The possible relation between socio-personal, socio-psychological, and entrepreneurial variables was explored considering the various dimensions of entrepreneurial climate as dependent variables. It was found that the majority of characteristics was associated with entrepreneurial climate and was able to define to the extent of 62.30 per cent.

The relationship between school ethical climate and school effectiveness in Israel 2020

The current research discusses the ethical aspects that were currently not studied yet in the context of the teacher attrition phenomenon and its impact on school effectiveness, which is measured in this research by promoting achievements basing the assumption that teacher perception of ethical climate might explain teacher attrition behaviors, including leaving teaching (Rosenblatt & Shapira-Lishchinsky, 2017). This research has examined teacher perceptions of school ethical climate through three dimensions found to be relevant in the 21st-century era in the aspects of organizational climate in general and school climate in particular, caring ethical climate, law and code ethical climate, and instrumental ethical climate. For this purpose, quantitative research is based on the pioneer researchers Victor & Cullen’s (1987, 1988) questionnaire and self-report of teachers regarding teacher tendency to leave the teaching profession, and their perception of learner achievement promotion in the context of ethical climate in their school was used. To deepen and expand the understanding of teacher perceptions, qualitative research including in-depth interviews was also performed. The research population consisted of 223 teachers from elementary and junior high schools in Israel. The current research indicates a principal finding that expresses the influence and importance of a caring ethical climate in reducing attrition behaviors and teacher attrition intentions and promoting learner achievements. Moreover, it was found that law and code ethical climate is correlated with promoting student achievements, and therefore integrating these two ethical climate dimensions will be the foundation for a program for new and senior teacher preservation in the education system. The research findings are currently relevant since the education system in Israel faces a severe shortage of teachers due to increased teacher attrition of teaching.

Iklim Komunikasi Organisasi di Kantor Urusan Agama Kecamatan Hiliran Gumanti Kabupaten Solok

This study aims to determine the organizational communication climate in the office of religious affairs (KUA) Hiliran Gumanti District, Solok Regency. The type of research that the author does is descriptive research, where the research method describes the characteristics of the phenomenon being studied. Data processing was carried out in a qualitative descriptive manner. Based on the results of the research that the author examined, the Organizational Communication Climate in the Office of Religious Affairs (KUA) of Hiliran Gumanti District by using the theory of Organizational Climate Dimensions in which the Communication Climate of the KUA of Hiliran Gumanti District includes trust, openness and candor, and upward communication flow, and internal dimensions. the formation of an organizational climate includes responsibility, quality standards of work, rewards or rewards, brotherhood and team spirit at work. While the factors that affect the organizational climate in KUA Hiliran Gumanti sub-district include leadership style, employee cultural behavior, and external factors that support work.

The Moderating Role of Family Functionality in Prosocial Behaviour and School Climate in Adolescence

Adolescence entails a series of changes in young people who need to adopt socially positive behaviours and have a beneficial family and school environment. The main objective of this research is to analyse the relationships established between the variables of prosocial behaviour and school climate, as well as to check whether family functionality plays a moderating role in this relationship. The participants were a total of 743 adolescent students between 14 and 19 years of age from different schools in the province of Almería (Spain). The instruments used to evaluate the young people were the APGAR family functioning scale, the Prosocial Behavior Questionnaire (CCP) and the School Social Climate Questionnaire (CECSCE). The data analysed showed a positive correlation between all the variables analysed: family functioning, prosocial behaviour and school climate. Gender differences were found, with adolescent girls showing higher levels of empathy and respect, while boys scored higher in social relations and school climate. The results indicate that family functioning plays a moderating role in some dimensions of prosocial behaviours and school climate. The importance of attending to these types of variables in adolescent students to foster optimal youth development and promote their personal well-being is discussed.

Introduction: Reframing Climate and Environmental Justice

This issue of the IDS Bulletin brings together a range of empirically grounded studies that add to – and challenge – contemporary debates on climate and environmental justice. Despite a growing focus on justice dimensions of climate and environmental change, we argue that there are still ‘blind spots’ in mainstream debates that warrant increased attention. In this brief introduction, we point to three in particular: first, a persistent failure to recognise diverse contexts and knowledges; second, a continuing failure to sufficiently appreciate the deep-seated contestations around climate and environmental justice; and third, the risks associated with ‘recovery’ and ‘emergency’ mindsets driving climate and environmental policy agendas. The articles in this collection illustrate and exemplify these issues in different ways and from a variety of methodological, philosophical, and interdisciplinary approaches and positionalities. We argue for a reframing of climate and environmental justice debates and suggest some key principles to make these ‘hidden’ aspects more visible in policy and practice.

Evaluation of the Perception and Experience of Rural Natural Landscape among Youth Groups: An Empirical Analysis from Three Villages around Hefei

Research on the perception and evaluation degree that the rural natural landscape plays an important role in improving rural sustainable development and construction. However, the views of young people, who play a key role in social development, on the natural landscape of the countryside have been neglected. Based on the perspective of the rural natural landscape in China, this study combines the field research of Ma Ying, San Shi Gang, and Shen Fu villages around Hefei, Anhui Province, and constructs a perception and experience evaluation index and questionnaire of the rural natural landscape from four dimensions of rural landscape ecology, water environment, climate, and sound. Through the online questionnaire, 316 questionnaires were distributed to young people aged 18 to 35 years old, and 283 valid questionnaires were recovered with an effective recovery rate of 89.56%. The Cronbach coefficient was 0.954, and the KMO value was 0.968. The reliability and validity were good. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) combined with the entropy method was used to calculate the weight of each index and analyze the influencing factors of young people’s perception evaluation of the rural landscape. Firstly, young people have a good perception of rural climate conditions, but the planning and layout of rural landscape ecology need to be improved. Secondly, sound comfort, air cleanliness, and landscape adaptation in a rural environment are the key factors that affect young people’s perception and experience of rural areas. Thirdly, improving the adaptability of the rural natural landscape to the local environment and the richness of vegetation is conducive to improving young people’s favorable understanding of the rural environment.