27 individual transilience in the face of climate change Table 2.1. Items Included in Study 1 Based on Expert’s Evaluation Persistence 1. I can handle unpleasant feelings caused by climate change risks. 2. I can persist when faced with climate change risks. 3. I can be brave in the face of climate change risks. 4. I will not give up when faced with climate change risks. 5. Climate change risks discourage me. (R) 6. I feel paralyzed in the face of climate change risks. (R) Adaptability 1. I think I can take different actions to deal with climate change risks. 2. I think I have several options to deal with climate change risks. 3. I believe I can find multiple means to deal with climate change risks. 4. There are different ways in which I can cope with climate change risks. 5. I think there are no effective ways to deal with climate change risks. (R) 6. I think I have very limited options to deal with climate change risks. (R) Transformability 1. Coping with the stress caused by climate change risks can strengthen me. 2. There can be additional advantages for me in dealing with climate change risks. 3. I can find new opportunities by adjusting to climate change risks. 4. Dealing with climate change risks can make me grow as a person. 5. I can learn something good from dealing with climate change risks. 6. Dealing with climate change risks can only make my life worse. (R) Note. (R) = reverse coded item. 2.2. STUDY 1 In Study 1, we aimed to test the validity of the transilience scale in a sample from the United States population. This study was part of a larger study on climate change adaptation which also aimed to validate a climate change perceptions scale (see van Valkengoed et al., 2021).1 To test concurrent and discriminant validity, we assessed how transilience relates to climate change risk perception, negative affect about climate change, self-efficacy, and outcome efficacy. Predictive validity was tested by examining relationships between transilience and adaptation behaviours, as well as support for adaptation policies. Incremental validity was examined by running the same analyses while controlling for self- and outcome efficacy, respectively. 1 Apart from the transilience scale, self- and outcome efficacy, the other measures reported here were also used in van Valkengoed et al. (2021). Full list of items can be found in Appendix B. 2
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