49 individual transilience in the face of climate change Table 2.12. Results of the Oblique Multiple Group Method (MGM) in Study 4 Persistence Adaptability Transformability Persistence 1. I can be brave in the face of climate change risks. .546 .439 .267 2. I can be persistent when faced with climate change risks. .452 .466 .246 3. I can stay determined in the face of climate change risks. .570 .413 .368 4. No matter what climate change brings about, I can remain strong willed. .549 .377 .332 Adaptability 1. I think I can take different actions to deal with climate change risks. .361 .597 .415 2. I think I have several options to deal with climate change risks. .424 .633 .428 3. I believe I can find multiple means to deal with climate change risks. .442 .606 .338 4. There are different ways in which I can cope with climate change risks. .469 .606 .327 Transformability 1. Coping with the stress caused by climate change risks can strengthen me. .343 .356 .467 2. There can be advantages for me in dealing with climate change risks. .293 .341 .461 3. Dealing with climate change risks can make me grow as a person. .284 .402 .555 4. I can learn something good from dealing with climate change risks. .294 .409 .542 Predictive and Incremental Validity We mostly replicated the findings supporting the predictive validity of the transilience scale. Higher transilience increased the likelihood that participants intended to engage in both collective and individual adaptation behaviours, engaged in individual adaptation behaviours, and reported higher levels of general well-being, with effects ranging from .13 to .21 (see Table 2.13). Contrary to our expectation and to Study 3, transilience was not significantly related to collective adaptation behaviours, support for local adaptation policies, and intention to engage in political collective action. Transilience still correlated with individual behaviours when controlling for outcome efficacy and with well-being when controlling for self-, outcome efficacy and resilience, respectively (see Table 2.14). 2
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