BMF CP 104: Climate change-Induced Heat Bouts, Perception, Concern, and Heat Tolerance Among Older Adults

The current study is conducted to examine the following research questions:

• How is the older adults’ perceived impacts of climate change on the increasing frequency of heat bouts associated with their level of perceived heat tolerance when being at home?
• How is the older adults’ perceived impacts of climate change on the increasing frequency of heat bouts associated with their level of perceived heat tolerance when being outside?
• Is the relationship between older adults’ perceived impacts of climate change on the increasing frequency of heat bouts and their level of perceived heat tolerance when being at home conditional on the level of concerns regarding climate change?
• Is the relationship between older adults’ perceived impacts of climate change on the increasing frequency of heat bouts and their level of perceived heat tolerance when being at home conditional on the perception of climate change’s negative impacts on health?
• Is the relationship between older adults’ perceived impacts of climate change on the increasing frequency of heat bouts and their level of perceived heat tolerance when being outside conditional on the the level of concerns regarding climate change?
• Is the relationship between older adults’ perceived impacts of climate change on the increasing frequency of heat bouts and their level of perceived heat tolerance when being outside conditional on the perception of climate change’s negative impacts on health?

The original dataset was collected by Jancewicz & Wrotek (2024) and can be found here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-024-03509-4