abugbilla/ghana-university-climate-change-study-data

Anonymized dataset, codebook and reproducibility materials for a study of climate-change knowledge, perceptions and attitudes among university students in Ghana. # Climate Change Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes Among University Students in Ghana ## Overview This repository contains the anonymized dataset, codebook and reproducibility materials supporting the study titled **“Assessing climate change knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes among university students in Ghana.”** The cross-sectional study examined the relationships among climate-change knowledge, perceptions and attitudes among undergraduate students from four universities in Ghana. The final analytical sample comprised **437 eligible and consenting participants**. ## Repository contents * `S4_Anonymized_Data_and_Codebook_N437.xlsx` — anonymized analytical dataset and accompanying codebook. * `S4_Anonymized_Data_N437.csv` — machine-readable version of the analytical dataset, where provided. * Analysis files — statistical code and supporting materials used to reproduce the reported results. * `README.md` — description of the study and repository contents. ## Questionnaire The complete questionnaire was adapted from the Climate Change Perceptions Scale developed and validated by van Valkengoed, Steg and Perlaviciute (2021). Selected statements were reworded to improve comprehension and contextual relevance for undergraduate students in Ghana. Because the administered questionnaire contained reworded items and a study-specific organization into knowledge, perception and attitude composites, it is described as an **adapted instrument**, rather than an unchanged reproduction of the original scale. **Original source:** Van Valkengoed AM, Steg L, Perlaviciute G. Development and validation of a climate change perceptions scale. *Journal of Environmental Psychology*. 2021;76:101652. doi.org ## Data and analysis The dataset contains the variables used in the study’s descriptive, correlational and mediation analyses. The corrected analysis included all 437 eligible participants and used no mean imputation. The mediation a …