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ICT Proficiency as a Moderator of Climate Concern and Extreme Weather Expectations Among University Students of Business and Economics

by
Nikša Alfirević
1,*,
Zdenko Klepić
2 and
Maja Mihaljević Kosor
1
1
Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
2
Rector’s Office, University of Mostar, Trg Hrvatskih Velikana 1, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2025, 17(11), 4840; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17114840 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 3 April 2025 / Revised: 21 May 2025 / Accepted: 22 May 2025 / Published: 24 May 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)
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Abstract

This study tested whether Information and Communication Technology (ICT) proficiency moderates the relationship between climate anxiety and specific expectations of future extreme weather events. Using survey data from 259 university students in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, we applied moderation analysis (Hayes PROCESS Model 1) and find a significant moderation (Int = 0.108, p = 0.030; ΔR2 = 1.8%). A Johnson–Neyman procedure indicated that climate anxiety reliably predicts risk expectations once ICTSkill is ≥ 3.99 (≈76.8% of the sample). By embedding ICT proficiency as a domain-specific perceived behavioural control construct, our results suggest that targeted digital literacy training can serve as a sustainability education tool, converting climate concern into informed preparedness.
Keywords: climate anxiety; climate change outcomes; information and communication technology (ICT) proficiency; sustainability education; climate adaptation; South-East Europe climate anxiety; climate change outcomes; information and communication technology (ICT) proficiency; sustainability education; climate adaptation; South-East Europe

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Alfirević, N.; Klepić, Z.; Mihaljević Kosor, M. ICT Proficiency as a Moderator of Climate Concern and Extreme Weather Expectations Among University Students of Business and Economics. Sustainability 2025, 17, 4840. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17114840

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Alfirević N, Klepić Z, Mihaljević Kosor M. ICT Proficiency as a Moderator of Climate Concern and Extreme Weather Expectations Among University Students of Business and Economics. Sustainability. 2025; 17(11):4840. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17114840

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Alfirević, Nikša, Zdenko Klepić, and Maja Mihaljević Kosor. 2025. "ICT Proficiency as a Moderator of Climate Concern and Extreme Weather Expectations Among University Students of Business and Economics" Sustainability 17, no. 11: 4840. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17114840

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Alfirević, N., Klepić, Z., & Mihaljević Kosor, M. (2025). ICT Proficiency as a Moderator of Climate Concern and Extreme Weather Expectations Among University Students of Business and Economics. Sustainability, 17(11), 4840. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17114840

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