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Clinical Psychology and Special Education
2026. Vol. 15, no. 1, 166–181
doi:10.17759/cpse.2026150111
ISSN: 2304-0394 (online)

Russian version of the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS-RU)

 
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Abstract

Context and relevance. Eco-anxiety is the anxiety arising in connection with real and possible natural changes and disasters. Eco-anxiety is a significant destabilizer of human activity and therefore needs to be monitored or intervened, which requires a tool to assess its severity. Objective. The present study is aimed at adapting the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS) in Russian culture. Hypotheses. The Russian-language version of the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale 1) keeps its original four-factor structure and 2) has good content validity. Methods and materials. The study involved 344 respondents aged 18 to 24 years (M = 19.7, SD = 1.1), 75% were women, and 25% were men. The Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale as a target method were used, and to verify its substantive validity, a revised Environmental Identity Scale and seven questions of different dimensions were used to examine the power of man’s connection with nature. Results. The Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale in Russia (HEAS-RU) has completely retained its four-factor structure and the distribution of 13 statements by factors. In addition, it has sufficient substantive validity and good reliability. Conclusions. The result of psychometric research is a new reliable and valid tool that expands the capabilities of researchers and practitioners. The prospects for improvement are to obtain sex and age differences and population norms.

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Keywords: eco-anxiety, environmental identity, connection with nature, validation, structure, reliability

Journal rubric: Methods and Techniques

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2026150111

Funding. This article is an output of a research project implemented as part of the Basic Research Program at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University).

Acknowledgements. The authors are grateful to E. Severyanova for her help in translating the scale and to Yu. Astapenko for her assistance in data collection.

Received 13.01.2026

Revised 22.02.2026

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For citation: Nartova-Bochaver, S.K., Stakina, Yu.M., Trenina, M.E., Khachaturova, M.R. (2026). Russian version of the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS-RU). Clinical Psychology and Special Education, 15(1), 166–181. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2026150111

© Nartova-Bochaver S.K., Stakina Yu.M., Trenina M.E., Khachaturova M.R., 2026

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Information About the Authors

Sofya K. Nartova-Bochaver, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Laboratory Head, Chief Research Fellow, Laboratory for the Psychology of Salutogenic Environment; Professor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8061-4154, e-mail: s-nartova@yandex.ru

Yulia M. Stakina, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3971-3046, e-mail: stakina@hse.ru

Mariya E. Trenina, bachelor student, Department of Psychology, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4804-3338, e-mail: metrenina@edu.hse.ru

Milana R. Khachaturova, Candidate of Science (Psychology), associate professor, department of general and experimental psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2392-2975, e-mail: mhachaturova@hse.ru

Contribution of the authors

Sofya K. Nartova-Bochaver — ideas; annotation, writing and design of the manuscript; conducting the experiment; data collection and analysis; planning of the research; control over the research.

Yulia M. Stakina — annotation, writing and design of the manuscript.

Maria E. Trenina — conducting the experiment; data collection and analysis; application of statistical and mathematical techniques for data analysis; writing and design of the manuscript.

Milana R. Khachaturova — annotation, writing and design of the manuscript.

All authors participated in the discussion of the results and approved the final text of the manuscript.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Ethics statement

The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Commission of Department of Psychology at HSE University (report no. 1, 2024/02/01).

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