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Background: Climate change generates psychological distress among young people, but eco-anxiety may either inhibit or motivate civic action, and evidence from developing-country settings remains limited.
Objective: To examine the association between eco-anxiety and civic engagement among university students in Jakarta and determine whether institutional trust moderates that association.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey included 412 students from three Jakarta universities. Validated questionnaires measured civic engagement, eco-anxiety, institutional trust, environmental-organization membership, social-media exposure, and self-efficacy. Binary logistic regression, interaction testing, and stratified analysis were performed.
Results: Eco-anxiety was positively associated with high civic engagement (aOR=3.84; 95% CI 2.31–6.38; p<0.001). Institutional trust was the strongest independent predictor (aOR=5.82; 95% CI 3.41–9.93; p<0.001) and significantly moderated the association (interaction OR=1.42; 95% CI 1.01–1.99; p=0.043). The model had AUC=0.879 and Nagelkerke R²=0.42.
Conclusion: Institutional trust may amplify the translation of eco-anxiety into civic engagement; interventions should combine psychological support with credible and responsive environmental governance.
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