Intervention videos will each be TikTok self-recorded videos (of 58-second duration) featuring the same underage professional (ages 16) acting as simulated participant. Video 1 (Negative) will focus on impending ecological catastrophic outcomes; Video 2 (Positive) will focus on the actions that youth will be able to take in preventing such outcomes; and Video 3 (Neutral) will include content unrelated to ecological concerns.~We intend to assign ~1,000 individuals aged 14-18 in a randomized way, in equal proportions, and stratified by sex and race, to view one of the three TikTok videos: Positive, Negative, or Neutral.~Assessments will occur at baseline and post-intervention, and will include:~Demographics (baseline only),~Primary outcome:~a. Climate Change Anxiety scale (13 items)~Secondary outcome:~Climate Hope scale (11 items)~Behavioral intentions (6 items; adapted from)29,~Hopefulness and agency sliders (2 items), and~Three words
The purposes of this study are to test among adolescent viewers the utility of selfie (TikTok) short video-based interventions to:~Reduce ecological anxiety,~Increase ecological agency,~Compare two different types of messaging, and~Examine the role of viewer's gender and race as independent factors on the outcomes of interest.