Author experiences of researching, writing and marketing climate fiction DOI Open Access
Alex Cothren, Amy T. Matthews, Rachel Hennessy

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TEXT, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 27(2)

Published: Oct. 31, 2023

There is a growing body of literature that studies the emotional impact engaging regularly with climate change in professional capacity, particular focus on scientists and activists. However, experience fiction writers yet to be investigated, despite many years such must spend deeply focusing issue. This project fills this gap by interviewing 16 Australian New Zealand fiction, how different stages publishing cycle – research, writing marketing affected their wellbeing. While there was diversity experiences, we have identified number trends. Despite some confronting moments, research phases represented positive experience, gaining sense control purpose face immense problem. For writers, though, post-publication phase produced more difficult emotions, including feelings guilt over inaction crisis, frustration at reader responses, pressure being construed as experts interviews festival events.

Language: Английский

Mental health during ecological crisis: translating and validating the Hogg Eco-anxiety Scale for Argentinian and Spanish populations DOI Creative Commons
Andrea Rodríguez Quiroga, Juan Segundo Peña Loray, Antonio R. Moreno‐Poyato

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BMC Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: April 24, 2024

Abstract Background Eco-anxiety is increasingly recognized as a shared experience by many people internationally, encompassing fear of environmental catastrophe and anxiety about ecological crises. Despite its importance in the context changing climate, measures for this construct are still being developed languages other than English. Methods To contribute to global eco-anxiety research, we translated Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS) into Spanish, creating HEAS-SP. We validated measure samples from both Argentina ( n = 990) Spain 548), performing measurement invariance confirmatory factor analyses. Internal consistency scale score stability over time were investigated through reliability Differences across sociodemographic variables explored Student’s t -tests Pearson’s r tests. Results The four-factor model HEAS-SP comprising affective behavioural symptoms, rumination, personal impact demonstrated excellent fit. found good internal each subscale, established between Spanish Argentine samples, well genders participants’ age. participants reported higher scores on symptoms factors compared Argentinian sample. Also, men lower levels women subscales anxiety. It was that relationship age varies significantly depending gender individuals. Younger tended report most dimensions eco-anxiety. Conclusions These findings enhance initiative investigate, explore therefore comprehend introducing first valid reliable Spanish-language version psychometric instrument use within populations. This study augments body evidence supporting robust properties HEAS, prior validations Australian, Turkish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian

Language: Английский

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Climate change concerns impact on young Australians’ psychological distress and outlook for the future DOI Creative Commons
Shu Mei Teo, Caroline X. Gao,

Naheen Brennan

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Journal of Environmental Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 93, P. 102209 - 102209

Published: Dec. 8, 2023

Climate change is escalating and will disproportionately affect young people. Research on the mental health consequences of worry or concerns related to climate are so far limited. This study aims evaluate extent concern in people aged 15–19, its association with various demographic factors impact psychological distress future outlook. Understanding people's wellbeing crucial for identifying effective measures building resilience. concerns, distress, outlook were measured 2022 Mission Australia Youth Survey, Australia's largest annual population-wide survey 15 19 (N = 18,800). Multinomial logistic regression models used map associated assess whether One four reported feeling very extremely concerned about change. higher among individuals as female gender diverse, who self-reported a condition. After controlling confounding factors, we found those be more likely have high than not at all (Relative risk ratio (RRR) 1.81; 95% CI: 1.56–2.11), negative (RRR 1.52; 1.27–1.81). These associations stronger participants Indigenous from outer-regional/remote areas. identified between Immediate attention research policy sectors support education, communication strategies targeted interventions urgently required mitigate long-term impacts wellbeing.

Language: Английский

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A theoretical model of climate anxiety and coping DOI Creative Commons
Tara Crandon, James G. Scott, Fiona J Charlson

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Discover Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(1)

Published: Aug. 11, 2024

Research on climate anxiety is rapidly growing, with ongoing exploration of population prevalence, contributing factors, and mitigation strategies that transform into helpful action. What remains unclear whether how to delineate from mental ill health. A limited conceptualization restricts efforts identify support those adversely affected. This paper draws psychological existential theories propose a theoretical model coping, extending previous conceptualizations. The theorizes change evokes an conflict manifests affectively as (and other emotional experiences), wherein cognitive behavioral coping processes are activated. These fall continuum adaptivity, depending functional impact. Responses might range meaningful engagement activities address maladaptive negatively impact personal, social, occupational functioning. Applications this in research practice proposed.

Language: Английский

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Food for thought: Marine pollution's impact on One Health and food security in African SIDS DOI
Thomas Maes,

Dave Messing

Regional Studies in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 104136 - 104136

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Growing through transformation pains: integrating emotional holding and processing into competence frameworks for sustainability transformations DOI Creative Commons
Fern Wickson,

Laurence Lambert,

Michael J. Bernstein

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 74, P. 101525 - 101525

Published: March 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Solastalgies. Changements climatiques et deuils inégaux DOI

Magali Uhl,

Katharina Niemeyer

Frontières, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 36(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Le présent numéro de la revue Frontières se penche sur le concept et les expériences solastalgie en liant aux changements climatiques inégalités sociales géographiques subséquentes devant deuil. Par conséquent, conjugue ici au pluriel pour témoigner des manières différenciées vivre penser. accueille articles provenant plusieurs pays, sciences sociales, humanités environnementales, histoire l’art ainsi qu’en études médias communication afin nourrir un regard transdisciplinaire international sujet. Partant corpus ou cas d’études empiriques artistiques, variété contributions publiées souligne l’étendue actuelle recherches deuil écologique.

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Emotion, Fact, and Anthropogenic Disturbances: Undergraduate Attitudes Toward Wildfire and Urbanization after a Brief Intervention DOI Open Access
Mali M. Hubert, Maryrose Weatherton, Elisabeth E. Schussler

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CBE—Life Sciences Education, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 23(1)

Published: Jan. 2, 2024

Understanding attitudes towards anthropogenic disturbances, especially among undergraduates, is important to inform educational practices because of the theoretical link between attitude and behavior. We evaluated undergraduate students in a biology majors course nonmajors toward two disturbances: wildfire urbanization. Student were assessed via an online Wildfire Urbanization Attitude survey (WUAS) before after video intervention, randomly delivered as either fact- or emotion-based versions. beliefs regarding urbanization positively correlated with their general intention act environmental issues on both pre- postintervention surveys, suggested by theory. belief that was bad for environment increased from postintervention. However, did not statistically differ majors/nonmajors intervention type. This study hints brief interventions can impact student disturbance beliefs, but more research needed guide curriculum development. Despite some suggesting value emotion inspire climate action, our results suggest work needs be done increase action other disturbances.

Language: Английский

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The challenge of eco-generativity. Embracing a positive mindset beyond eco-anxiety: a research agenda DOI Creative Commons
Annamaria Di Fabio, Andrea Svicher

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: April 5, 2024

Climate change has emerged as a tough challenge affecting the world’s society and economy in twenty-first century. Furthermore, it been determined that global warming climate have detrimental effects on human health both physical psychological. In this framework, eco-anxiety new construct to assess distress relation its effects. current article, after study of literature regarding generativity related environmental issues, search for healthy response eco-anxiety, we propose eco-generativity sustainable development-related concept planet earth people present future. Accordingly, explore definitions ecological environment, examining development accordance with most recent research. Subsequently, according lens psychology sustainability development, key elements terms measures. Finally, research agenda future intervention is provided.

Language: Английский

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Transformative pedagogy and visual Literacy: reframing art and design student perspectives on sustainability with illustrated infographics DOI
Lisa Winstanley,

Jesse John Thompson,

Sophia Tan

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Journal of Visual Literacy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43(2), P. 73 - 94

Published: April 2, 2024

This study explores the integration of key Transformative Learning Theory (TLT) principles into design education to foster Visual Literacy (VL) and promote awareness environmental issues among undergraduate students. Through thematic analysis 22 illustrated infographics, ideation sketches supporting textual data created by art students, examines patterns insights related perspective transformation, critical reflection, visual writing skills. Findings reveal pedagogical efficacy when prompting students explore counter-narratives prevailing negative zeitgeist, resulting in transformation reflection process. In turn, this shift fostered development students' abilities convey complex ideas visually, thus broadening their vocabulary advocate for positive change. Three main categories were considered: Critical Reflection, Perspective Transformation, Writing Skills, six sub-categories identified: Implicit Paradigm Shift, Alternative Narratives, Rhetorical Concepts, Intentional Visual-Verbal Communication, Emotional Language. Implications scholars include curriculum promotion ethical sustainable practices, while pragmatic applications faculty offer actionable recommendations enhancing teaching practices. The underscores importance considerations, diverse perspectives, real-world nurturing growth as innovative, designers.

Language: Английский

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Understanding School Anxiety in Italian Adolescence through an Artificial Neural Network: Influence of Social Skills and Coping Strategies DOI Creative Commons
Francisco Manuel Morales Rodríguez, Juan Pedro Martínez-Ramón, Manuel Narváez

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Children, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(10), P. 1688 - 1688

Published: Oct. 14, 2023

School anxiety depends on multiple factors that occur directly or indirectly in the teaching–learning process, such as going to blackboard class reporting low grades at home. Other influence school climate are social skills and coping strategies. That said, aim of this research was analyze sources anxiety, strategies, Italian secondary students through an artificial neural network. For purpose, a quantitative ex post facto design used which Inventory Anxiety (IAES), Coping Scale for Children (EAN), Questionnaire Evaluation Social Skills student version (EHS-A) were administered. The results showed cognitive avoidance behavioral together with lack students, variables contributed most scores conclusions revolve around need develop primary prevention programs.

Language: Английский

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