A meta-analysis on the relationship between climate anxiety and wellbeing DOI Open Access
Tomás Gago, Rebecca J. Sargisson, Taciano L. Milfont

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Published: Oct. 9, 2023

Climate anxiety refers to the negative emotional reactions that a person can experience in response climate change irrespective of prior direct with it. Research suggests this reaction ranges from successful coping and adaptation clinical-level psychological impairment. The Change Anxiety Scale (CCAS) was designed measure person’s level However, inconsistent results when testing relationship between CCAS scores wellbeing measures have raised questions about scale’s validity usefulness for assessing change’s mental health impacts. Our goal quantitatively direction strength correlations (as indexed by CCAS) wellbeing. We identified 25 studies 60 effect sizes inclusion, meta-analytic indicated strong correlation overall (r = -.296, 95% CI [-.360; -.230], p < .001). estimates were consistent across subscales diagnosis-specific Multilevel meta-regressions used estimate influence potential moderators stronger sample’s mean environmental identity higher, indicative unwellness used. discuss implications nature general, use clinical broader contexts.

Language: Английский

Climate change anxiety in China, India, Japan, and the United States DOI Creative Commons
Kim‐Pong Tam, Hoi‐Wing Chan, Susan Clayton

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Journal of Environmental Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 87, P. 101991 - 101991

Published: Feb. 28, 2023

Climate change anxiety is becoming recognized as a way in which climate affects mental health. It not only observed populations that suffer the most from direct impacts of but also can be trigged by mere thought and perception about such impacts. Although global problem cause for concern around world, research on has recently utilized validated measures, it mostly been conducted Western developed societies. In response to this gap, we cross-national study using Change Anxiety Scale, with participants (N = 4000) four top emitters world (China, India, Japan, U.S.) vary their vulnerabilities resilience. We demonstrated widely adopted measure exhibited configural metric invariance countries. was apparently higher Chinese Indian than Japanese American populations. There were some demographic correlates anxiety, pattern always consistent across positively associated engagement action all countries, more so sustainable diet activism resource conservation support policy. The effect driven robustly cognitive-emotional impairment dimension functional anxiety. Taken together, these observations suggest Scale used assess there are both similarities variations different societal contexts respect experience Future must take complexities into consideration.

Language: Английский

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A meta-analysis on the relationship between climate anxiety and wellbeing DOI
Tomás Gago, Rebecca J. Sargisson, Taciano L. Milfont

et al.

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 94, P. 102230 - 102230

Published: Jan. 10, 2024

Language: Английский

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Synthesising psychometric evidence for the Climate Anxiety Scale and Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale DOI
Teaghan L. Hogg, Samantha K. Stanley, Léan V. O’Brien

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Journal of Environmental Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 88, P. 102003 - 102003

Published: March 30, 2023

Language: Английский

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Coping with eco-anxiety: An interdisciplinary perspective for collective learning and strategic communication DOI Creative Commons
Hua Wang, Debra L. Safer,

Maya Cosentino

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The Journal of Climate Change and Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9, P. 100211 - 100211

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Anthropogenic climate change and ecological crisis are affecting people's mental health. One such manifestation, eco-anxiety, is anxiety in the form of negative, troublesome, automatic physiological, cognitive, emotional, behavioral reactions to degradation. The speed, scale, severity unfolding environmental crises will continue exacerbate experiences eco-anxiety. Scholars practitioners still early stages understanding addressing phenomenon. To help prioritize future endeavors, we advocate for an interdisciplinary approach address urgency complexity which can be understood context a larger problem facing humanity. We provide eco-anxiety primer based on recent scoping reviews seminal empirical research. Additionally, recommend four opportunities collective learning strategic communication: (1) motivational actionable message framing, (2) storytelling social behavior change, (3) knowledge sharing linked resources, (4) positive deviance complex problem-solving. hope this article benefit health practitioners, media professionals, academic researchers, policy makers, community leaders, activists, other stakeholders.

Language: Английский

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The influence of environmental crisis perception and trait anxiety on the level of eco-worry and climate anxiety DOI Creative Commons
Marie‐Laure Parmentier, Karine Weiss,

Aya Aroua

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Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 101, P. 102799 - 102799

Published: Dec. 5, 2023

Eco-anxiety, which refers to the anxiety experienced in response worsening environmental conditions, is a growing global phenomenon. Climate change anxiety, due escalating impact of ongoing climate change, stands out as most commonly recognized form eco-anxiety. Nevertheless, numerous uncertainties persist regarding relationship this eco-anxiety pro-environmental behaviors, well its connection with trait and perception crisis. In study, we conducted an analysis sample size 431 participants elucidate respective implications these factors, delving into different facets response: worry anxiety-related impairments. We measured eco-worry using brief 5-item scale assessed impairments Change Anxiety Scale (CCAS). Our findings reveal that acts mediator between crisis manifestation Furthermore, plays constructive role relation commitment no additional contribution from reaction involving summary, our underscore existence distinct constructs within issues, each contributing factors.

Language: Английский

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Eco-anxiety and climate-anxiety linked to indirect exposure: A scoping review of empirical research DOI Creative Commons

J.A. Jarrett,

Stephanie Gauthier, Denise Baden

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Journal of Environmental Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 96, P. 102326 - 102326

Published: May 17, 2024

Psychological responses to knowledge about the risks of climate change and other global environmental problems (referred as anxiety or eco-anxiety) are distinct from psychological impacts direct exposure increased physical vulnerability phenomena. Previous scoping reviews have either focused on both indirect together a particular target population. We conducted review literature identify body published studies in this area, which methodologies informing field, what populations being studied, well interventions developed. searched four databases (Web Science, PsycInfo, MEDLINE, Engineering village) grey for English language between 2000-August 2023, identified 90 articles meeting our search criteria. The majority (80%) were since 2020, primarily Europe, North America, Australasia. More than half quantitative most these development measurement tools (12 types). Climate Change Anxiety Scale Hogg Eco-anxiety scale measures with validation studies. Risk factors repeatedly examined age, gender, ethnicity, anxiety, depression, pro-environmental behaviours. Qualitative (n=13) mixed methods (n=7) less common such activists, scientists, children parents, young adults, self-identifying climate-sensitive individuals. Intervention varied nature, predominantly group-based evaluated qualitatively single armed studies, only one study using comparison group. is rapidly expanding research topic there increasing outside WEIRD nations. progress made developing validated relatively new phenomenon could be complemented by more qualitative approaches. Interventions implemented, but its infancy. There an urgency not learn how respond those debilitating distress also understand harness emotional towards positive action related concerns.

Language: Английский

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The role of environmental identity and individualism/collectivism in predicting climate change denial: Evidence from nine countries DOI
Sofya Nartova-Bochaver, Matthias Donat, Gözde Kıral Uçar

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Journal of Environmental Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 84, P. 101899 - 101899

Published: Oct. 29, 2022

Language: Английский

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Climate anxiety, coping strategies and planning for the future in environmental degree students in the UK DOI Creative Commons

Cami Daeninck,

Vasiliki Kioupi, Ans Vercammen

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Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: July 26, 2023

There is increasing recognition of the mental health burden climate change and effects on general well-being, even in those who have not (yet) experienced direct impacts. Climate anxiety, which prominent among young people particular, describes a state heightened distress about (future) change. Despite evidence link between engagement issues there dearth knowledge how this affects emerging professionals preparing for careers environmental sector. Furthermore, paucity literature regarding extent to adults are coping with their thoughts feelings change, they consider making future plans.The aim study was understand occurrence personal management anxiety UK university students through an online questionnaire. This first investigate association strategies planning students.Environmental degree (n = 249) reported greater levels more frequent employment all three examined particular considered as factor career plans, compared non-environmental counterparts 224). Problem-focused most commonly endorsed strategy, although prior suggests that may be sustainable individually intractable problems. Highly climate-anxious were likely five decision-making domains, including family planning, long-term habitation, career, financial travel decisions. has identified need communicate effective practitioners, educators. Additional research required validate findings what motivates incorporate into plans.

Language: Английский

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Anxiety in response to the climate and environmental crises: validation of the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale in Germany DOI Creative Commons
Stephan Heinzel, Mira Tschorn,

Michael Schulte-Hutner

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Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: Sept. 21, 2023

As the climate and environmental crises unfold, eco-anxiety, defined as anxiety about crises' devastating consequences for life on earth, affects mental health worldwide. Despite its importance, research eco-anxiety is currently limited by a lack of validated assessment instruments available in different languages. Recently, Hogg colleagues proposed multidimensional approach to assess eco-anxiety. Here, we aim translate original English Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS) into German reliability validity sample.Following TRAPD (translation, review, adjudication, pre-test, documentation) approach, translated scale German. In total, 486 participants completed HEAS. We used Bayesian confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) whether four-factorial model version could be replicated sample. Furthermore, associations with variety emotional reactions towards crisis, general depression, anxiety, stress were investigated.The HEAS was internally consistent (Cronbach's alphas 0.71-0.86) CFA showed that fit best model, comparable factorial structure (affective symptoms, rumination, behavioral personal impact). Weak moderate found negative crisis stress.Our results support indicate reliable valid speaking populations.

Language: Английский

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Development and validation of a youth climate anxiety scale for the Youth Development Instrument survey DOI Creative Commons

Judy Wu,

David Long,

Nada Hafez

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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 32(6), P. 1473 - 1483

Published: Aug. 21, 2023

Emerging terms in the literature such as climate anxiety describe heightened concern, fear, and related to crisis. Recent efforts have attempted develop validate scales measure anxiety; however, extant research is largely focused on adults. Consequently, it unclear whether developed measures are appropriate for adolescent populations, despite disproportionate impacts of crisis experienced by this age group. The purpose study was two-fold; first, we aimed assess levels concern among Canadian adolescents using Youth Development Instrument (YDI), a population-level youth well-being survey administered schools with students (ages 15-18). Secondly, collaborated adapt an existing scale be included YDI survey. We used results adapted use assessed within our sample. In consultation adolescents, 13-item Climate Change Anxiety Scale (CCAS) create - Short-form (CCAS-S) which consists four-items from original CCAS. A total 2306 respondents were analyses. Most reported feeling change (75.8%). smaller proportion experiences (48.7%). Confirmatory factor analysis supported one-factor structure CCAS-S, high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.95) good model fit error co-variance. Findings provide construct validity evidence reliability CCAS-S populations.

Language: Английский

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