Climate change anxiety in China, India, Japan, and the United States

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 87, С. 101991 - 101991

Опубликована: Фев. 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.

Язык: Английский

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A meta-analysis on the relationship between climate anxiety and wellbeing

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 94, С. 102230 - 102230

Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2024

Язык: Английский

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The relationship between climate change anxiety and pro-environmental behavior in adolescents: the mediating role of future self-continuity and the moderating role of green self-efficacy

BMC Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 27, 2024

Abstract Background Climate change is seriously affecting human survival and development, the anxiety caused by it becoming increasingly prominent. How to alleviate people’s climate anxiety, improve ecological environment, promote formation of green lifestyles among people, especially young an important topic that deserves be explored. This study examined relationship between pro-environmental behaviors underlying psychological mechanism in adolescents. Methods explored crucial role future self-continuity (FSC) (CCA) (PEB) adolescents moderating self-efficacy (GSE). In this study, a total 1,851 middle high school students from five schools were selected for questionnaire survey. Results The results showed (1) both grades, there was significant negative correlation behaviors; significantly positively correlated with negatively (2) predicted behaviors, compared grade adolescents’ behaviors. Future mediated grades. (3) moderated second half pathway mediation model only Specifically school, did not predict at low level, but level. either or Conclusion suggests different mediating effects various great significance alleviating cultivating their

Язык: Английский

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Understanding climate anxiety: What decision-makers, health care providers, and the mental health community need to know to promote adaptative coping

Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 93, С. 102654 - 102654

Опубликована: Ноя. 17, 2022

Язык: Английский

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When eco-anger (but not eco-anxiety nor eco-sadness) makes you change! A temporal network approach to the emotional experience of climate change

Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 102, С. 102822 - 102822

Опубликована: Дек. 21, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Enhancing consumers' intention to stay in an eco-resort via climate change anxiety and connectedness to nature

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 442, С. 141096 - 141096

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2024

This research investigates the impact of consumers' environmental knowledge, connectedness to nature and climate change anxiety on their intention stay in an eco-resort. Data (n = 388) were collected from Australian respondents through a structured online questionnaire analysed using IBM SPSS AMOS 28. Drawing propositions norm activation theory integrating positive negative feelings single model, we find that knowledge positively influences pro-environmental behavioural (β 0.137, SE 0.047, p 0.007). Moreover, this relationship is serially mediated by 0.026, 0.008, CI: 0.012, 0.043). Our expands conceptual domain focal variables psychology area consumer sustainable tourism. The implications our findings are particularly relevant for marketers eco-resort industry, as they highlight significance leveraging mediating factors develop compelling promotional strategies communicate eco-friendly practices immersive experiences, thereby appealing environmentally conscious consumers gaining competitive edge

Язык: Английский

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

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 96, С. 102326 - 102326

Опубликована: Май 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.

Язык: Английский

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Climate change on the brain: Neural correlates of climate anxiety

Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 103, С. 102848 - 102848

Опубликована: Фев. 22, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Climate change anxiety, fear, and intention to act

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15

Опубликована: Фев. 29, 2024

Climate change anxiety (CCA) is an emerging yet not clearly defined construct. Here, we examine the relationship between CCA and climate change-related fear in response to messages differently framing uncertainty anticipation concerning change, exploring how former differs from general measures. To this purpose, young healthy volunteers were assigned three different conditions. Their emotional responses as well eco-emotions beliefs about collected. By employing a Bayesian approach, found that consequences of effectively induces heightened strongly predicted levels, while measures did not. Overall, these results reflect CCA’s unique specific nature influencing fear. Interestingly, predict intention scores only following framings induce action intentions, consistent with prior findings on without efficacy framing. Instead, reading negative motivated most. Following framing, eco-anger, instead fear, consistently intentions engage action. These emphasize complex interplay CCA, eco-emotions, efficacy, behavioral engagement.

Язык: Английский

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Global Climate Change, Mental Health, and Socio-Economic Stressors: Toward Sustainable Interventions across Regions

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(19), С. 8693 - 8693

Опубликована: Окт. 9, 2024

Global climate change’s pervasive impacts extend beyond the environment, significantly affecting mental health across diverse regions. This study offers a comprehensive multi-regional analysis spanning Asia, Africa, Oceania, Europe, and Americas, addressing three critical gaps in existing research: (i) necessity of global scope given widespread impact, (ii) under-researched dimension compared to general effects, (iii) integration data. Using data from 1970 2020, we found strong correlation between change rising disorders globally. Regional patterns emerged, with Oceania showing broader associations various issues, while Europe Americas saw increases anxiety depression. contributes more understanding interconnectedness change, health, sustainability. By can identify sustainable solutions that promote both environmental well-being human well-being. Our findings highlight urgent need for action mitigate effects provide insights tailored interventions public strategies. Additionally, socio-economic factors like unemployment, urbanisation, GDP growth, globalisation are incorporated explore intricate interplay societal contexts, offering clearer mechanisms at play.

Язык: Английский

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