The Process of Eco-Anxiety and Ecological Grief: A Narrative Review and a New Proposal

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 14(24), С. 16628 - 16628

Опубликована: Дек. 12, 2022

As the ecological crisis grows more intense, people experience many forms of eco-anxiety and grief. This article explores broad process encountering grief, engages in constructive task building a new model that process. Eco-anxiety grief are here seen as fundamentally healthy reactions to threats loss, only strongest them problems. The aim is help researchers, various professionals general public by providing which (a) simple enough but (b) nuanced than stage models may give false impression linearity. uses an interdisciplinary method. proposed includes both chronological thematic aspects. early phases Unknowing Semi-consciousness followed potentially some kind Awakening kinds Shock possible trauma. A major feature following complex phase Coping Changing, framed consisting three dimensions: Action (pro-environmental behavior kinds), Grieving (including other emotional engagement), Distancing self-care problematic disavowal). predicts if there trouble any these dimensions, adjusting will be difficult. thus helps seeing, e.g., importance for coping. possibility stronger and/or eco-depression always present, including danger burnout. ethical psychological called Adjustment Transformation, elements of, meaning-finding acceptance. need Changing continues, awareness flexibility metaphase Living with Ecological Crisis, where titles subtitles dimensions coping switched.

Язык: Английский

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Psychological and Emotional Responses to Climate Change among Young People Worldwide: Differences Associated with Gender, Age, and Country

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(4), С. 3540 - 3540

Опубликована: Фев. 15, 2023

Recent research has described concern and anxiety about climate change, especially among young people, but limited data are available looking at the responses of adolescents. Based on further analysis an existing dataset that obtained survey from people aged 16–25 in 10 different countries, this paper examines differences associated with gender age, which important predictors vulnerability to impacts change. Gender were small consistent, female respondents expressing greater levels negative emotions, while male more optimistic expressed faith government. Within narrow age group, there significant positive correlations showing emotions change higher older respondents. There complex countries; general, Philippines, India, Nigeria reported a stronger psychological impact than United States Finland. These results help describe extent patterns multiple locations around world range is relatively understudied.

Язык: Английский

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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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Biochar from agricultural crop residues: Environmental, production, and life cycle assessment overview

Resources Conservation & Recycling Advances, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 19, С. 200173 - 200173

Опубликована: Июль 18, 2023

In circular economies, it is imperative to implement effective environmental management solutions address resource depletion. Over the past few years, there has been a growing recognition of potential agricultural crop waste in mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promoting global carbon neutrality. Despite lacking practical options, open-field burning residue contributes significantly air pollution. This challenge may be addressed by producing biochar through pyrolysis residues. A application agriculture can contribute reducing warming sequestration atmospheric from soil. As part life cycle assessment biochar, yield during its production are critical factors, which emphasize importance selecting method suitable for biochar. The objective this paper present comprehensive overview agronomic advantages associated with along detailed analysis (LCA). Furthermore, provides an how facilitate local energy sustainable within nexus agroecosystems, environment, energy.

Язык: Английский

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Climate anxiety, environmental attitude, and job engagement among nursing university colleagues: a multicenter descriptive study

BMC Nursing, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2024

Abstract Background Climate change, a pervasive global phenomenon, exerts discernible impacts on the physical, social, and psychological dimensions of well-being. The apprehension surrounding this complex environmental issue has reached critical juncture, with over 76,000 individuals across more than thirty nations expressing profound levels concern, characterizing their anxiety as either "very" or "extremely" pronounced. This surge in awareness regarding potential consequences climate change given rise to an emergent escalating challenge known anxiety. distinctive form manifests through feelings fear, helplessness, despair elicited by impending repercussions change. Notably, intersection occupational domains, particularly within context Nursing University Colleagues, suggests nuanced relationship job engagement, wherein responses may influence professional commitment involvement. Aim study To examine correlation among Anxiety, Environmental Attitude, Job Engagement Colleagues comprising eight distinct nursing faculties. Design A multicenter descriptive, cross-sectional research design followed. Subject Three hundred fifty-nine participants from Centre, Delta, West, Suez Canal, Upper regions Egypt using stratified random cluster sampling technique. Measurements Social health related data structured questionnaire, scale, attitude inventory, engagement scale. Results demographics anxiety, attitude, involvement was not observed. Nevertheless, geographical variations emerged noteworthy factor. statistically significant inverse identified between dimensions, overall score attitudes. Conclusion strongly associated attitudes university colleagues. Higher is lower towards environment decreased engagement. Additionally, higher participants’ jobs. Implications study's patterns make it clear how important provide targeted psycho-educational interventions help reduce group imperative lies only alleviating immediate distress heightened but also fostering adaptive coping mechanisms. By doing so, these serve instrumental tools nurturing resilience, thereby fortifying mental well-being professionals amidst evolving landscape climate-related concerns.

Язык: Английский

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Eco-emotions and Psychoterratic Syndromes: Reshaping Mental Health Assessment Under Climate Change

The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 96(2), С. 211 - 226

Опубликована: Июнь 30, 2023

Human activities like greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and deforestation are largely responsible for climate change biodiversity loss. The is a complex system scientists striving to predict, prevent, address the aforementioned issues in order avoid reaching tipping points. threat humankind not only physical (ie, heat waves, floods, droughts) but also psychological, especially some groups. Insecurity, danger, chaos, an unstable due have both short- long-term psychological effects. In this scenario, need new categories emerging, namely, eco-emotions psychoterratic syndromes which include eco-anxiety, ecological grief, worry, trauma. This paper focuses on these categories, presenting summary of each one, including definitions, hypotheses, questions, testological evaluations, as useful tool be consulted by researchers clinicians help them therapeutic work. Also, endeavors distinguish between stress resulting positive outcome, such pro-environmental behavior, compared that leads psychopathology. Prevention intervention strategies social community support fundamental cope with mitigate effect mental health. conclusion, crisis has led enormous increase research its consequences Researchers must prepared assess phenomenon provide those who cannot anxiety climatic mourning.

Язык: Английский

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Synthesising psychometric evidence for the Climate Anxiety Scale and Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 88, С. 102003 - 102003

Опубликована: Март 30, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Climate Anxiety: A Research Agenda Inspired by Emotion Research

Emotion Review, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(4), С. 258 - 262

Опубликована: Авг. 8, 2023

Climate anxiety refers to persistent, difficult-to-control apprehensiveness and worry about climate change. Research better understand the prevalence, indicators, causes, consequences of is needed, which emotion researchers can make substantial contributions. First, theory inform an integrative functional anxiety, mapping interactions between its cognitive, emotional, behavioural, physiological indicators. Second, appraisal theories help reasons why people experience anxiety. Third, contribute theorizing when motivates action, accounting for non-linearity, with other emotions cognitions, temporal dynamics. Fourth, developing strategies cope example, by building on regulation theory.

Язык: Английский

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Climate-change worry among two cohorts of late adolescents: Exploring macro and micro worries, coping, and relations to climate engagement, pessimism, and well-being

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 90, С. 102093 - 102093

Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2023

Few studies have explored climate change worry in an in-depth manner among adolescents. Through survey with two cohorts of adolescents (2010, 2019/2020) we investigated relations between different forms worry, mental well-being, and pro-environmental behavior what role coping plays these relationships. Results show that was negatively associated subjective positively pessimism behavior. Relations were strongest macro behavior, micro well-being. Problem-focused a mediator meaning-focused while distancing decreased the positive relation problem-focused coping. Meaning-focused optimism worked as buffers some, but not all, cases. Most relationships remained significant when controlling for other variables path-models. Finally, more prevalent 2019/2020 cohort. Our findings highlight need to consider about worry.

Язык: Английский

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Predicting climate change anxiety

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 90, С. 102087 - 102087

Опубликована: Июль 22, 2023

Язык: Английский

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