Climate
change,
“mired
in
controversy”
for
decades,
has
become
a
topic
of
enormous
import
to
psychological
science.
This
study
was
undertaken
mid-late
2020
examine
relationships
between
generalized,
negative
cognitions
and
affective
states
one
might
experience
relation
interacting
with
the
idea
climate
individual
differences
experiences
personality.
Two-hundred
fifteen
individuals
completed
an
online
survey
which
they
responded
several
difference
change
measures.
Results
further
some
known
linkages
political
affiliation
pro-environmental
beliefs,
deepen
understanding
construct
weather
salience,
refine
existing
measure
New
Ecological
Paradigm,
provide
promising
anxiety
dread.
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.
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.
Cogent Mental Health,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
4(1), С. 1 - 27
Опубликована: Янв. 12, 2025
Awareness
of
the
climate
crisis
has
been
linked
to
a
range
distressing
emotions
and
multiple
measurement
tools
have
created
assess
change-related
distress.
A
systematic
review
psychometric
properties
climate-related
distress
measures
was
conducted
following
Consensus-based
Standards
for
Selection
Health
Measurement
Instruments
(COSMIN)
guidelines.
Forty-four
studies
assessing
seven
were
evaluated
based
on
their
results
methodological
quality
testing
each
property.
The
varied
with
regard
construct
they
assessed.
Content
validity
poor
most
due
methods
development
strict
COSMIN
criteria;
an
exception
Eco-Anxiety
Questionnaire,
which
had
promising
but
only
assessed
in
one
study.
Most
(n
=
29)
Climate
Change
Anxiety
Scale,
inconsistent
structural
validity,
measure
some
evidence
cross-cultural
validity.
should
be
informed
by
interest
researcher
or
clinician,
other
features
measure.
Further
research
is
required
different
subgroups,
across
cultures,
evaluating
more
higher
studies.
All
would
benefit
from
improvements
content
Journal of Consumer Behaviour,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2025
ABSTRACT
This
study
investigates
the
influence
of
two
prominent
visual
packaging
cues,
eco‐labels,
and
material,
on
consumers'
green
purchase
intentions
in
context
gift‐giving,
which
represents
a
more
complex
decision
compared
to
routine
consumption.
We
derive
novel
theoretical
framework
based
signaling
theory
cue
utilization
test
our
hypotheses
with
three
experiments.
The
findings
reveal
that
eco‐labels
material
do
not
have
an
interactive
effect
intentions.
However,
eco‐label
can
indirectly
drive
through
perceived
environmental
friendliness
product
(Studies
1,
2,
3).
Furthermore,
environmentally
friendly
affect
both
attractiveness
3)
1
research
extends
existing
literature
at
intersection
consumption
design
by
providing
evidence
mechanisms,
cues
makes
contribution
studying
effects
previously
overlooked
gift‐giving.
implications
are
discussed
relation
marketing
prevention
greenwashing.
Thus,
this
provides
valuable
insights
for
academics,
companies,
regulators
interested
fostering
Journal of Baltic Science Education,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
24(1), С. 122 - 132
Опубликована: Фев. 25, 2025
The
mounting
prevalence
of
environmental
issues
has
resulted
in
an
intensified
emphasis
on
one’s
relatedness
with
their
surrounding
environment
and
emotional
reactions
to
this
connection
the
context
ecological
anxiety.
This
cross-sectional,
correlational
study
attempts
explore
relation
between
eco-anxiety
nature
among
associate
degree
students.
data
were
collected
using
a
demographic
information
form,
Hogg
Eco-anxiety
Scale,
Nature
Relatedness
Scale.
findings
uncovered
that
participants’
exhibited
significant
differences
by
gender,
non-governmental
organizational
membership,
program
study,
sources
information,
time
spent
natural
settings,
involvement
activities
during
childhood;
nevertheless,
was
not
case
place
childhood.
Participants’
levels
showed
difference
only
study.
Further
analysis
indicated
correlation
students’
eco-anxiety.
Overall,
integration
nature-related
practices
(e.g.,
engagement
addressing
issues)
into
higher
education
curricula
may
facilitate
mitigate
excessive
Keywords:
students,
eco-anxiety,
issues,
Frontiers in Psychology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
16
Опубликована: Апрель 10, 2025
Scientific
literature
is
keen
to
promote
the
study
of
eco-anxiety
despite
its
current
low
prevalence
and
inconsistent
relationships
with
pro-environmental
behavior
mental
health.
In
this
paper,
we
analyze
in
a
representative
sample
Spanish
population
(
N
=
1911)
incremental
validity
eco-worry
construct
concerning
that
at
three
levels
environmental
commitment:
high
(environmental
activists),
medium
(people
who
are
not
part
any
organization
but
would
like
to),
neither
belong
groups
nor
want
to).
Our
results
showed
(1)
activists
our
did
seem
be
eco-anxious
rather
eco-worried,
(2)
commitment,
positively
mediated
relationship
between
climate
change
perception
general
willingness
for
behavior,
eco-worry,
eco-anxiety,
connected
life
satisfaction
through
behave
pro-environmentally.
It
concluded
does
add
anything
more
intuitive
non-pathological
concept
except
alarm
signal,
which
all
strategic
when
goal
individual
behaviors
collective
social
actions.
