Climate Change Stress Among Adolescents In California: Associations With Psychological Distress, Suicide Ideation, and Social and Demographic Factors
Journal of Adolescent Health,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025
Extreme
weather
events
related
to
climate
change
have
negative
impacts
on
mental
health.
Less
is
known
about
how
the
awareness
of
change,
as
stress,
adolescent
This
study
explores
association
between
stress
and
psychological
distress
suicide
ideation
among
adolescents
in
California
factors
associated
with
stress.
uses
cross-sectional
data
from
2021
2022
Health
Interview
Survey
set.
All
analyses
used
weights
be
representative
statewide
population.
Pearson's
Chi-squared
tests
2-sample
t-tests
were
explore
differences
reporting
or
not.
Binary
logistic
regressions
ideation.
38.1
percent
California's
report
Adolescents
who
this
are
more
likely
female,
gender
nonconforming,
White,
higher-income
families,
adverse
childhood
experiences,
frequently
use
social
media,
involved
their
community,
feel
civic
efficacy.
Climate
2.395
times
greater
odds
past
month
1.853
year.
common
for
an
emerging
topic
that
needs
focus.
Researchers,
policymakers,
health
experts
can
work
together
address
well-being
adolescents.
Язык: Английский
Reliability generalization meta-analysis of the Climate Change Worry Scale
Frontiers in Psychology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
16
Опубликована: Апрель 25, 2025
Climate
change
worry
is
an
increasingly
critical
issue
in
eco-psychology
literature.
A
commonly
used
instrument
for
measuring
this
construct
the
Change
Worry
Scale
(CCWS),
developed
by
Stewart.
This
Likert-type
scale
assesses
individuals'
climate
through
10
items
clustered
under
a
single
factor.
It
has
been
adapted
multiple
cultures
and
utilized
numerous
studies
conducted
across
various
countries.
Nevertheless,
no
study
synthesized
reliability
values
obtained
from
individual
scale.
The
purpose
of
current
meta-analysis
was
to
perform
generalization
CCWS.
To
end,
exhaustive
literature
search
July
14
November
17,
2024,
EBSCO,
ERIC,
Taylor
&
Francis,
PubMed,
Web
Science
databases,
as
well
Google
Scholar,
using
keyword
“Climate
Scale.”
After
scrutinizing
identified
duplicates
applying
inclusion
exclusion
criteria,
research
focused
on
40
Cronbach's
alpha
coefficients
acquired
37
papers.
results
analysis,
which
involved
running
random
effects
model
Bonnet
transformation,
indicated
that
pooled
0.932
(95%
CI
=
0.919–0.942).
moderator
analysis
revealed
sample
descriptors
characteristics
included
did
not
significantly
affect
estimates.
Accordingly,
CCWS
found
be
produces
highly
reliable
measurements
regardless
factors
such
region,
language,
participants'
age,
total
number
answered
during
administration.
Finally,
induction
rate
determined
29.41%.
However,
high
heterogeneity
observed
among
estimates
primary
exposed
limitations
generalizing
scores
different
populations
conditions.
situation
also
emphasized
importance
providing
detailed
information
about
scale's
demographics
administration
conditions
when
reporting
reliability.
Язык: Английский
Coming to terms with climate change: a glossary for climate change impacts on mental health and well-being
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. jech - 222716
Опубликована: Дек. 18, 2024
Climate
change
is
a
major
threat
to
global
health.
Its
effects
on
physical
health
are
increasingly
recognised,
but
mental
impacts
have
received
less
attention.
The
of
climate
can
be
direct
(resulting
from
personal
exposure
acute
and
chronic
climatic
changes),
indirect
(via
the
impact
various
socioeconomic,
political
environmental
determinants
health)
overarching
knowledge,
education
awareness
change).
These
unequally
distributed
according
long-standing
structural
inequities
which
exacerbated
by
change.
We
outline
key
concepts
pathways
through
may
affect
explore
responses
at
different
levels,
emotions
politics,
highlight
need
for
multilevel
action.
provide
broad
reference
help
guide
researchers,
practitioners
policy-makers
in
use
understanding
terms
this
rapidly
growing
interdisciplinary
field.
Язык: Английский
Coming to terms with climate change: a glossary for climate change impacts on mental health and wellbeing
Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2024
Climate
change
is
a
major
threat
to
global
health.
Its
effects
on
physical
health
are
increasingly
recognised,
but
mental
impacts
have
received
less
attention.
The
of
climate
can
be
through
direct
(resulting
from
personal
exposure
acute
and
chronic
climatic
changes),
indirect
(via
the
impact
various
socioeconomic,
political,
environmental
determinants
health)
overarching
knowledge,
education
awareness
change).
These
unequally
distributed
according
long-standing
structural
inequities
which
exacerbated
by
change.
We
outline
key
concepts
pathways
may
affect
explore
responses
at
different
levels,
emotions
politics,
highlight
need
for
multilevel
action.
provide
broad
reference
help
guide
researchers,
practitioners
policymakers
in
use
understanding
terms
this
rapidly
growing
interdisciplinary
field.
Язык: Английский
Does Climate Change Worry Decrease during Armed Conflicts?
Climate,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12(10), С. 162 - 162
Опубликована: Окт. 14, 2024
Climate
change
stands
out
as
an
especially
pressing
global
concern.
The
aim
of
the
present
study
was
to
explore
whether
climate
worry
decreases
during
armed
conflicts,
using
two
time-points:
before
and
conflict.
Guided
by
Transactional
Theory
Stress
Coping
(TTSC),
we
examined
interplay
between
risk
appraisal,
pro-environmental
behaviors
(PEBs),
worry.
A
sample
202
Israeli
adults
participated
in
waves
data
collection,
completing
self-report
measures
addressing
worry,
PEBs.
Results
revealed
a
significant
decline
appraisal
conflict,
whereas
PEBs
remained
unchanged.
Contrary
expectations,
associations
PEBs,
did
not
weaken
Mediation
analyses
indicated
that
led
which
subsequently
contributed
However,
this
mediation
effect
partial,
with
most
association
remaining
direct.
These
findings
imply
psychological
impact
conflict
may
temporarily
overshadow
environmental
concerns,
emphasizing
need
for
strategies
maintain
awareness
behavior
even
Язык: Английский