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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Age differences and profiles in pro-environmental behavior and eco-emotions

International Journal of Behavioral Development, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 48(2), С. 132 - 144

Опубликована: Янв. 22, 2024

Previous research suggests that age-related differences in pro-environmental behavior (PEB) and the emotional reactions to climate change could originate from generational as well aging effects can be influenced by opportunities constraints of life circumstances resources. The current aimed better understand age through examining eco-emotions PEBs different groups, identifying latent groups differing on these variables. In Sample 1, adults general population ( n = 4,685) filled out questionnaires assessing eco-anxiety, eco-guilt, ecological grief answered 12 questions about their PEBs. 2 (A), same PEB were high school students 112) (P) one parents 112). There no overall score, but we found significant, nonlinear between almost all individual Eco-friendly clothing using greener transport more common younger while older had higher scores conservation, recycling, reduced meat consumption, boycotting. Students less likely recycle, use reusable bags, eat save water than parents, transportation. Five emerged measures. Young a probability belonging medium/higher anxiety generations, except for those 70s. Groups with concern showed behavioral involvement. Since most participants moderate level worry, this reaction appears normative response crisis also possible starting point promoting findings suggest each generation has its preferences terms PEBs, it is worthwhile address separately.

Язык: Английский

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Smart Learning and Climate Change Awareness: A Simulation‐Based Case Study in Morocco

European Journal of Education, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 60(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 7, 2025

ABSTRACT Prior research has highlighted the importance of smart learning in raising awareness and engagement about sustainable development. Nevertheless, few papers have focused on impact climate change simulation environments. In this paper, a systematic literature review helped to shed light gaps propose conceptual framework. Then, we adopted mixed method based semi‐structured interviews questionnaire carried out for second year business students through different academic years. This case study aims both compare simulation‐based experience two classes test our proposed framework's hypotheses partial least‐squares method. The results allowed us explore using EN‐ROADS simulator assess relationship between awareness, level policy priorities. To best knowledge, is one first studies exploring potential tools. can help either practitioners like makers university managers adapting their curriculum, or researchers extend

Язык: Английский

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Climate change impacts on child and adolescent health and well-being: A narrative review

Journal of Global Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14

Опубликована: Май 23, 2024

Worldwide, the climate is changing and affecting health well-being of children in many ways. In this review, we provided an overview how change-related events may affect child adolescent well-being, including children's mental physical health, nutrition, safety security, learning opportunities, family caregiving connectedness.

Язык: Английский

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Seasons of smoke and fire: preparing health systems for improved performance before, during, and after wildfires

The Lancet Planetary Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8(8), С. e588 - e602

Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Integrating mental health into climate change education to inspire climate action while safeguarding mental health

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14

Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2024

Climate change is the greatest threat humanity faces, and puts at risk mental health wellbeing of children young people. education must equip people with knowledge, skills resilience to live in an uncertain future, sustainably take relevant climate action work careers. As attention on grows, this a critical moment for community ensure considerations are embedded. Critically, appropriate integration can enable these very necessary goals equipping future where looms large. This paper explores why promoting good building psychological help achieve outcomes, not doing so risks harming people’s health. It also how integrating discussions about emotions, health, coping strategies within be route into wider support context rising needs. Learning from existing approach schools (the ‘whole school approach’) provides opportunity explore one avenue through which such integrated could implemented practice. Identifying mechanisms integrate will require co-design research educators people, addressing systemic barriers facing sector.

Язык: Английский

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The Psychosocial Impacts of Slow Onset Climate Change Events among Youth in LMICs: a Rapid Evidence Review

The Journal of Climate Change and Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 100416 - 100416

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Educational Research and Innovation

Educational research and innovation, Год журнала: 2009, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 10, 2009

The nature of childhood and how we view children has changed tremendously in the 21st century.Cultural shifts, global mega trends technological developments have shifted what looks like types roles can do take modern societies.Children are no longer seen as passive beings need protection future citizens, but rather citizens today.They increasingly autonomous agents change who play important shaping current democracies.These changes beg question: does child empowerment mean today implications for OECD education systems well-being?The authors this report seek to answer question by exploring changing childhood, delving into some potential facilitators or barriers empowerment.They propose a definition empowerment, suggesting that empowered opportunity ability act on issues relevant them, learn making mistakes, key contributors democracy.This at various ways which support empowerment.This ranges from providing them with civic skills knowledge effectively participate democracy, supporting their social, emotional physical well-being, reducing inequalities threaten vulnerable marginalised groups.It children's lives, including they interact media digital environment, be used identity development, well-being self-expression new ways.By presenting state art literature, outlining examples promising policy practice countries, volume provides guidance insights work together range actors while helping realise rights.Child is recognised goal priority governments around OECD.Many countries taken effective steps realising goal.However still far go ensuring all future.WHAT DOES CHILD EMPOWERMENT MEAN TODAY?© 2024 Executive summaryEmpowering active participants society emerged critical aim agendas across OECD.Yet, achieving simple.Set against backdrop way understands role child, well opportunities challenges posed publication delves meaning explores its systems.By defining concepts examining valuable empowering children, amidst declining activity, increased stress anxiety, COVID-19, landscape persistent inequalities.This takes stock these broad themes often repeated rarely articulated call empower children.This centres it's analysis three core opportunities. Enhanced well-beingGood things happen when them.Child enhances self-esteem leadership skills, nurturing competent, confident members society.When done authentic crafting school policies practices, tend better suited contribute positively climates social cohesion. Better makingChild an essential educational within though it lacks clear implementation strategies.Giving greater empowers actively decisions contributing unique perspectives.Actively participating decision-making processes both age-appropriate supports personal development ensures societal practices reflect needs perspectives. 9WHAT Current conditions may hindering empowermentEmpowering only possible if makers directly, effectively, tackle number challenges.This requires more attention paid establishing sufficient baseline such health, literacy, access necessary resources.At present, activity levels among insufficient many experience increasing loneliness feelings anxiety.The environment offers wide arenas yet engagement activism, debate peer communities remains modest minority engaging behaviours.Part could related lack literacy distinguish fact opinion.This skill gap crucial because influences confidence content critically, make informed decisions, fundamental aspect empowerment.While platforms powerful tools engagement, not fully harnessed.Moreover, poorer regions lower socio-economic backgrounds face significant accessing also leveraging (often limited) seize managing risks harm. Addressing cultural systemic changeOECD been working hard years wealth research, interventions exists help, documented publication.However, navigating multifaceted shift mindsets those systems, perform children.Shifting responsibilities days than protection, met apprehension adults.Including stakeholders rethink might traditionally order avoid common pitfalls tokenism, manipulation, decoration simply recreating adult structures trying fit structures.Adapting societies schools engage stakeholders, ensure equitable representation, particularly disadvantaged groups, requiring uphold rights safety resource-intensive.It buy-in challenging get right.Structural schools, high staff turnover terms teachers leadership, further complicate goals children.Being educator easy task, high-quality professional opportunities.Greater systematic partnerships external help lighten load, instance provision consistent mental health support.Yet, between left up individual institutions.Schools require dedicated, system-wide mechanisms partnerships.Lastly, inequalities, influenced geographical factors, remain barrier, necessitating focused research equity inclusion comprehensive approach must transform emphasise address disparities, enhance support, expand efforts, thereby creating ecosystem where every thrive our shared future.Education part co-ordinated, whole-of-society promote inside out classroom.This means government meaningfully participation.This necessitates establishment (or strengthening) legislative frameworks, strategies evaluation mandate government.WHAT 2024Empowering exercise agency carefully balancing protect unacceptably risk allowing management strategies.This balance constantly shifting, over course gradually acquire independence autonomy caregivers.An optimal enables older develop healthy sense self-reliance freedom well, family, friends community harm too high.Crucially, source come others exercising agency.As Gottschalk Borhan (2023[4]) remind us, critique use term agency, due assumption much literature inherently positive problematic open manipulation.Sometimes different forms odds each other.Encouraging involvement parents countries.Additionally, leaders positioned actors.But, Burns (2020[3]) ask, whose voice counts views aligned?Having thought out, innovative collaborative models bring parents, communities, themselves most presented century, fullest, flourish change.WHAT Box 1.2. What mobilisation?Over past two decades diverse body understand increase evidence through intentional process known mobilisation.It evidence-informed contributes decision learning.Crucially, mobilisation about just disseminating findings via accessible communication channels.Although important, there now substantive showing fostering interaction building relationships people organisations, incentivising activating parts system evidence, required (OECD, 2022[9]).Social tool making.When deliberately structured, interactions colleagues organisations integrate activities stimulate learning.They block culture 2023[10]).A strong one it.This agreement questions mutual understanding, attitudes, dedicated time space individuals (Langer, Tripney Gough, 2016[11]).WHAT This chapter nature.It today, recognising holders acknowledging exercise.Childhood conceptualisations dynamic, broader shifts.With advancement dialogues, being included processes.This outlines affect participate.

Язык: Английский

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Coping with eco-anxiety: An interdisciplinary perspective for collective learning and strategic communication

The Journal of Climate Change and Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 9, С. 100211 - 100211

Опубликована: Янв. 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.

Язык: Английский

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How children make sense of climate change: A descriptive qualitative study of eco-anxiety in parent-child dyads

PLoS ONE, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 18(4), С. e0284774 - e0284774

Опубликована: Апрель 20, 2023

The climate crisis not only has significant impacts on biodiversity and the physical health of humans, but its ramifications are also affecting people's mental health. Eco-anxiety, or emotions that emerge with awareness change apprehension detrimental effects, been investigated in adults adolescents, much less attention given to children's well-being. Initial evidence confirms youth significantly concerned about change, few studies have resulting emotional responses children role their parents tempering these, especially using qualitative methodologies. present study used a descriptive design convenience sample child dyads, assessed separately. Children's (n = 15, ages 8-12 years) experiences were explored semi-structured interviews parents' 12) perceptions captured survey closed open-ended questions. A reflexive thematic analysis was analyze interview data, content investigate parent-child experiences. Three themes emerged from analysis: 1. understanding 2. reaction 3. coping mechanisms deal these emotions. comparative revealed who aware had concerns more adaptive mechanisms. results this contribute better experience Canada how they cope Furthermore, provide insight into might play helping feelings.

Язык: Английский

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