Current evidence and opportunities in child and adolescent public mental health: a research review

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 64(12), С. 1699 - 1719

Опубликована: Сен. 28, 2023

Background A public mental health lens is increasingly required to better understand the complex and multifactorial influences of interpersonal, community institutional systems on children adolescents. Methods This research review (1) provides an overview proposes a new interactional schema that can guide practice, (2) summarises recent evidence interventions for adolescents, (3) highlights current challenges this population might benefit from additional attention (4) discusses methodological conceptual hurdles potential solutions. Results In our review, broad range universal, selective indicated with variety targets, mechanisms settings were identified, some which (most notably parenting programmes various school‐based interventions) have demonstrated small‐to‐modest positive effects. Few, however, achieved sustained improvements. Conclusions There opportunity re‐think how are designed, evaluated implemented. Deliberate design, encompassing careful consideration aims population‐level impacts interventions, complemented by measurement embraces complexity through more in‐depth characterisation, or ‘phenotyping’, interpersonal environmental elements needed. Opportunities improve child adolescent outcomes gaining unprecedented momentum. Innovative methodology, heightened awareness, interest supportive funding enable enhanced study does not shy away complexity.

Язык: Английский

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Generation Z Worries, Suffers and Acts against Climate Crisis—The Potential of Sensing Children’s and Young People’s Eco-Anxiety: A Critical Analysis Based on an Integrative Review

Climate, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11(8), С. 171 - 171

Опубликована: Авг. 14, 2023

The adverse and severe impacts of climate-induced natural hazards, which are expected to be aggravated by climate change, forming a wider outline the environmental crisis, being source negative emotions for human societies. Children young people, in particular, one most vulnerable social groups this distress. In research, we intend analyze eco-anxiety anxiety aspects Generation Z, based on critical review studies children’s people’s ecological feelings worldwide, alongside study actual data disasters per country since year 2000. results research revealed that (a) Z worries Global North suffers South, (b) acts against (c) there is an existential dimension eco-anxiety. also highlights dimensions under-researched important explore future. Empathizing with Z’s emotional state relation crisis change may affect highlight new directions thought awareness.

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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Responsible environmental education in the Anthropocene: understanding and responding to young people’s experiences of nature disconnection, eco-anxiety and ontological insecurity

Environmental Education Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 30(9), С. 1619 - 1649

Опубликована: Июль 3, 2024

Children and young people today are growing up in an increasingly urban, technical, virtual ecologically precarious world, leaving many feel disconnected from nature yet anxious about its degradation at the same time. Two distinct bodies of knowledge – namely youth human-nature relationships eco-anxiety concerned with former latter respectively. Through a narrative literature review, we bring these fields together explore their interaction. We demonstrate that dominant responses facilitating exposure encouraging environmental action risk counteracting each other ultimately fail to address root cause children people's experiences. further show emerging both overcoming limitations by turning towards reimagination humanity's relationship nature, providing holistic way forward. conclude discussing barriers restricting expansion such approaches opportunities for future research contribute dismantling barriers.

Язык: Английский

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What children know and want to know about climate change: a prior-knowledge self-assessment

Environmental Education Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 26

Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2024

Researchers engaging in science communication tend to present information that they find most important. However, understanding the level of prior knowledge and interest a target audience is key for effective science, especially when dealing with complex mediatic themes, such as climate change. This study relies on prior-knowledge self-assessment applied children between 10 13 years old, followed by mixed analysis under assumptions Grounded Theory. The goal understand whether children's self-perception interests regarding change can support design environmental education initiatives. Children declared know about concept specific causes consequences, but were generally incapable specifying topics which are interested learning about. And these specified, match ones already – sea ice changes, pollution biota. suggests relying solely may originate 'information corridors'. Future initiatives should therefore not only resonate experiences reality, also broaden fields introducing innovative approaches go beyond researchers' pre-assumptions.

Язык: Английский

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Meaning making and fostering radical hope: applying positive psychology to eco-anxiety research in youth

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 3

Опубликована: Фев. 27, 2024

The consequences of human activity on climate change are increasingly apparent. For example, they causing ecological degradation and affecting animal health. Rightly so, it is considered as the most important challenge this century. Researchers in psychology mental health developed an interest direct indirect effects people's psychological wellbeing, which referred to a concept described eco-anxiety or eco-distress. It worth emphasizing that issues taking larger place school curriculum for youth elementary, middle high schools. Youth thus aware major threat understandably report legitimate concerns worries. some youth, leads greater involvement activism, can be seen by international movement set out led activist Greta Thunberg. However, also lead feelings hopelessness disengagement. Despite contributing least crises, will affected impacts, carry burden crisis throughout their lives. Researchers, educators professionals must therefore find ways foster psychosocial wellbeing resilience alongside ensuring voices heard. To end, vital young people feel able openly discuss associated distressing thoughts engender. This supported using various approaches develop effective interventions. clinicians child could gain from drawing research positive such In review commentary, we outline how framed within framework, including relevance self-determined motivation. Insights interventions based exercises hope, forgiveness meaning making discussed. We highlight adapted powerful tools cope with eco-anxiety.

Язык: Английский

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Feeling anxious and being engaged in a warming world: climate anxiety and adolescents' pro‐environmental behavior

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 65(10), С. 1270 - 1282

Опубликована: Июнь 28, 2024

Background Climate anxiety is increasingly prevalent among adolescents worldwide. Are climate‐anxious prone to engage in pro‐environmental behavior? Or might the association between climate and be curvilinear, such that high levels of become ‘paralyzing’? And do these associations depend on whether believe that, with effort, worst impacts change can still prevented? Methods We addressed questions three studies (two preregistered; combined N = 2,211), conducted across two countries. used cross‐sectional longitudinal methods, various measures behavior. performed Bayesian regression analyses comparing models tested competing hypotheses. The first model included a linear effect behavior, second both curvilinear (i.e. inverted U‐shaped) Next, we added environmental efficacy best fitting explored its moderating effects. Results Adolescents reported low‐to‐moderate anxiety. Across board, found evidence for small, positive, mostly (rather than curvilinear) While Study 1 supported (Bayes Factor (BF) 18.87), Studies 2 3 (BFs range 6.86–12.71), except weak support (BF 1.62) symptoms public sphere Adolescents' moderated this link (e.g. activism), but not private recycling), Conclusions Climate‐anxious are limited ‘eco‐paralysis’ passive state behavioral stasis) at Our results consistent possibility supporting adolescents' will help

Язык: Английский

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A Neuroecosocial Perspective on Adolescent Development

Annual Review of Developmental Psychology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 5(1), С. 285 - 307

Опубликована: Авг. 24, 2023

Adolescence is a period of life that encompasses biological maturation and profound change in social roles. It also associated with the onset mental health problems. The field developmental cognitive neuroscience has advanced our understanding development brain within its immediate cultural context. In time rising rates problems among adolescents across globe, it important to understand how wider societal, structural, contexts young people are impacting their social-cognitive maturation. this article, we review landscape youth during adolescence consider potential role research effects current determinants adolescent health, including socioeconomic inequality, city living, eco-anxiety about climate crisis.

Язык: Английский

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Reducing impact to make an impact: Promoting sustainable lifestyles among youth

Journal of Children and Media, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 5

Опубликована: Янв. 7, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the relationship between eco-anxiety and suicide risk in adolescents with mental health disorders: insights from a cross-sectional observational study

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15

Опубликована: Янв. 7, 2025

A limited number of studies have explored the connection between eco-anxiety, anxiety, and depression in adolescents. However, relation eco-anxiety suicide remains unexamined. This cross-sectional observational study aims to bridge this gap by investigating correlation intensity risk severity We used validated French versions Climate Anxiety Scale (CAS) its two key dimensions (cognitive emotional functional impairments), alongside Columbia Suicide Severity Rating (C-SSRS) Hospital Depression scale (HAD). Our involved 87 hospitalized adolescent patients, aged 12-16. Although, univariate model indicated a significant association CAS C-SSRS (β = 2.58; p 0.049), cognitive/emotional difficulties impairment considering different confounding factors, did not show statistical associations with (respectively, 0.81 0.76). In an expansive literature, these results for first time that may be priority adolescents seen psychiatrists. Such observation would imply overmedicalizing dimension life which perhaps does fall solely within field medicine, but concerns environmental issues broader than medical field. ethical prudent approach mental health care particularly fragile population necessary. intersection youth opens up new avenues research realm studies.

Язык: Английский

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