Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: a global survey

The Lancet Planetary Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 5(12), С. e863 - e873

Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Toward a Taxonomy of Climate Emotions

Frontiers in Climate, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 3

Опубликована: Янв. 14, 2022

There is a growing evidence that emotions shape people's reactions to the climate crisis in profound but complex ways. Climate are related resilience, action, and psychological well-being health. However, there currently lack of research about array various emotions. also need for more integration with general This article conducts preliminary exploration taxonomy emotions, based on literature reviews philosophical discussion. The term emotion used here broad sense, as common research. Because urgency previous research, this kind aimed be helpful both practical work future which would include systematic topic. Research items discuss at least five different empirical observations, major sources table them provided. discussed basis interdisciplinary considers many aspects phenomena anxiety grief.

Язык: Английский

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A social–ecological perspective on climate anxiety in children and adolescents

Nature Climate Change, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 12(2), С. 123 - 131

Опубликована: Янв. 13, 2022

Язык: Английский

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The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence, and its Implications

International Review of Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 34(5), С. 443 - 498

Опубликована: Июль 4, 2022

Converging global evidence highlights the dire consequences of climate change for human mental health and wellbeing. This paper summarises literature across relevant disciplines to provide a comprehensive narrative review multiple pathways through which interacts with Climate acts as risk amplifier by disrupting conditions known support good health, including socioeconomic, cultural environmental conditions, living working conditions. The disruptive influence rising temperatures extreme weather events, such experiencing heatwave or water insecurity, compounds existing stressors experienced individuals communities. has deleterious effects on people's is particularly acute those groups already disadvantaged within countries. Awareness experiences escalating threats inaction can generate understandable psychological distress; though strong emotional responses also motivate action. We highlight opportunities communities cope act change. Consideration interconnected impacts their determinants must inform evidence-based interventions. Appropriate action that centres justice reduce current future burden, while simultaneously improving nurture wellbeing equality. presented adds further weight need decisive decision makers all scales.

Язык: Английский

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Climate anxiety: What predicts it and how is it related to climate action?

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 83, С. 101866 - 101866

Опубликована: Авг. 28, 2022

As scientific evidence of the severity climate change increases, there are indications that this represents a significant psychological burden in form anxiety on public. So far very little research has explored prevalence, predictors, or effects amongst This study aims to address gap by exploring UK. It addresses following questions: (a) How prevalent is adults UK? (b) What predictors anxiety? and (c) Does predict action? We report findings from an online survey UK public (N = 1338) undertaken late 2020 (partially replicated May 2022 with sub-sample 891 respondents) which found while high levels concern about change, low (measured using Climate Change Anxiety Scale). was higher younger age groups, those concern, generalised anxiety, lower mindfulness, nature relatedness, more information seeking behaviour. In addition, predicted some (but not all) types pro-environmental action. Consistent other recent research, these indicate may necessarily be negative impact of, maladaptive response to, change; but rather, at least degree, motivating force for effective

Язык: Английский

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Young People's Voices on Climate Anxiety, Government Betrayal and Moral Injury: A Global Phenomenon

SSRN Electronic Journal, Год журнала: 2021, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2021

Background: Climate change has significant implications for the health and futures of children young people, yet they have little power to limit its harm, making them vulnerable increased climate anxiety. Qualitative studies show anxiety is associated with perceptions inadequate action by adults governments, feelings betrayal, abandonment moral injury. This study offers first large-scale investigation in people globally relationship government response. Methods: We surveyed 10,000 (aged 16-25 years) ten countries. Data were collected on their thoughts about change, Findings: Respondents worried (59% very or extremely worried, 84% at least moderately worried). Over 50% felt sad, anxious, angry, powerless, helpless, guilty. 45% said negatively affected daily life functioning, many reported a high number negative change. rated governmental response greater betrayal than reassurance. Correlations indicated that distress significantly related perceived betrayal. Interpretation: responses are globally. These psychological stressors threaten wellbeing, could be construed as morally injurious unjust. There an urgent need increases both research responsiveness. Funding: The costs survey funded AVAAZ.Declaration Interest: None declare. Ethical Approval: was approved University Bath Psychology Ethics Committee (#21-090).

Язык: Английский

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Eco-anxiety: What it is and why it matters

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13

Опубликована: Сен. 23, 2022

Researchers are increasingly trying to understand both the emotions that we experience in response ecological crises like climate change and ways which these might be valuable for our (psychical, psychological, moral) wellbeing. However, much of existing work on issues has been hampered by conceptual methodological difficulties. As a first step toward addressing challenges, this review focuses eco-anxiety. Analyzing broad range studies through use methods from philosophy, emotion theory, interdisciplinary environmental studies, authors show how looking anxiety general can help researchers build better models eco-anxiety particular. The results suggest label “eco-anxiety” may best understood as referring family distinct, but related, emotions. also find specific form eco-anxiety, “practical eco-anxiety,” deeply emotional threats change: when experienced at right time extent, practical not only reflects well one’s moral character advance individual planetary

Язык: Английский

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Climate anxiety: Conceptual considerations, and connections with climate hope and action

Global Environmental Change, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 76, С. 102569 - 102569

Опубликована: Авг. 30, 2022

Climate anxiety is a phenomenon which raises growing attention. Based on national survey of climate-related feelings and behaviors (N = 2070) in Finland, we analyzed discussed the concept climate its relationship with hope action. We found that all our measures for (including worry some stronger manifestations anxiety) efficacy beliefs) correlated positively each other Furthermore, explained unique parts variance self-reported propose that, line Extended Parallel Process model (EPPM) was used as framework, interplay emotions needs to be considered when studying explaining their effect In conclusion, results provide support seeing intertwined adaptive feelings, could needed motivate humankind finding solutions change.

Язык: Английский

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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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