Ecological Sorrow: Types of Grief and Loss in Ecological Grief

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(2), С. 849 - 849

Опубликована: Янв. 19, 2024

Ecological changes evoke many felt losses and types of grief. These affect sustainability efforts in profound ways. Scholarship on the topic is growing, but relationship between general grief research ecological has received surprisingly little attention. This interdisciplinary article applies theories grief, loss, bereavement to Special attention given “non-death loss” other broad frameworks The dynamics related both local global are discussed. kinds potential arising from issues clarified using tangible/intangible ambiguous nonfinite loss shattered assumptions. Various possible illuminated by discussing chronic sorrow anticipatory grief/mourning. Earlier scholarship disenfranchised augmented further distinctions various forms it may take. difficulties defining complicated or prolonged an context discussed, four “complicated grief” explored. On basis findings, three special identified discussed: transitional lifeworld dreams. implications results for scholarship, counselling coping briefly can be used psychological healthcare professionals researchers also members public who wish reflect their eco-emotions. They have policy makers.

Язык: Английский

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A meta-analysis on the relationship between climate anxiety and wellbeing

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 94, С. 102230 - 102230

Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2024

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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Inner transitions in higher education in Sweden: incorporating intra-personal skills in education for sustainable development

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 24(9), С. 213 - 230

Опубликована: Май 18, 2023

Purpose Humanity is facing an unprecedented challenge of climate crises. Rapid changes to the physical environment and living conditions will be accompanied by challenges mental health well-being. Consequently, education for sustainable development should also include coping strategies stress anxiety. Adding intra-personal skills curriculum, such as self-reflection mindfulness training, could aid in this education. This case study aims explore barriers drivers fostering inner transitions through training mindfulness. Design/methodology/approach from Lund University, Sweden, constitutes a critical investigating Data collection was designed around semi-structured qualitative interviews, investigate at all institutional levels university. Findings The results indicate that already includes elements introspection, albeit informally. However, there lack fundamental understanding how they relate other key competences development. To make formal component education, it must receive full support Originality/value outlines general recommendations universities existing policies while finding ways work them. In meantime, informal learning activity. Recognizing students’ prior knowledge area potential asset, collaborate with their students student-led training.

Язык: Английский

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Climate Distress: A Review of Current Psychological Research and Practice

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(10), С. 8115 - 8115

Опубликована: Май 16, 2023

Environmental disasters will increase in frequency and severity due to disruptions Earth systems, including increased global mean temperatures, caused by human activity, consequently our health care system be burdened ever-increasing rates of illness, mental physical. Psychologists need respond this pressure ensuring they have the training, education interventions climate-related distress, as well realising limits therapeutic approach. Climate psychology, a recent field study integrating advancing core expertise around climate has become more prominent with increasing urgency change emerging documentation its impacts on wellbeing. The purpose scoping review is survey research being undertaken identify gaps existing literature view shaping practice informing future research. Younger people, notably, are experiencing distress disproportionately bear larger share burden change, yet their voices underrepresented theoretical practical interventions. Enlisting young people collaborators co-designers facilitate effective responses psychological aspects crisis.

Язык: Английский

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Climate Anxiety, Maturational Loss, and Adversarial Growth

The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 77(1), С. 369 - 388

Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2024

Climate anxiety is intimately connected with climate grief. This article applies interdisciplinary research and especially theories of grief bereavement to anxiety. The aim provide important information regarding encounters between children adults in relation change other environmental crises. useful for therapists, but also many who wish react constructively. explores various kinds loss that people, youth, may experience change. It pointed out intangible losses can be involved. These first difficult notice, there often disenfranchised them. produces nonfinite loss, which challenging live with. Literature help discerning these reacting constructively them, applications the context ecological have made. Furthermore, framework maturational into While even normal developmental changes evoke sadness, intensify this, because "climate maturity" brings things At same time, are possibilities adversarial growth or post-traumatic anxiety, need more attention. ends discussion about challenges amidst complex dynamics emotions. their own tasks potential engagement

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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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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Better understanding eco-anxiety: Creation and validation of EMEA scale

European Review of Applied Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 75(1), С. 101010 - 101010

Опубликована: Янв. 16, 2025

Язык: Английский

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