Do concerns about climate change lead to distress

By Kristin A. Searle, K. Gow. 2010

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science

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Anxiety and climate change: a validation of the Climate Anxiety Scale in a German-speaking quota sample and an investigation of psychological correlates (2021, background): “2020) argue that this may potentially be the case, especially for people with underlying symptoms of anxiety, depression, or stress (Searle & Gow 2010).”
Anxiety, Worry, and Grief in a Time of Environmental and Climate Crisis: A Narrative Review (2021, background): “In addition, two studies, one including substudies inmany countries, found that those who scored high onmeasures of climate distress also had a tendency to score high on measures of general anxiety, depression, stress, and insomnia symptoms (91, 92), as well as to score low on a one-item measure of ”
Eco-Anxiety and Environmental Education (2020, background): “It has been noted that many young people and environmental activists are more outspoken about their eco-anxiety, and several surveys have shown that people under 30 years and women report more eco-anxiety [42,89,90].”
How do children cope with global climate change? Coping strategies, engagement, and well-being (2012, unknown): “Unfortunately, studies indicate that learning about global problems can trigger profound feelings of anxiety, helplessness, and hopelessness (Eckersley, 1999; Hicks & Bord, 2001; Holden, 2007; Searle & Gow, 2010; Taber & Taylor, 2009; Tucci, Mitchell, sity, 750 02Uppsala, Sweden.”
Anxiety and the Ecological Crisis: An Analysis of Eco-Anxiety and Climate Anxiety (2020, background): “There are some research results which confirm this [35,47,94], but more research is needed.”