气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): Climate change anxiety and mental health: Environmental activism as buffer

CCPortal

DOI	10.1007/s12144-022-02735-6
	Climate change anxiety and mental health: Environmental activism as buffer
	Schwartz, Sarah E. O.; Benoit, Laelia; Clayton, Susan; Parnes, McKenna F.; Swenson, Lance; Lowe, Sarah R.
发表日期	2023
ISSN	1046-1310
EISSN	1936-4733
起始页码	16708
结束页码	16721
卷号	42 期号:20
英文摘要	A growing body of research has documented the phenomenon of climate change anxiety (CCA), defined broadly as negative cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses associated with concerns about climate change. A recently validated scale of CCA indicated two subscales: cognitive emotional impairment and functional impairment (Clayton & Karazsia, 2020). However, there are few empirical studies on CCA to date and little evidence regarding whether CCA is associated with psychiatric symptoms, including symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and whether engaging in individual and collective action to address climate change could buffer such relationships. This mixed methods study draws on data collected from a sample of emerging adult students (ages 18-35) in the United States (N = 284) to address these gaps. Results indicated that both CCA subscales were significantly associated with GAD symptoms, while only the Functional Impairment subscale was associated with higher MDD symptoms. Moreover, engaging in collective action, but not individual action, significantly attenuated the association between CCA cognitive emotional impairment and MDD symptoms. Responses to open-ended questions asking about participants' worries and actions related to climate change indicated the severity of their worries and, for some, a perception of the insignificance of their actions relative to the enormity of climate change. These results further the field's understanding of CCA, both in general and specifically among emerging adults, and suggest the importance of creating opportunities for collective action to build sense of agency in addressing climate change.
英文关键词	Climate change; Anxiety; Depression; Activism; Agency; Emerging adults
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Psychology, Multidisciplinary
WOS类目	Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
WOS记录号	WOS:000762175700009
来源期刊	CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/280341
作者单位	Suffolk University; Yale University; Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (Inserm); Universite Paris Saclay; Universite Paris Cite; Assistance Publique Hopitaux Paris (APHP); Hopital Universitaire Cochin - APHP; Hopital Universitaire Hotel-Dieu - APHP; Hopital Universitaire Paul-Brousse - APHP; University System of Ohio; College of Wooster; Yale University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Schwartz, Sarah E. O.,Benoit, Laelia,Clayton, Susan,et al. Climate change anxiety and mental health: Environmental activism as buffer[J],2023,42(20).
APA	Schwartz, Sarah E. O.,Benoit, Laelia,Clayton, Susan,Parnes, McKenna F.,Swenson, Lance,&Lowe, Sarah R..(2023).Climate change anxiety and mental health: Environmental activism as buffer.CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY,42(20).
MLA	Schwartz, Sarah E. O.,et al."Climate change anxiety and mental health: Environmental activism as buffer".CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 42.20(2023).