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

TJ Crandon, JG Scott, FJ Charlson… - Nature Climate Change, 2022 - nature.com
Experiences of 'climate anxiety'are considered an adaptive response to a real threat, as well
as a potential cause of impairment. To date, little attention has been paid to how children …

Childhood nature connection and constructive hope: A review of research on connecting with nature and coping with environmental loss

L Chawla - People and Nature, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Within a generation, children's lives have largely moved indoors, with the loss of free‐
ranging exploration of the nearby natural world, even as research indicates that direct …

Toward a taxonomy of climate emotions

P Pihkala - Frontiers in climate, 2022 - frontiersin.org
There is a growing evidence that emotions shape people's reactions to the climate crisis in
profound but complex ways. Climate emotions are related to resilience, climate action, and …

The impact of climate change on mental health and emotional wellbeing: a narrative review of current evidence, and its implications

EL Lawrance, R Thompson… - … Review of Psychiatry, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Converging global evidence highlights the dire consequences of climate change for human
mental health and wellbeing. This paper summarises literature across relevant disciplines to …

[HTML][HTML] Anxiety and the ecological crisis: An analysis of eco-anxiety and climate anxiety

P Pihkala - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Eco-anxiety and climate anxiety are widely discussed in contemporary media and are
subjects of growing research interest. However, there is a lack of research about the …

Eco-anxiety and environmental education

P Pihkala - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Anxiety and distress about the ecological crisis seems to be a rapidly growing phenomenon.
This article analyzes the challenges and possibilities posed by such “eco-anxiety” for …

Eco-anxiety in children: A scoping review of the mental health impacts of the awareness of climate change

T Léger-Goodes, C Malboeuf-Hurtubise… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Youth are increasingly aware of the negative effects of climate change on the
planet and human health, but this knowledge can often come with significant affective …

We need to (find a way to) talk about… Eco-anxiety

C Hickman - Journal of Social Work Practice, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Eco-anxiety may not be new, but could now be seen as an emergent phenomenon attracting
increasing attention as public awareness about the climate and bio-diversity crisis grows …

The process of eco-anxiety and ecological grief: A narrative review and a new proposal

P Pihkala - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
As the ecological crisis grows more intense, people experience many forms of eco-anxiety
and ecological grief. This article explores the broad process of encountering eco-anxiety …

Exploring youth activism on climate change

K O'brien, E Selboe, BM Hayward - Ecology and Society, 2018 - JSTOR
The policies and decisions made today will influence climate and sustainability outcomes for
the remainder of this century and beyond, and youth today have a large stake in this future …