Climate Change has been a topic of concern over the last few decades. It is perhaps the most pressing global issue of the 21st century. Climate change impacts individuals and communities in direct and indirect ways. Climate change awareness is an important thing at this point in time, however it is not universal. Those who suffer from climate hazards suffer from stress that impacts their mental health. However, these climate hazards, although universal, do not impact all populations in the same way. In this review, a total of nine articles were analysed to understand how climate change impacts mental health; what are the mental health outcomes associated with climate change; and how does the impact vary between different regions and populations. The emerging themes from this review were as follows. Mental health outcomes such as depression, anxiety, and PTS appear to have a positive correlation with the experience of climate change-related events. Higher levels of mental health concerns are seen more in women compared to men. Even without the direct experience of a climate change-related event, individuals feel distressed and anxious about the future on this planet. Eco-anxiety or climate change anxiety was also found to be positively correlated with higher levels of depressive symptomatology. Reported climate change anxiety predicted feelings of anxiety, powerlessness, and hopelessness. Lastly, individuals who expressed feelings of climate change anxiety also participated in pro-environmental behaviour to mitigate their climate change anxiety.
L'IMPATTO DEL CAMBIAMENTO CLIMATICO SULLA SALUTE MENTALE
BHATTARAI, MUKESH
2023/2024
Abstract
Climate Change has been a topic of concern over the last few decades. It is perhaps the most pressing global issue of the 21st century. Climate change impacts individuals and communities in direct and indirect ways. Climate change awareness is an important thing at this point in time, however it is not universal. Those who suffer from climate hazards suffer from stress that impacts their mental health. However, these climate hazards, although universal, do not impact all populations in the same way. In this review, a total of nine articles were analysed to understand how climate change impacts mental health; what are the mental health outcomes associated with climate change; and how does the impact vary between different regions and populations. The emerging themes from this review were as follows. Mental health outcomes such as depression, anxiety, and PTS appear to have a positive correlation with the experience of climate change-related events. Higher levels of mental health concerns are seen more in women compared to men. Even without the direct experience of a climate change-related event, individuals feel distressed and anxious about the future on this planet. Eco-anxiety or climate change anxiety was also found to be positively correlated with higher levels of depressive symptomatology. Reported climate change anxiety predicted feelings of anxiety, powerlessness, and hopelessness. Lastly, individuals who expressed feelings of climate change anxiety also participated in pro-environmental behaviour to mitigate their climate change anxiety.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14239/26590