Habe heute begonnen, The future extent of the Anthropocene epoch noch einmal und gründlicher zu lesen. Ich kenne keinen Text, der klarer und verständlicher darstellt, wie sehr sich die Erde durch die fossilen Energien verändert hat und verändern wird. Schon in ein paar Jahrzehnten werden fast alle geografischen Zonen ganz anders aussehen, als wir sie kennen, und viele Küstenstädte wird es so nicht mehr geben. Wohl auch nicht den niedrigeren Teil der Altstadt von Dubrovnik, auf die ich gerade jeden Morgen schaue.
In den letzten Tagen bin ich auf drei kürzere Texte zu climate distress gestoßen. Wie kann man das übersetzen? Vielleicht als Klimaschmerz?
Scientists have emotional responses to climate change too begründet, warum Klimaforscher:innen ihre Gegenstände besser verstehen, wenn sie ihre Gefühle nicht ausschalten. Climate change psychological distress is associated with increased collective climate action in the U.S. berichtet über Untersuchungen, die zeigen, dass die Schmerzen und Verletzungen durch die ökologischen Zerstörungen oft zum Handeln motivieren und nur selten lähmend wirken. In Would abandoning false hope help us to tackle the climate crisis? zweifelt Jonathan Watts daran, dass Hoffnung und Optimismus Voraussetzungen für aktives Handeln gegen die Klimakrise sind (durch diesen Text habe ich die Distress-Studie gefunden).
2019 wurde Extinction Rebellion doomism vorgeworfen. Für mich ist XR der Teil der Klimabewegung, der climate distress als Voraussetzung des Handelns ernst nimmt, aber auch als adäquate Reaktion auf irreversible Verluste, die wir uns nur selten und widerstrebend eingestehen.
Excited to share this #preprint of a #SystematicReview of Relationship Between #ClimateAnxiety and Environmentally Relevant Behaviours
The review was led by Alice Roberts as part of her #PhD/#DClinPsy
#EnvironmentalPsychology #ClimateDistress #ClimateChange
Background: The notion of ‘climate anxiety’ has received increasing attention in recent years. There is however inconsistency in the literature regarding associations with environmentally relevant behaviours (ERBs), concerning behaviours which helo mitigate against climate change. This systematic review sought to systematically identify, appraise and synthesise findings from studies exploring this association. Methods: Peer-reviewed, empirical studies using quantitative approaches to explore climate anxiety and associations with various ‘public’ and ‘private’ sphere ERBs were the focus of this review. Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase and ERIC databases were searched in May 2023. The Quality of Survey Studies in Psychology (Q-SSP) quality assessment checklist was used to assess study quality. A narrative synthesis grouped findings according to similarities in conceptualisations and measurement approaches. Results: 24 studies were reviewed, including over 35,000 participants. Most studies were considered of acceptable quality. Despite representation from 40 countries, participants were largely from predominantly individualistic and Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic (WEIRD) cultures, with notable gender, sex and age biases among samples. Positive associations were frequently observed between climate anxiety and ERBs. Some studies reported non-significant associations, while negative associations were less common. Stronger associations were observed in relation to: (i) less severe and functionally impairing climate anxiety, (ii) public sphere ERBs, (iii) behavioural intentions and willingness as compared to self-reported behaviours, (iv) composite scores on measures, (v) WEIRD and individualistic cultural orientations. Stronger associations were observed when correlation analyses were used, while inferential approaches incorporating other variables revealed less consistent and more nuanced findings. Discussion: Results indicate climate anxiety may, for many, be associated with ERBs. Methodological approaches, individual and systemic factors may, however, influence this relationship. While this review is not without limitations, findings may contribute to a broader, complex and multifaceted picture regarding the adaptive versus maladaptive nature of climate anxiety. Hosted on the Open Science Framework
Fully funded #PhD opportunity at the School of Psychology, Cardiff on #ClimateDistress. Application deadline 01 March 2024. Interested? Get in touch with Marc Williams, Prof John Fox or me (#ClimateChange #ClimateAnxiety #EcoAnxiety).
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An academic position as a PhD Studentship: Climate Distress: Development of a Theoretical and Empirical Framework is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
With terrible news coming daily from #ClimateDisasters around the globe it's astonishing that we are still protesting #FossilFuels
I'll be stewarding a march to #ParliamentSquare today and excited to meet old and new friends
If you fear or despair for our #future, there's nothing better than joining with others who get it, to whom you won't have to explain why your #heart is broken and your #mind frantic day and night
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