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Eco-anxiety (short for ecological anxiety and also known as eco-distress or climate anxiety) is a challenging emotional response to climate change and other environmental issues. [1] Extensive studies have been done on ecological anxiety since 2007, and various definitions remain in use. [ 2 ]
A study that used confirmatory factor analysis to separate the effects of eco-anxiety, eco-depression, and eco-anger found that eco-anger is the best for the person's wellbeing and also suitable for motivating participation in collective and individual action to mitigate climate change. [54]
Eco paralysis is an emotional response triggered by the shock of environmental events and the inability to give a physical response due to an overwhelming feeling of conflict. [30] The negative consequences of eco-anxiety are the physical, emotional and behavioral responses that are not meaningfully beneficial regarding climate change. [20]
Almost daily we are exposed to images of disastrous droughts, hurricanes and deadly wildfires (including those caused by things like gender-reveal parties!). We’re presented with dizzying facts ...
Nearly four in five children aged under 12 are worried about climate change leaving teachers struggling to tackle eco-anxiety in the classroom, research suggests. A YouGov survey, commissioned by ...
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Eco-anxiety (short for ecological anxiety and also known as eco-distress or climate anxiety) is a challenging emotional response to climate change and other environmental issues. [50] Extensive studies have been done on ecological anxiety since 2007, and various definitions remain in use. [51]
Solastalgia (/ ˌ s ɒ l ə ˈ s t æ l dʒ ə /) is a neologism, formed by the combination of the Latin words sōlācium (solace or comfort), 'solus' (desolation) with meanings connected to devastation, deprivation of comfort, abandonment and loneliness and the Greek root -algia (pain, suffering, grief), that describes a form of emotional or existential distress caused by negatively perceived ...