Climate anxiety as posthuman knowledge

Boyd, Candice P.; Parr, Hester; Philo, Chris

doi:10.1016/j.wss.2022.100120

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“…According to Clayton, eco-anxiety is "a chronic fear of environmental doom" marked by concerns about climate activities and global warming crisis impacts [11]. Others psychological constructs associated with negative psychological states and environmental challenges are climate change worry [12], climate anxiety [13], environmental distress [14], ecological stress [15], and ecological grief [16], just to name a few.…”

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The Eco-Generativity Scale (EGS): A New Resource to Protect the Environment and Promote Health

Di Fabio,

Svicher

2023

IJERPH

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(1) Background: Environmental issues are among society’s most pressing concerns as they can significantly impact the environment and human health. The Eco Generativity Scale (EGS), a 28-item four-factor scale has been introduced to promote a constructive outlook on the matter. It encompasses two types of generativity, namely ecological and social generativity, as well as environmental identity and agency/pathways. The aim of the current study was to examine the EGS’s psychometric properties among 375 Italian university students. (2) Methods: To evaluate the scale’s factor structure, both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. Internal consistency was evaluated via Cronbach’s alphas and McDonald’s omega. Concurrent validity was analyzed with the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), Satisfaction with life Scale (SWLS), Meaningful Life Measure (MLM), and Flourishing Scale (FS). (3) Results: The exploratory factor analysis showed the best fit for a four-factor solution. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that a four-factor higher-order model provided the best fit to the data with good internal consistency. Furthermore, each factor and the total score showed a good concurrent validity with the PANAS, SWLS, MLM, and FS. (4) Conclusions: The Eco-Generativity Scale (EGS) showed good psychometric properties for its use in research and intervention as a promising tool to measure eco-generativity.

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The Eco-Generativity Scale (EGS): A New Resource to Protect the Environment and Promote Health

Di Fabio,

Svicher

2023

IJERPH

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“…Geographies of emotion, with a focus on the relations between emotions and space and place (Anderson & Smith, 2001; Gregory, 2011), can provide insights into the human understandings of, and responses to, climate change (Curtis & Oven, 2012). For example, climate change emotions, specifically the term climate anxiety, have been discussed in the context of posthumanism, which emphasises the connection and balance between humans and other life forms, processes, and relations (see Boyd et al., 2023). Considered in this way climate change emotions are expressions of human connection and inter‐relations with other parts of the living world.…”

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Climate change and mental health and wellbeing: Reflections from a health geography lens

Martin

2024

Geography Compass

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There is a growing recognition of the importance of research into the effects of climate change on mental health and wellbeing. This paper provides an overview of the pathways through which climate change can affect mental health and wellbeing, highlighting the valuable contribution that health geography can make in this field of study. Given expertise in spatial processes, human‐environment interactions, and diverse research methods, health geographers are well‐equipped to enhance our understanding of the connection between climate change and mental health and wellbeing. The paper proposes two key areas of future focus: (1) exploring the reciprocal relationships between mental health and place, and (2) integrating knowledge from health geography and environmental sustainability. Health geography can play a critical role in developing knowledge to support mitigation strategies and promote mental health and wellbeing in the face of climate change.

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“…Andrews et al, 2021), climate change (e.g. Boyd et al, 2023) and forced migrations. Countless inquiries, moreover, including many by geographers who might not even identify with the subfield in question, have addressed precisely the kinds of geographical contexts -including fraught geopolitical or geosocial contexts of displacement, insecurity and trauma (e.g.…”

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Geopsychiatry and geography: A response

Philo,

Callard,

McGeachan

et al. 2023

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: This contribution responds to three articles (we refer to all three as ‘editorials’) concerning something called ‘geopsychiatry’. Aims: To evaluate claims made in these editorials for ‘geopsychiatry’ as a new field of inquiry at the interface between geography and psychiatry. Method: Close critical reading of two editorials in the International Journal of Social Psychiatry – entitled ‘Geographical determinants of mental health’ and ‘Political determinants of mental health’ – and one in the International Review of Psychiatry – entitled ‘What is geopsychiatry?’ Results: While this geopsychiatry initiative is to be applauded, disquiet can be expressed about the almost complete neglect of a pre-existing domain of inquiry – ‘mental health geography’ or ‘the geography of mental health’ – that has long been researched by academic geographers and cognate scholars. Key trajectories in this field can be identified and related to the proposed foci for geopsychiatry. Conclusions: The hope is voiced that future developments in geopsychiatry will proceed in dialogue with the literature and practitioners of mental health geography.

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Climate anxiety as posthuman knowledge

Cited by 14 publications

References 25 publications

The Eco-Generativity Scale (EGS): A New Resource to Protect the Environment and Promote Health

The Eco-Generativity Scale (EGS): A New Resource to Protect the Environment and Promote Health

Climate change and mental health and wellbeing: Reflections from a health geography lens

Geopsychiatry and geography: A response

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