Contending with the nature of climate change: Phenomenological interpretations from northern Wisconsin

Kemkes, Robin J.; Akerman, Sean

doi:10.1016/j.emospa.2019.100614

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“…A total of 15 studies met the inclusion criteria [ 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ]. The study information and detailed findings are presented in Table 1 .…”

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“…The study information and detailed findings are presented in Table 1 . Four studies were conducted in North America [ 24 , 26 , 29 , 30 ], three in Australia [ 25 , 33 , 35 ], two in Norway [ 31 , 34 ], and one each from South Korea [ 23 ], Sweden [ 37 ], Ghana [ 32 ], and Tuvalu [ 27 ]. One study was conducted across four nations (Fiji, Cyprus, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom) [ 36 ] and one study did not identify its origin [ 28 ].…”

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Understanding the Spectrum of Anxiety Responses to Climate Change: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Literature

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2022

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Background: Knowledge about climate change may produce anxiety, but the concept of climate change anxiety is poorly understood. The primary aim of this study was to systematically review the qualitative literature regarding the scope of anxiety responses to climate change. The secondary aim was to investigate the sociodemographic and geographical factors which influence experiences of climate change anxiety. Methods: A systematic review of empirical qualitative studies was undertaken, examining the scope of climate change anxiety by searching five databases. Studies were critically appraised for quality. Content analysis was used to identify themes. Results: Fifteen studies met the inclusion criteria. The content analysis was organised into two overarching themes. The scope of anxiety included worry about threats to livelihood, worry for future generations, worry about apocalyptic futures, anxiety at the lack of response to climate change, and competing worries. Themes pertaining to responses to climate change anxiety included symptoms of anxiety, feeling helpless and disempowered, and ways of managing climate change anxiety. Relatively few studies were identified, with limited geographical diversity amongst the populations studied. Conclusions: The review furthers understanding of the concept of climate change anxiety and responses to it, highlighting the need for high-quality psychiatric research exploring its clinical significance and potential interventions.

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Understanding the Spectrum of Anxiety Responses to Climate Change: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Literature

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Wand

2022

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“…Norgaard's study showed that anxiety and other difficult emotions were caused on one hand by changes in geophysical environment and, on the other hand, by pressures to social worlds. Afterwards, this notion of how social and ecological factors become intertwined has been shown in many empirical studies which have included reflections about eco-anxiety and climate anxiety [15,43,[54][55][56][57][58]. Numerous different social factors shape people's experiences of eco-anxiety.…”

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Anxiety and the Ecological Crisis: An Analysis of Eco-Anxiety and Climate Anxiety

2020

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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 definitions and variations of these phenomena. This article analyzes various views of eco-anxiety from a wide range of disciplines. Insights from various anxiety theories are used to discuss empirical studies about forms of eco-anxiety. The article points out that uncertainty, unpredictability, and uncontrollability seem to be important factors in eco-anxiety. Most forms of eco-anxiety appear to be non-clinical, but cases of “pathological” eco-anxiety are also discussed. Other relevant terms and phenomena are scrutinized, such as ecological grief, solastalgia, and ecological trauma. The relationship between studies on eco-anxiety and research about ecological emotions and affect is probed. Eco-anxiety is found to be closely connected to fear and worry, but several disciplines include discussion of its character as existential anxiety. Psychosocial and sociological perspectives point out that social dynamics shape forms of eco-anxiety in profound ways. While paralyzing forms of eco-anxiety emerge as a problem, it is noted that eco-anxiety manifests itself also as “practical anxiety”, which leads to gathering of new information and reassessment of behavior options. This variety of forms of eco-anxiety should be taken into account in healthcare and public discussion.

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“…They present the question of how to reintegrate scientific practice with empathy and an inclusive ethical imagination to avoid scientific complicity with injustice in today's circumstances, where exaggerated claims for technology's ability to end suffering remain accompanied by the strict elimination of emotional responses from conventional scientific practice. Arts‐based approaches have also helped articulate the affective qualities of humankind's relationship with the environment, as has been elaborated through the recent affective turn in ecocriticism (Bladow & Ladino, 2018; Davidson, Park, & Shields, 2013; González‐Hidalgo & Zografos, 2020; Kemkes & Akerman, 2019). Such approaches involve what Eisner refers to as the ‘imaginative transformation of images,’ a process underscored by the ability of imagination to provide images of what is possible as a platform for seeing the actual from new perspectives, allowing us to ‘try things out’ (Eisner, 2002).…”

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“…Arts-based approaches have also helped articulate the affective qualities of humankind's relationship with the environment, as has been elaborated through the recent affective turn in ecocriticism (Bladow & Ladino, 2018;Davidson, Park, & Shields, 2013;González-Hidalgo & Zografos, 2020;Kemkes & Akerman, 2019).…”

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The Global Garden project: Imagining plant science

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Contending with the nature of climate change: Phenomenological interpretations from northern Wisconsin

Cited by 25 publications

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Understanding the Spectrum of Anxiety Responses to Climate Change: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Literature

Understanding the Spectrum of Anxiety Responses to Climate Change: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Literature

Anxiety and the Ecological Crisis: An Analysis of Eco-Anxiety and Climate Anxiety

The Global Garden project: Imagining plant science

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