Climate anxiety, coping strategies and planning for the future in environmental degree students in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is increasing recognition of the mental health burden of climate change and the effects on general well-being, even in those who have not (yet) experienced direct impacts. Climate anxiety, which is prominent among young people in particular, describes a state of heightened distress about the (future) effects of climate change. Despite evidence of a link between engagement in climate change issues and heightened climate anxiety, there is a dearth of knowledge on how this affects emerging professionals preparing for careers in the environmental sector. Furthermore, there is a paucity of literature regarding the extent to which young adults are coping with their thoughts and feelings about climate change, and the extent to which they consider climate change in makin

SUBMITTER: Daeninck C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10409990 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature