ArticleCurrent psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)2023
An investigation into the relationship between climate change anxiety and mental health among Gen Z Filipinos.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis on the relationship of eco-emotions on the mental health and wellbeing of young adults.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Pooled it
- The relationship between climate change and mental health: a systematic review of the association between eco-anxiety, psychological distress, and symptoms of major affective disorders.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
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- Assessing the Presence of Eco-Anxiety in the General Population: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Climate Anxiety in Perspective: A Look at Dominant Stressors in Youth Mental Health and Sleep.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Article
- Exploring support systems for young people with climate anxiety: Suggestions from Brazil.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Article
- Psychometric properties of the German Hogg Eco-Anxiety scale and its associations with psychological distress, self-efficacy and social support.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Eco-anxiety, climate change and the 'bottom billion': a plea for better understanding.BMJ mental health · 2025Article
- Toward a unified understanding of climate anxiety: Examining measures of climate and eco-anxiety.PloS one · 2025Article
- Climate Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms among Undergraduate Students of a College in a Higher Education Institution in Manila, Philippines.Acta medica Philippina · 2025Article
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- Eco-anxiety or simply eco-worry? Incremental validity study in a representative Spanish sample.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Towards a unified conceptual framework of eco-anxiety: mapping eco-anxiety through a scoping review.Cogent mental health · 2025Review
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Abstract
Climate change and mental health concerns are both defining issues of the generation of today. It has been established that the worsening climate causes many environmental disasters and physical health problems. However, its psychological impacts are still not well understood. Climate change has brought about an emerging psychological phenomenon termed 'climate anxiety' or 'eco-anxiety,' which has been described as a "chronic fear of environmental doom" (Clayton et al., 2017, p. 68) due to the impact of climate change. This predictive cross-sectional study investigated the link between climate change anxiety and mental health among 433 Filipinos. A total of 145 males and 288 females aged 18 to 26 completed the Climate Change Anxiety Scale and the Mental Health Inventory (MHI-38). Results show a significant relationship between climate change anxiety and mental health, with climate change anxiety predicting 13.5% of the overall Mental Health Index variance. Significantly, climate change anxiety was associated with the MHI-38's global scale of Psychological Distress but not with the global scale of Psychological Well-being. The findings are discussed concerning the broader context of research on the mental health impacts of climate change.
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