ReviewEuropean journal of investigation in health, psychology and education2024
Climate Change Perception and Mental Health. Results from a Systematic Review of the Literature.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- The psychosocial impact of climate change: an umbrella review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Responding to a warming planet: a scoping review of climate change literacy, perceived health impacts, and mental health outcomes among African students.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Pooled 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
- Impact of climate on mental health among university students: a population-based study across 43 cities in China.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Effects of Heat Waves on Hospitalizations, Emergency Department Visits, and Outpatient Care in Frail Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Impacts of climate change on mental health and its underlying mechanisms: an umberella review.Annals of general psychiatry · 2026Review
- Mental health after compounding natural hazard exposure in New South Wales from 2019 to 2023: a cross-sectional study in Australian youth.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Association between climate change awareness-related psychological distress and mental health in people with psychiatric diagnoses or subclinical symptoms: a scoping review.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Climate Change Worry and Symptoms of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Turkish Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Uunderstanding the psychological impact of the climate crisis on individuals with depression: a phenomenological study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Mental health during and after the COVID-19 pandemic - a longitudinal study over 42 months in five European countries.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Youths' Wellbeing Between Future and Uncertainty Across Cultural Contexts: A Focus on Latent Meanings as Mediational Factors.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- The Impact of Climate Change Awareness on Fertility Intentions in Palestinian Society: Mediating Role of Threat Perception.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Exploring eco-anxiety in Italian adolescents: psychometric evaluation of the Climate Change Anxiety Scale and theoretical insights into the association with pro-environmental attitudes.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Association between a large change between the minimum and maximum monthly values of solar insolation and a history of suicide attempts in bipolar I disorder.International journal of bipolar disorders · 2024Article
- Detecting and classifying eco-anxiety: development of clinical cut-off scores for the climate change anxiety scale.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- The time to act is now if we are to reduce the impact of climate change on global health.Public health action · 2024Article
- Mental health amid climate crisis: A narrative review.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Review
- Inflammatory Markers in Children and Adolescents with Functional Somatic Disorders: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Promoting ecological hope as an antidote for eco-emotions and earth-related mental syndromes.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Climate change is one of the main global challenges and influences various aspects of human health. Numerous studies have indeed demonstrated an association between extreme climate-related events and physical and mental health outcomes, but little is still known about the association between the perception/awareness of climate change and mental health. In accordance with the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, a search was conducted on PubMed and Scopus. The protocol was registered on PROSPERO. The included studies were original observational studies published in English, reporting the association between the perception/awareness of climate change and mental health. A total of 3018 articles were identified. A total of 10 observational studies were included. The period covered in the included studies ranged between 2012 and 2022. Climate change perception is consistently associated with adverse mental health effects across different types of estimates. In particular, the studies identified an association between a higher level of perception/awareness of climate change and depression, anxiety, eco-anxiety, stress, adjustment disorder, substance use, dysphoria, and even thoughts of suicide. Qualitative data underscore the impact on daily activities, contributing to feelings of loss and suicidal ideation. Moreover, climate change perception correlates with lower well-being and resilience. The association between awareness of climate change and mental health is a complex and still poorly explored phenomenon. The main limitations are the high heterogeneity in terms of exposure assessment and data reporting, which hinders quantitative analysis. These results show that climate change perception impacts mental health. Better understanding the phenomenon represents an opportunity to inform public health interventions that promote mental well-being.
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