ArticleBMC public health2025
Complex psychological responses to climate change: a longitudinal study exploring the interplay between climate change awareness and climate change anxiety among Chinese adolescents.
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- Climate anxiety: defining and responding to an emerging mental health challenge.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2026Article
- Scoping review: climate change-related anxiety and worry in children, adolescents, and young adults.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Review
- Climate change worry, awareness and general anxiety in medical students: a multicentre cross-sectional study with implications for medical curricula.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Can climate-resilient city construction promote healthier middle-aged and older adults? Evidences from China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Climate anxiety in children and young people: A systematic review of prevalence and measurement methods.The journal of climate change and healthReview
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backgroundAdolescents are increasingly recognized as important stakeholders in responding to the challenges of climate change, with their psychological responses shaping both mental health outcomes and behavioral choices. However, the intricate relationship between climate change awareness and climate change anxiety among adolescents, as significant manifestations of psychological reactions to climate change, has not yet been thoroughly investigated. Grounded in the Stress and Coping Theory, this study aimed to empirically investigate the bidirectional relationship between climate change awareness and climate change anxiety among Chinese adolescents.
methodsData were collected through a three-wave longitudinal survey (2022-2024) from 426 Chinese adolescents. We employed repeated measures ANOVA to examine developmental patterns and gender differences in climate change awareness and climate change anxiety, and constructed cross-lagged panel models, along with the calculation of feedback effects, to investigate their reciprocal relationships across time points.
resultsResults revealed significant increases in both climate change awareness and climate change anxiety over time, with females consistently exhibiting higher levels. Cross-lagged analyses demonstrated that climate change awareness significantly predicted an increase in climate change anxiety, and climate change anxiety, in turn, significantly enhanced climate change awareness. Furthermore, the feedback effect between climate change awareness and climate change anxiety was significant at both T1-T2 and T2-T3 intervals.
conclusionThis study demonstrates a bidirectional relationship between climate change awareness and anxiety among adolescents, providing a theoretical framework and empirical evidence for understanding adolescents' complex psychological responses to climate change. It also presents valuable suggestions for implementing targeted mental health interventions, and climate change education.
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