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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2025

Higher levels of eco-distress in psychotherapy out-patients with depressive and anxious symptoms are predicted by emotion regulation strategies.

Nadja Gebhardt, Jil Beckord, Alexander Bäuerle, Martin Teufel, Hans-Christoph Friederich, Christoph Nikendei

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Nadja GebhardtDepartment of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Jil BeckordClinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg Essen, LVR-University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Alexander BäuerleClinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg Essen, LVR-University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Martin TeufelClinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg Essen, LVR-University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Hans-Christoph FriederichDepartment of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Christoph NikendeiDepartment of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.

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Abstract

Background: Psychotherapy patients are particularly vulnerable to the experience of eco-distress, often referred to as climate anxiety or eco-anxiety. Eco-distress can foster pro-environmental behavior, but its various symptoms might as well be functionally impairing and are negatively correlated with psychological well-being. The link between eco-distress and depressive and anxiety symptoms, as well as the use of dysfunctional emotion regulation strategies, may explain this vulnerability and suggest ways to promote resilience. Methods: Psychotherapy out-patients were screened at T1 ( Results: The EAQ-22 and GAD-7-C showed good model fit, the factorial structure of the CC-MMDS had to be adapted. Participants who screened positive for a generalized anxiety disorder and/or a depressive disorder at T1 reported higher levels of eco-distress, but changes in anxious or depressive symptoms from T1 to T2 did not predict a change in eco-distress. At T1, Conclusion: Eco-distress is associated with the frequent use of the emotion regulation strategies

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anxietyclimate anxietydepressioneco-anxietyeco-distressemotion regulation strategiespsychometric assessment

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