Climate anxiety: What predicts it and how is it related to climate action?
University of Bath · University of Surrey · +1 more institution
Abstract
As scientific evidence of the severity of climate change increases, there are indications that this represents a significant psychological burden in the form of climate anxiety on the public. So far very little research has explored the prevalence, predictors, or effects of climate anxiety amongst the public. This study aims to address this gap by exploring climate anxiety in the UK. It addresses the following questions: (a) How prevalent is climate anxiety amongst adults in the UK? (b) What are the predictors of climate anxiety? and (c) Does climate anxiety predict climate action? We report on findings from an online survey of the UK public (N = 1338) undertaken in late 2020 (partially replicated in May 2022…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 120.07
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 73
Authors
7Topics & keywords
- Anxiety
- Climate change
- Psychology
- Social psychology
- Political science
- Ecology
- Psychiatry
- Climate action