Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health: cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries

dc.contributor.authorOgunbode, Charles Adedayo
dc.contributor.authorPallesen, Ståle
dc.contributor.authorBöhm, Gisela
dc.contributor.authorDoran, Rouven
dc.contributor.authorBhullar, Navjot
dc.contributor.authorAquino, Sibele
dc.contributor.authorMarot, Tiago
dc.contributor.authorSchermer, Julie Aitken
dc.contributor.authorWlodarczyk, Anna
dc.contributor.authorLu, Su
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Feng
dc.contributor.authorSalmela-Aro, Katariina
dc.contributor.authorHanss, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorMaran, Daniela Acquadro
dc.contributor.authorArdi, Rahkman
dc.contributor.authorChegeni, Razieh
dc.contributor.authorTahir, Hajra
dc.contributor.authorGhanbarian, Elahe
dc.contributor.authorPark, Joonha
dc.contributor.authorTsubakita, Takashi
dc.contributor.authorTan, Chee-Seng
dc.contributor.authorBroek, Karlijn L. van den
dc.contributor.authorChukwuorji, JohnBosco Chika
dc.contributor.authorOjewumi, Kehinde
dc.contributor.authorReyes, Marc Eric S.
dc.contributor.authorLins, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorEnea, Violeta
dc.contributor.authorVolkodav, Tatiana
dc.contributor.authorSollar, Omas
dc.contributor.authorNavarro-Carrillo, Ginés
dc.contributor.authorTorres-Marín, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorMbungu, Winfred
dc.contributor.authorOnyutha, Charles
dc.contributor.authorLomas, Michael J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-07T09:57:12Z
dc.date.available2022-03-07T09:57:12Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-16
dc.description1-10p.en_US
dc.description.abstractClimate change threatens mental health via increasing exposure to the social and economic disruptions created by extreme weather and large-scale climatic events, as well as through the anxiety associated with recognising the existential threat posed by the climate crisis. Considering the growing levels of climate change awareness across the world, negative emotions like anxiety and worry about climate-related risks are a potentially pervasive conduit for the adverse impacts of climate change on mental health. In this study, we examined how negative climate-related emotions relate to sleep and mental health among a diverse non-representative sample of individuals recruited from 25 countries, as well as a Norwegian nationally-representative sample. Overall, we found that negative climate-related emotions are positively associated with insomnia symptoms and negatively related to self-rated mental health in most countries. Our findings suggest that climate-related psychological stressors are significantly linked with mental health in many countries and draw attention to the need for cross-disciplinary research aimed at achieving rigorous empirical assessments of the unique challenge posed to mental health by negative emotional responses to climate change.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOgunbode, C. A., Pallesen, S., Böhm, G., Doran, R., Bhullar, N., Aquino, S., ... & Lomas, M. J. (2021). Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health: Cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries. Current Psychology, 1-10. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-021-01385-4#Abs1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-021-01385-4#Abs1
dc.identifier.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-021-01385-4#Abs1
dc.identifier.urihttps://kyuspace.kyu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/20.500.12504/817
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCurrent Psychology : Springeren_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;Vol.40
dc.relation.ispartofseries;No.2
dc.subjectClimate anxiety.en_US
dc.subjectEmotions.en_US
dc.subjectInsomnia.en_US
dc.subjectMental health.en_US
dc.subjectClimate change.en_US
dc.subjectEco-anxiety.en_US
dc.titleNegative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health: cross-sectional evidence from 25 countriesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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