Eller hur! Klimatångest är ett lite klurigt begrepp på så vis att det är det ordet som blivit befäst, men det är samtidigt ett ord som inte fångar in hela bredden av känslor och psykologiska tillstånd som folk faktiskt upplever.
Vad spännande det låter med en konferens om Klimatpsykologi. I Finland finns det en universitetskurs i ämnet. Vet du om det finns något sådant i Sverige?
Det finns på sina håll valbara kurser som tangerar fältet klimatpsykologi på vissa av psykologprogrammen i Sverige. Vi ska faktiskt (inom ramen för den nationella föreningen Psykologer för Hållbar Utveckling som jag sitter i styrelsen för) påbörja en tydligare kartläggning av övriga universitetskurser med koppling till fältet här framöver - så förhoppningsvis har jag bättre koll om ett halvår eller så :)
Thanks Frida, I hadn’t seen this study, appreciate the write-up. Results are interesting, albeit very limited by sample, attrition rate and measures used. I wondered about the point you highlight around PEB not reducing, future research could look at whether reducing distress leads to increase in PEB (noting this pilot sample appears to have highish PEB scores) and the longevity of such interventions. Coincidently I published this article yesterday looking at eco-emotions such as anxiety, concern and grief through some recent psychological studies, including the suggestion of eco-compassion, so good to see the CBT module in this paper included reference to that. In a follow up post next week I am reviewing the relationship of PEB and nature connection to eco-anxiety to explore whether they mitigate distress or does distress reduce PEB.
Thank you! Finally got a bit of time to read through the post you linked + the latest one (thanks for the shoutout in it!), and very much appreciate your thorough reviews of interesting research!
Yes, this pilot is small, but promising - there's also a qualitative paper coming out later on, which hopefully will give some complementary information to the current paper. I too found it interesting that the levels of PEB was quite high to begin with, so it seems that they reached a group already somewhat engaged, but still struggling. It would be interesting to see what would've happened to a group with non-engaged participants (not the least since the internet based intervention didn't offer any social context for the participants).
When the researchers presented the paper at the conference they mentioned some quialitative feedback from the participant's where e.g. the interventions facilitating for them of continuing to take action but in a less threat-driven and more meaningful way. I myself think that compassion has a potentially important part to play in dealing with eco-related emotions. Both in my clinical work with patients suffering from climate related distress, and when we're out working with climate support groups we integrate the three emotion regulation systems from CFT, and I find that it's almost always a very helpful tool to use.
Thanks Frida and wonderful to hear about the role CFT plays in the work you do, I very much agree on how helpful it can be, it is perhaps not as widely recognised as it could be. Looking forward to hearing more on the qualitative results too from the study, as much as I do love stats, I think quali can help to provide the experiential insight to the numbers. Thanks for reading my posts too.
Vad fint att detta uppmärksammas även här i detta fantastiska nyhetsbrev! Väldigt bra sammanfattat (och mycket mer lättillgängligt än originalartikeln som ju är på krånglig "akademiska"). Stort tack för din text, Frida!
Thanks a lot for your blog, I really appreciate to read psychologists about climate situation.
The study about an ecoanxity intervention is interesting, even if not precise about tools used for intervention. We need a large empowerment of therapists community on this subject and to share what we know and have. I share my modest study about using gratitude journal on exoanxiety.
So what were the actual treatments? What was in the modules? It took me a while to find what seem to be the most important take-aways, Table 2 (https://bit.ly/46z31fX). Please summarize future work like this directly for your readers, who want to know what to do, not just hear 'hey, there was a promising study.'
Glad you could follow the link to the paper and read through all the details and tables! The purpose of this newsletter is not to be a research publication but to communicate research and different aspects of climate psychology in a way that’s accessible also for people not to acquainted with academic language. One reason for adding links to the original sources is to provide the option of going more into detail for those who wish.
It’s also of course absolutely voluntary to read this post, especially if you don’t enjoy them.
Tack för denna genomgång. Jag var med på konferensen och fick lyssna på dessa intressanta föreläsningar. 🙏
Tack! Och vad härligt att du var med på konferensen!!
Spännande studie, för mig fastnade tanken om huruvida vi kanske också/istället borde prata klimatdepression. Som alltid, tack för hopp och klarhet!
Eller hur! Klimatångest är ett lite klurigt begrepp på så vis att det är det ordet som blivit befäst, men det är samtidigt ett ord som inte fångar in hela bredden av känslor och psykologiska tillstånd som folk faktiskt upplever.
Vad spännande det låter med en konferens om Klimatpsykologi. I Finland finns det en universitetskurs i ämnet. Vet du om det finns något sådant i Sverige?
Det finns på sina håll valbara kurser som tangerar fältet klimatpsykologi på vissa av psykologprogrammen i Sverige. Vi ska faktiskt (inom ramen för den nationella föreningen Psykologer för Hållbar Utveckling som jag sitter i styrelsen för) påbörja en tydligare kartläggning av övriga universitetskurser med koppling till fältet här framöver - så förhoppningsvis har jag bättre koll om ett halvår eller så :)
Thanks Frida, I hadn’t seen this study, appreciate the write-up. Results are interesting, albeit very limited by sample, attrition rate and measures used. I wondered about the point you highlight around PEB not reducing, future research could look at whether reducing distress leads to increase in PEB (noting this pilot sample appears to have highish PEB scores) and the longevity of such interventions. Coincidently I published this article yesterday looking at eco-emotions such as anxiety, concern and grief through some recent psychological studies, including the suggestion of eco-compassion, so good to see the CBT module in this paper included reference to that. In a follow up post next week I am reviewing the relationship of PEB and nature connection to eco-anxiety to explore whether they mitigate distress or does distress reduce PEB.
https://open.substack.com/pub/chriswinson/p/emotional-responses-to-the-environment
Thank you! Finally got a bit of time to read through the post you linked + the latest one (thanks for the shoutout in it!), and very much appreciate your thorough reviews of interesting research!
Yes, this pilot is small, but promising - there's also a qualitative paper coming out later on, which hopefully will give some complementary information to the current paper. I too found it interesting that the levels of PEB was quite high to begin with, so it seems that they reached a group already somewhat engaged, but still struggling. It would be interesting to see what would've happened to a group with non-engaged participants (not the least since the internet based intervention didn't offer any social context for the participants).
When the researchers presented the paper at the conference they mentioned some quialitative feedback from the participant's where e.g. the interventions facilitating for them of continuing to take action but in a less threat-driven and more meaningful way. I myself think that compassion has a potentially important part to play in dealing with eco-related emotions. Both in my clinical work with patients suffering from climate related distress, and when we're out working with climate support groups we integrate the three emotion regulation systems from CFT, and I find that it's almost always a very helpful tool to use.
Thanks Frida and wonderful to hear about the role CFT plays in the work you do, I very much agree on how helpful it can be, it is perhaps not as widely recognised as it could be. Looking forward to hearing more on the qualitative results too from the study, as much as I do love stats, I think quali can help to provide the experiential insight to the numbers. Thanks for reading my posts too.
Vad fint att detta uppmärksammas även här i detta fantastiska nyhetsbrev! Väldigt bra sammanfattat (och mycket mer lättillgängligt än originalartikeln som ju är på krånglig "akademiska"). Stort tack för din text, Frida!
Skulle precis skicka det här till dig - men så bra att du hann se :)
Det känns viktigt att de få interventionsstudier som kommer får bra spridning och bidrar till den fortsatta forskningen.
Så det är ni som ska ha det stora tacket!
Hello
Thanks a lot for your blog, I really appreciate to read psychologists about climate situation.
The study about an ecoanxity intervention is interesting, even if not precise about tools used for intervention. We need a large empowerment of therapists community on this subject and to share what we know and have. I share my modest study about using gratitude journal on exoanxiety.
https://sciencesetbonheur.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/plumey-2023-sciences-bonheur-volume-8.pdf
I think free, autonomous and easy tools are a priority to impact community resilience.
I would be happy to know your opinion.
Best regards
Sophie
So what were the actual treatments? What was in the modules? It took me a while to find what seem to be the most important take-aways, Table 2 (https://bit.ly/46z31fX). Please summarize future work like this directly for your readers, who want to know what to do, not just hear 'hey, there was a promising study.'
Glad you could follow the link to the paper and read through all the details and tables! The purpose of this newsletter is not to be a research publication but to communicate research and different aspects of climate psychology in a way that’s accessible also for people not to acquainted with academic language. One reason for adding links to the original sources is to provide the option of going more into detail for those who wish.
It’s also of course absolutely voluntary to read this post, especially if you don’t enjoy them.