Media Exposure, Climate Anxiety and Mental Health (MECAMH)
Climate change has negative implications for mental health through direct exposure to adverse environmental conditions, as well as through the anxiety and psychological distress that can arise from acknowledging the threat posed by global climate change. Previously, most studies have focused on the mental health effects of direct exposure to adverse climatic conditions but there is little empirical evidence regarding how mental health and wellbeing relate to exposure to virtual media representations of ongoing environmental impacts. This project aimed to address this gap in the literature by investigating the links between media exposure, climate change anxiety and mental health using data gathered in 32 countries.
Related publications
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Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health: cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries. Current Psychology. Download PDF.
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Climate anxiety, wellbeing and pro-environmental action: correlates of negative emotional responses to climate change in 32 countries. Journal of Environmental Psychology. Download PDF.
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Evidence for motivated control? Climate related distress is positively associated with domain specific efficacy beliefs and climate action. Journal of Environmental Psychology. Download PDF.
Project consortium
Australia
Dr Navjot Bhullar
Edith Cowan University
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Brazil
Sibele Aquino
Tiago Marot
PontifÃcia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
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Canada
Professor Julie Aitken-Schermer
University of Western Ontario
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Chile
Dr Anna Wlodarczyk
Universidad Católica del Norte
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China
Dr Feng Jiang
Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing
Colombia
Dr Laura Martinez Buelvas
Universidad Tecnológica de BolÃvar
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Egypt & Oman
Dr Mai Helmy
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Finland
Professor Katariina Salmela-Aro
University of Helsinki
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Germany
Professor Daniel Hanss
Technical University of Darmstadt
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Italy
Dr Daniela Acquadro Maran
University of Turin
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India
Dr Radha Yadav
Christ University
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Indonesia
Dr Rahkman Ardi
Airlangga University
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Iran
Elahe Ghanbarian, University of Tehran
Somayeh Zand, University of Milan-Biccoca
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Japan
Dr Joonha Park
Professor Takashi Tsubakita
NUCB Business School
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Malaysia
Dr Chee-Seng Tan
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Netherlands
Dr Karlijn van den Broek
University of Utrecht
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Nigeria
Dr JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji, University of Nigeria
Kehinde Ojewumi, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Norway
Dr Rouven Doran, University of Bergen
Dr Razieh Chegeni (Iran), University of Oslo
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Pakistan
Hajra Tahir
University of Bergen
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Palestine
Dr Mai Albzour
Birzeit University
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Philippines
Professor Marc Eric S Reyes
University of Santo Tomas
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Portugal
Professor Samuel Lins
University of Porto
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Romania
Dr Violeta Enea
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of IaÅŸi
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Russia
Dr Tatiana Volkodav
Kuban State University
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Slovakia
Professor Tomáš Sollár
Constantine the Philosopher Unversity in Nitra
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Spain
Dr Ginés Navarro-Carillo, University of Jaén
Jorge Torres-MarÃn, University of Granada
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Sweden
Dr Maria Ojala
Örebro University
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Tanzania
Dr Winfred Mbugu
Sokoine University of Agriculture
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Turkey
Dr Aydin Bayad, University of Bielefeld
Dr Mehmet Karasu, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University
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Uganda
Dr Charles Onyutha
Kyambogo University
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United Arab Emirates
Dr Arin Ayanian, University of Bielefeld
Dr Jihane Ghorayeb, Zayed University
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United Kingdom
Dr Charles Ogunbode, University of Nottingham (PI)
Dr Su Lu, De Montfort University
Dr Michael Lomas, University of Salford
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