| Author(s) |
Lykins, Amy D
Parsons, Melissa
Craig, Belinda M
Cosh, Suzanne M
Hine, Donald W
Murray, Clara
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| Publication Date |
2023-04-28
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| Abstract |
<p>Climate change and its effects present notable challenges for mental health, particularly for vul-nerable populations, including young people. Immediately following the unprecedented Black Summer bushfire season of 2019/2020, 746 Australians (aged 16–25 years) completed measures of mental health and perceptions of climate change. Results indicated greater presentations of depression, anxiety, stress, adjustment disorder symptoms, substance abuse, and climate change distress and concern, as well as lower psychological resilience and perceived distance to climate change, in participants with direct exposure to these bushfires. Findings highlight significant vulnerabilities of concern for youth mental health as climate change advances.</p>
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| Citation |
EcoHealth, 20(1), p. 3-8
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| ISSN |
1612-9210
1612-9202
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| Pubmed ID |
37115466
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| Link | |
| Language |
en
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| Publisher |
Springer New York LLC
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| Rights |
Attribution 4.0 International
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| Title |
Australian Youth Mental Health and Climate Change Concern After the Black Summer Bushfires
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| Type of document |
Journal Article
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| Entity Type |
Publication
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| openpublished/AustralianLykinsParsonsCraigCoshHineMurray2023JournalArticle.pdf | 170.148 KB | application/pdf | Published version | View document |