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Climate change anxiety is a valid construct that captures distress responses to perceived climate threats and has significant implications for mental health and pro-environmental behavior. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

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The aim is to explore the evolving understanding of climate change anxiety and its implications for mental health, behavior, and societal structures.

March 17, 2026Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

Editorial: Climate change anxiety

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MIMatteo InnocentiUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore AGAlessandro von GalSapienza University of Rome LPLaura PiccardiUniversità degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale

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Editorial explores climate change anxiety and its diverse impacts on mental health and behavior across populations, highlighting urgent research needs.

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The aim is to explore the evolving understanding of climate change anxiety and its implications for mental health, behavior, and societal structures.
Review of empirical literature in environmental psychology and behavioral science.
Analysis of psychometric instruments for measuring climate anxiety.
Evaluation of cross-cultural studies on climate-related emotions.
Examination of the relationship between climate anxiety and pro-environmental behaviors.
Climate change anxiety correlates with functional impairments like poor attention and decision-making.
Measurement tools demonstrate variability in definitions of climate anxiety and related emotions.
Identity factors, such as parental roles, influence emotional responses to climate concerns.
Justice-oriented approaches highlight structural inequalities in experiencing and coping with climate anxiety.

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Innocenti et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b8ef12deb47d591b8c518d https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1812351

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March 17, 2026Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

Editorial: Climate change anxiety

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MIMatteo InnocentiUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore AGAlessandro von GalSapienza University of Rome LPLaura PiccardiUniversità degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale

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Implication

Editorial explores climate change anxiety and its diverse impacts on mental health and behavior across populations, highlighting urgent research needs.

Key Points

The aim is to explore the evolving understanding of climate change anxiety and its implications for mental health, behavior, and societal structures.
Review of empirical literature in environmental psychology and behavioral science.
Analysis of psychometric instruments for measuring climate anxiety.
Evaluation of cross-cultural studies on climate-related emotions.
Examination of the relationship between climate anxiety and pro-environmental behaviors.
Climate change anxiety correlates with functional impairments like poor attention and decision-making.
Measurement tools demonstrate variability in definitions of climate anxiety and related emotions.
Identity factors, such as parental roles, influence emotional responses to climate concerns.
Justice-oriented approaches highlight structural inequalities in experiencing and coping with climate anxiety.

Cite This Study

Innocenti et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b8ef12deb47d591b8c518d https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1812351

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