Nurturing wellbeing amidst the climate crisis: on the need for a focus on wellbeing in the field of climate psychology

Isham, Amy; Morgan, Gareth; Kemp, Andrew

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1205991

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Nurturing wellbeing amidst the climate crisis: on the need for a focus on wellbeing in the field of climate psychology

Amy Isham

, Gareth Morgan, Andrew Kemp

Frontiers in Psychology, Volume: 14

Swansea University Authors: Amy Isham , Andrew Kemp

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Awareness of climate change can prompt overwhelming emotions that threaten wellbeing such as anger, despair, and anxiety. Neoliberal views of human beings and their mental health strip the individual from their social and material context, driving personal dissatisfaction, social isolation, and ecol...

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