Department of Design and Environmental Analysis and Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA; email:
Annu Rev Psychol. 2019 Jan 4;70:449-474. doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-103023. Epub 2018 Jul 5.
The projected behavioral impacts of global climate change emanate from environmental changes including temperature elevation, extreme weather events, and rising air pollution. Negative affect, interpersonal and intergroup conflict, and possibly psychological distress increase with rising temperature. Droughts, floods, and severe storms diminish quality of life, elevate stress, produce psychological distress, and may elevate interpersonal and intergroup conflict. Recreational opportunities are compromised by extreme weather, and children may suffer delayed cognitive development. Elevated pollutants concern citizens and may accentuate psychological distress. Outdoor recreational activity is curtailed by ambient pollutants. Limitations and issues in need of further investigation include the following: lack of data on direct experience with climate change rather than indirect assessments related to projected changes; poor spatial resolution in environmental exposures and behavioral assessments; few rigorous quasi-experimental studies; overreliance on self-reports of behavioral outcomes; little consideration of moderator effects; and scant investigation of underlying psychosocial processes to explain projected behavioral impacts.
全球气候变化的预期行为影响源自环境变化,包括气温升高、极端天气事件和空气污染加剧。随着温度升高,负面情绪、人际和群体冲突以及可能的心理困扰会增加。干旱、洪水和剧烈风暴降低生活质量,增加压力,产生心理困扰,并可能加剧人际和群体冲突。极端天气破坏娱乐机会,儿童可能会出现认知发展延迟。污染物升高引起市民关注,并可能加重心理困扰。室外娱乐活动因环境污染物而减少。需要进一步调查的限制和问题包括:缺乏关于气候变化直接体验的数据,而只有与预测变化相关的间接评估;环境暴露和行为评估的空间分辨率较差;严格的准实验研究较少;过度依赖行为结果的自我报告;很少考虑调节效应;以及很少研究潜在的社会心理过程来解释预测的行为影响。