Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 31;20(3):2541. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032541.
Solastalgia is a term used to describe the pain and distress experienced by those witnessing their home environments destroyed or changed in unwelcome ways. Solastalgia is expected to become more prominent as climate change worsens and transforms landscapes. This scoping review examines and maps the existing literature on solastalgia in Australia, particularly focusing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences. Four focus questions guided the review to explore how solastalgia is conceptualized, highlight risk and protective factors, and identify strategies for addressing solastalgia. Eighteen papers met the criteria for inclusion. Overall, our results show a minimal evidence base on solastalgia in Australia with an even greater gap in exploring solastalgia from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives. A strong connection to home environments was suggested as both a risk and protective factor for experiencing solastalgia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are considered at risk due to intimate connections to home environments, and since the invasion, have experienced mental distress resulting from significant, damaging changes to landscapes and home environments. We recommend further exploration of lived experiences of solastalgia across a greater diversity of Australian contexts, particularly amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including a focus on practical implications.
索拉思替利亚是一个术语，用于描述那些目睹自己的居住环境以不受欢迎的方式被破坏或改变的人所经历的痛苦和困扰。随着气候变化的恶化和景观的改变，预计索拉思替利亚会变得更加突出。本范围审查检查并绘制了澳大利亚关于索拉思替利亚的现有文献图谱，特别是关注澳大利亚原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民的经历。四个重点问题指导了审查，以探讨如何概念化索拉思替利亚，突出风险和保护因素，并确定解决索拉思替利亚的策略。有 18 篇论文符合纳入标准。总体而言，我们的研究结果表明，澳大利亚关于索拉思替利亚的证据基础很少，从澳大利亚原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民的角度探索索拉思替利亚的差距更大。与居住环境的强烈联系被认为是经历索拉思替利亚的风险和保护因素。由于与居住环境的密切联系，澳大利亚原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民被认为处于风险之中，并且自入侵以来，由于对景观和居住环境的重大、破坏性变化，他们经历了精神困扰。我们建议在更广泛的澳大利亚背景下，特别是在澳大利亚原住民和托雷斯海峡岛民中，进一步探索索拉思替利亚的生活体验，包括关注实际影响。
