Soomro Shazia, Zhou Dianen, Charan Iftikhar Ahmed
Department of Sociology, School of Sociology and Political Science of Anhui University, No: 111 Jiulong Road, Jingkai District, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230601, P.R. China.
Department of Anthropology, School of Sociology and Political Science of Anhui University, No: 111 Jiulong Road, Jingkai District, Hefei City, Anhui Province 230601, P.R. China.
Glob Ment Health (Camb). 2024 Dec 5;11:e118. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2024.65. eCollection 2024.
Climate anxiety has a negative impact on the mental health and psychological well-being of the vulnerable population. The goal is to assess many factors that affect mental health and psychological well-being, as well as how climate change affects mental health in Pakistan's vulnerable population. This study provides evidence-based insights into the long- and medium-term impacts of extreme weather events on mental health. To obtain information on these variables, this research uses a quantitative approach and a cross-sectional survey design with a multivariate regression model for empirical tests on a sample of parents and children with an impact on mental health from climate change anxiety. Results indicate that individuals who experience shock climate change anxiety and its effects on mental health and psychological well-being. Climate change can have detrimental effects on children's mental health. (1) Children's Stress Index (CSI): (2) climate change anxiety (CCA), (3) generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) and (4) major depression disorder (MDD), as reported by the children with mental health outcomes. The findings of this study show that climate change has a stressful effect on mental health. The article concludes with a discussion on strategies to address the anticipated mental health issues among children due to climate change.
气候焦虑对弱势群体的心理健康和幸福感有负面影响。目标是评估影响心理健康和幸福感的诸多因素,以及气候变化如何影响巴基斯坦弱势群体的心理健康。本研究为极端天气事件对心理健康的中长期影响提供了基于证据的见解。为获取这些变量的信息,本研究采用定量方法和横断面调查设计,并使用多元回归模型对受气候变化焦虑影响心理健康的父母和儿童样本进行实证检验。结果表明,个体经历突发气候变化焦虑及其对心理健康和幸福感的影响。气候变化会对儿童心理健康产生有害影响。(1)儿童压力指数(CSI);(2)气候变化焦虑(CCA);(3)广泛性焦虑障碍(GAD);(4)重度抑郁症(MDD),这些是有心理健康问题的儿童报告的情况。本研究结果表明气候变化对心理健康有压力影响。文章最后讨论了应对气候变化导致的儿童预期心理健康问题的策略。