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Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are both significant and pressing global challenges, posing threats to public health and wellbeing. Young people are particularly vulnerable to the distress both crises can cause, but understanding of the varied psychological responses to both issues is poor. We aimed to investigate these responses and their links with mental health conditions and feelings of agency. Methods We conducted an online survey between Aug 5 and Oct 26, 2020, targeting a diverse sample of young people (aged 16–24 years, n=530) in the UK. The survey was distributed using a combination of a survey panel (panel sample) and direct approaches to youth groups and schools who shared the survey with young people in their networks (community sample). We collected data on respondents' psychological responses to both climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, their sense of agency to respond to each crisis, and the range of impacts on their lives. We also collected demographics data and screened for mental health and wellbeing indicators. We used non-parametric tests for most statistical comparisons. For paired samples, we used Wilcoxon's signed-rank test, and used Mann-Whitney U-tests or Kruskal-Wallis tests for two or more independent samples. Summed scale scores were considered as interval-level data and analysed with Student's t tests and ANOVAs. Effect sizes are reported as Cohen's d and partial eta-squared (η· 2 p ), respectively. Findings After excluding 18 suspected bots and 94 incomplete responses, 530 responses were retained for analysis. Of the 518 respondents who provided demographic data, 63% were female, 71·4% were White, and the mean family affluence score was 8·22 (SD 2·29). Most participants (n=343; 70%) did not report a history of diagnosis or treatment for a mental health disorder, but mental health scores indicated a common experience of (relatively mild) symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Although UK youth reported more life disruption and concern for their future due to the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change was associated with significantly greater distress overall, particularly for individuals with low levels of generalised anxiety. The COVID-19 pandemic was more associated with feelings of anxiety, isolation, disconnection, and frustration; distress around loss and grief; and effects on quality of life. Climate change was more likely to evoke emotions such as interest and engagement, guilt, shame, anger, and disgust. The greater distress attributed to climate change overall was due, in particular, to higher levels of guilt, sense of personal responsibility, and greater distress triggered by upsetting media coverage. Agency to address climate change was associated with greater climate distress, but pandemic-related distress and agency were unrelated. Interpretation The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are affecting the wellbeing of UK young people in distinct ways, with implications for health service, policy, and research responses. There is a need for mental health practitioners, policy makers, and other societal actors to account for the complex relationship between climate agency, distress, and mental wellbeing in young people. Funding Imperial College London.
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In an online survey of 530 UK young people aged 16–24, climate change elicited significantly greater overall distress than the COVID-19 pandemic, even though the pandemic caused more reported disruption to daily life. Climate distress was associated with greater sense of agency, whereas pandemic-related distress and agency were unrelated.
Key findings
- Climate distress was slightly but significantly higher than pandemic distress (mean 13·08, SD 6·60 vs 11·55, SD 5·85; t(523)=–6·27, p<0·0001, d=0·27), despite the pandemic having greater perceived negative impact (77% at least moderate vs 64% reporting no/a little for climate; Z –13·821, p<0·0001, r=0·60).
- The crises evoked distinct emotional patterns: the pandemic was more associated with anxiety, isolation, disconnection, and frustration; climate change was more associated with interest/engagement, guilt, shame, anger, and disgust.
- Climate distress was linked to guilt, personal responsibility, and distress from upsetting media coverage; pandemic distress was linked to loss/grief and quality-of-life concerns.
- High climate agency was associated with higher climate distress (13·79, SD 6·29 vs 9·43, SD 6·97; t(523)=–5·854, p<0·0001, d=0·68), while pandemic distress did not differ by pandemic-related agency (11·59 vs 11·11; p=0·534, d=0·08).
Methods
- Online survey conducted Aug 5–Oct 26, 2020, targeting UK residents aged 16–24 years; 530 responses retained after excluding 18 suspected bots and 94 incomplete responses. Recruitment combined a Prolific survey panel and direct approaches to youth groups and schools.
- Measures included demographics, Family Affluence Scale-III, GAD-7, PHQ-9, Perceived Stress Scale-4, life satisfaction, adapted COVID-19 and climate impact questionnaires, climate/pandemic distress scales, emotion items, and agency/activism items.
- Analyses used non-parametric tests for ordinal data (Wilcoxon signed-rank, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis) and t tests/ANOVAs for summed scale scores, with Bonferroni corrections and effect sizes reported as r, ε², Cohen’s d, and partial eta-squared.
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- The paper states the study is a single-country UK snapshot from the early pandemic period, so results might not generalise outside the UK and may vary with pandemic severity, duration, and restrictions.
- The paper states the sample was modest and partly recruited through convenience sampling, with possible self-selection bias; a larger representative study is needed to examine demographic groups and intersecting vulnerabilities.
- The paper notes that interference with daily life was probed with a single question, and future research should use multidimensional assessments; the text also makes evident that the cross-sectional design cannot establish causal or directional relationships, and the analyses were exploratory and not formally preregistered.
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“By contrast to the finite pool of worry hypothesis, as public worry about COVID-19 increased and the media paid less attention to climate change, people's concern over the climate did not appear to abate.9”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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- Supportedcites [9] Sisco, 2020, A finite pool of worry or a finite pool of attention? Evidence and qualifications, Res Sq source
The Additional information section states that as attention to and worry about COVID-19 increased, attention to climate change decreased but worry about it did not. Figure 1 also describes COVID-19 news-media attention crowding out attention to climate change. These passages support the cited contrast with the finite-pool-of-worry hypothesis. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“The consensus among mental health professionals is that most of these feelings and experiences represent adaptive responses and do not constitute a mental illness in themselves, although they might constitute a stressor that worsens mental health, and evidence published in 2021 links negative climate emotions to worsened mental health.16”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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- Supportedcites [16] Ogunbode, 2021, Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health: cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries, Curr Psychol source
The Conclusions report that negative climate-related emotions are associated with self-rated mental health, and the Implications say the data suggest these emotions may undermine mental health. This supports a link, though the cross-sectional findings do not establish that the emotions caused mental health to worsen. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“Specifically, they feel less capable of taking action and less convinced their actions would be efficacious.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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“For example, young people feel more guilty about climate change than the COVID-19 pandemic, but also reported significantly lower overall agency to address the climate crisis versus the COVID-19 crisis.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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“We report that moderate levels of distress about both crises are widespread, with young people more distressed by the climate crisis than the pandemic, despite the pandemic having a greater impact on their daily life.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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“The greater distress attributed to climate change overall was due, in particular, to higher levels of guilt, sense of personal responsibility, and greater distress triggered by upsetting media coverage.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Abstract > Findings
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“For example, young people feel more guilty about climate change than the COVID-19 pandemic, but also reported significantly lower overall agency to address the climate crisis versus the COVID-19 crisis.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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“The overall extent of perceived positive impact was greater for the COVID-19 pandemic than for climate change (Z –8·350, p<0·0001, r=0·36, n=526, Wilcoxon's signed-rank test).”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Results
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“Agency to address climate change was associated with greater climate distress, but pandemic-related distress and agency were unrelated.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Abstract > Findings
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“Greater negative pandemic-related impacts were associated with a reduced experience of positive impacts (r=–0·287, p<0·0001, n=526).”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Results
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“At the same time, evidence is mounting of potentially long-lasting consequences of the pandemic on mental health, with young people identified as particularly vulnerable—although the evidence is still not definitive.2, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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- Partly supportedcites [2] Xiong, 2020, Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the general population: a systematic review, J Affect Disord sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results section identifies younger adults (≤40 years) and students as groups reporting more adverse psychiatric symptoms during the pandemic. The Discussion says follow-up studies may be needed to assess long-term impacts; it does not establish mounting evidence that those impacts will be long-lasting. No page numbers are available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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- Partly supportedcites [24] Cullen, 2020, Mental health in the COVID-19 pandemic, QJM sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The paper anticipates anxiety, depression and possible later post-traumatic stress disorder during COVID-19, while framing these effects as hypotheses rather than definitive findings. It does not identify young people as particularly vulnerable to COVID-19’s mental-health effects; its discussion of children concerns a study of the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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“The consensus among mental health professionals is that most of these feelings and experiences represent adaptive responses and do not constitute a mental illness in themselves, although they might constitute a stressor that worsens mental health, and evidence published in 2021 links negative climate emotions to worsened mental health.16”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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- Supportedcites [16] Ogunbode, 2021, Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health: cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries, Curr Psychol source
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“A 2021 large global survey revealed widespread anxiety and dissatisfaction with government responses to climate change and highlighted that these feelings were impacting young people's daily functioning.23”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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- Supportedcites [23] Hickman, 2021, Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: a global survey, Lancet Planet Health source
The Summary (p. 2) describes a 2021 survey of 10,000 young people in ten countries. It reports widespread climate anxiety and dissatisfaction with government responses, and says that more than 45% reported a negative effect on daily life and functioning. (LLM, conf=0.95)
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“A 2022 meta-analysis28 showed that the proportion of individuals with onset of any mental disorders before the age of 25 was 62·5%, supporting the idea that adolescence and young adulthood might be a key period of vulnerability to psychological impacts.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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“We used the six-item Family Affluence Scale-III,33 which assesses common material assets or activities, to estimate the relative socioeconomic position of respondents in society (appendix p 5).”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Methods > Questions and scales
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“Both crises bring uncertainty, loss, and change, and induce grief, anxiety, and distress.8”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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- Partly supportedcites [8] Grupe, 2013, Uncertainty and anticipation in anxiety: an integrated neurobiological and psychological perspective, Nat Rev Neurosci sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
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“A 2020 systematic review has identified an urgent need for approaches that are more participatory, interdisciplinary, creative, and affect-driven, to involve young people actively in climate solutions.50”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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- Supportedcites [50] Rousell, 2020, A systematic review of climate change education: giving children and young people a ‘voice’ and a ‘hand’ in redressing climate change, Child Geogr source
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“research indicates that climate-related distress is very much a global issue.23”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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- Supportedcites [23] Hickman, 2021, Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: a global survey, Lancet Planet Health source
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“The finding of higher levels of distress for climate change aligns with previous observations that, contrary to the finite pool of worry hypothesis, concern about the pandemic does not necessarily diminish climate concern.9”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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- Supportedcites [9] Sisco, 2020, A finite pool of worry or a finite pool of attention? Evidence and qualifications, Res Sq source
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“and observations available in Feb, 2022 (preprint) from young people in 28 countries suggest that engagement with climate issues and negative beliefs about the global future might be related to both climate distress and higher self-efficacy.48”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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- Partly supportedcites [48] Ogunbode, 2022, Climate anxiety, pro-environmental action and wellbeing: antecedents and outcomes of negative emotional responses to climate change in 28 countries, OSF Preprints sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Participants and procedure section reports a predominantly young sample from 28 countries, and §4.1.1 links attention to climate-related media with negative climate-related emotions. The paper does not report that negative beliefs about the global future relate to distress or that either factor relates to higher self-efficacy; §4.1.1 offers efficacy only as a possible explanation for a link between media exposure and wellbeing. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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“This finding suggests that distress responses do not necessarily signal defeat, and some level of worry might facilitate engagement39 and be salutary rather than debilitating.31”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Although there is conflicting evidence on the association between depression, anxiety, and climate-related anxiety and functional impairment,30, 44, 45, 46”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [30] Clayton, 2020, Development and validation of a measure of climate change anxiety, J Environ Psychol source
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [44] Verplanken, 2020, On the nature of eco-anxiety: how constructive or unconstructive is habitual worry about global warming?, J Environ Psychol source
- Partly supportedcites [45] Verplanken, 2013, “My worries are rational, climate change is not”: habitual ecological worrying is an adaptive response, PLoS One sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results (page unavailable) report a near-zero correlation between habitual ecological worrying and pathological worry, supporting a limited point about climate-related worry and anxiety-related symptoms. The paper does not assess depression or functional impairment, and it does not establish conflicting evidence about their associations with climate-related anxiety. (LLM, conf=0.82)
- Partly supportedcites [46] Berry, 2015, Worrying about climate change: is it responsible to promote public debate?, BJPsych Int sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Methods section says the study screened symptoms of anxiety and depression, and the Discussion reports no substantial link between community worry about climate change and population-level psychiatric morbidity. This provides one finding relevant to the claimed association, but the paper does not assess functional impairment or establish that the evidence is conflicting. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.78)
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“Climate change was more likely to evoke emotions such as interest and engagement, guilt, shame, anger, and disgust.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Abstract > Findings
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“Comparing the different contributions to distress assessed by the scale (figure 1 ) shows that loss or grief and concern over effects on quality of life were greater for the COVID-19 pandemic than for climate change; whereas guilt, a sense of responsibility, and low agency were greater for climate change than for the COVID-19 pandemic.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Results
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“Both crises are associated with distinct patterns of psychological responses, with different contributing sources of distress and emotions.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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“Mental health scores across the sample indicated a common experience of (relatively mild) symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress—with high correlation between these symptoms and no gender-related differences (appendix pp 9–10).”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Results
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“The COVID-19 pandemic was more associated with feelings of anxiety, isolation, disconnection, and frustration; distress around loss and grief; and effects on quality of life.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Abstract > Findings
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“Climate distress was associated with greater agency to contribute to addressing the crisis, with no such relationship for the COVID-19 pandemic.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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“Comparing the different contributions to distress assessed by the scale (figure 1 ) shows that loss or grief and concern over effects on quality of life were greater for the COVID-19 pandemic than for climate change; whereas guilt, a sense of responsibility, and low agency were greater for climate change than for the COVID-19 pandemic.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Results
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“The COVID-19 pandemic was more associated with feelings of anxiety, isolation, disconnection, and frustration; distress around loss and grief; and effects on quality of life.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Abstract > Findings
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“The greater distress attributed to climate change overall was due, in particular, to higher levels of guilt, sense of personal responsibility, and greater distress triggered by upsetting media coverage.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Abstract > Findings
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“The COVID-19 pandemic was more associated with feelings of anxiety, isolation, disconnection, and frustration; distress around loss and grief; and effects on quality of life.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Abstract > Findings
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“The greater distress attributed to climate change overall was due, in particular, to higher levels of guilt, sense of personal responsibility, and greater distress triggered by upsetting media coverage.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Abstract > Findings
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“The reported sense of avoidability of the crisis, control over forces of nature, and influence over others’ behaviour were all low for both crises, although lack of control was less pronounced for the COVID-19 pandemic than for climate change.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Results
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“Climate change was more likely to evoke interest and engagement, but also difficult emotions such as guilt, shame, anger, and disgust.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Climate change was perceived as more distressing than the COVID-19 pandemic, and this distress was particularly linked to feeling guilty, responsible, and upset by media coverage.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Feelings of helplessness, sadness, and fear were notable and similar for both crises.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“or between those with low (mean score 9·01, SD 5·75) versus high (mean score 7·90, SD 5·43) climate change-related agency (t[523]=1·735, p=0·083, d=0·20), although the latter showed a marginal trend towards higher anxiety levels being associated with low agency.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Results
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“The median scores indicated that interference was typically perceived as moderate for the pandemic, and mild for climate change.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Results
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“although the following agency sub-dimensions were higher for climate change: (1) the ability of humanity to control the crisis, and the perceived ability of one's behaviour to (2) change one's perspective and (3) influence others’ behaviour.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“whereas the pandemic had a larger impact on daily life.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Respondents most strongly reported that they had awareness of and capability to respond to both crises, although at significantly higher levels for the COVID-19 pandemic than for climate change (figure 4 ).”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Results
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“By comparison, the respondents felt more aware, more capable, and more effective in their actions against the spread of COVID-19.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Further, although we observed some gender differences with respect to self-reported distress levels”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Pandemic-related distress was linked to loss and grief, and diminished quality of life.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Respondents with no or low general anxiety were more distressed by climate change than by the COVID-19 pandemic, whereas respondents with moderate or severe anxiety tended to be equally (and more strongly) concerned with both (figure 3 ; pairwise).”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Results
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“Distress about the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change was higher for individuals experiencing generalised anxiety, but even those with low generalised anxiety expressed some feelings of distress about climate change.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“with the COVID-19 pandemic giving rise to feelings of anxiety, isolation, disconnection, and frustration.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“many young people appear to feel responsibility to act on climate change, but are less likely to believe in the value of their actions than for the pandemic.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Interestingly, young people who were more distressed about climate change were also more likely to report a sense of agency, whereas pandemic-related distress showed no associations with self-reported agency.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Relatively low levels of hope and courage were reported for both crises, although courage was slightly higher for climate change than for the pandemic.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“The survey was adapted based on a consultation process with the study's Young Persons’ Advisory Group (YPAG) in June–July, 2020.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Methods > Survey sample and procedure
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“Young people in the UK care about and are distressed by climate change even when it is not directly affecting their quality of life.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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“We excluded respondents with large amounts of missing data (>50%) from the dataset but retained those with missing data on a pairwise basis.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Methods > Statistical analysis
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“After excluding 18 suspected bots and 94 incomplete responses, 530 responses were retained for analysis.”
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“After excluding 18 suspected bots and 94 incomplete responses, 530 responses were retained for analysis.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Abstract > Findings
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“The study protocol was reviewed and received approval from Imperial College London's science, engineering, and technology research ethics committee.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Methods > Statistical analysis
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“Although the UK is not one of the countries most exposed to recent extreme weather events associated with climate change,12 81% of UK respondents to an international public opinion poll conducted in late 2020 believed in the existence of a climate emergency, the highest of any of the 50 countries included in the survey.13”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Introduction
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“We used the climate change distress scale, which was developed and validated by Reser and colleagues,31 and adapted this scale to create an equivalent measure of pandemic distress.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Methods > Questions and scales
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“The analyses were guided by the a priori established research objectives, but the hypotheses and analyses were not formally preregistered.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Methods > Statistical analysis
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“Written informed consent was obtained from all respondents.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Methods > Survey sample and procedure
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“We combined Reser and colleagues’ self-efficacy and personal responsibility composite scales31 to measure self-reported agency to respond to climate change, and we adapted this scale to measure self-reported agency regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Methods > Questions and scales
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- Not matchedcites [31] Reser
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“which might suggest that the period of identity formation in early adulthood provides an opportunity for positive psychological adaptation”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Furthermore, due to the single-country focus, these results might not generalise outside of the UK.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“We aimed to mitigate this bias to some extent by recruiting a diverse sample via a variety of community groups and mental health charities, and complemented this with additional responses from a paid survey panel.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Young people's emotional responses and their sense of agency with respect to the two crises differed, potentially reflecting realistic considerations of the greatest threat to their future lives (climate change), even while their current lives are directly impacted (the pandemic).”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“The observation that climate distress and agency were positively related suggests an interesting dynamic between emotional engagement and the potential for positive coping that requires further investigation.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Compound sources of stress could potentially exacerbate symptoms of poor mental health and wellbeing.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“This strategy highlights the importance of perceived controllability of a crisis, opportunities to act, and the power of hope in facilitating constructive behaviour and adaptive coping.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [49] Ojala, 2021, Anxiety, worry, and grief in a time of environmental and climate crisis: a narrative review, Annu Rev Environ Resour source
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“On the other hand, a 2020 study in US adults found that climate anxiety was not correlated with behavioural engagement.30”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [30] Clayton, 2020, Development and validation of a measure of climate change anxiety, J Environ Psychol source
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“We do note that a single question was used to probe the extent to which climate or pandemic-related distress interfered with daily life.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“First, our study delivers a snapshot insight of the situation in one specific country (the UK).”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Strong emotional and psychological responses to climate change or the pandemic can be a rational response to the threats posed.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Previous work has identified meaning-focused coping—relating to trust in societal actors, acting in line with values, and focusing on hopeful framings—as a strategy that protects mental health and wellbeing in children and young people, while encouraging pro-environmental behaviour.49”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [49] Ojala, 2021, Anxiety, worry, and grief in a time of environmental and climate crisis: a narrative review, Annu Rev Environ Resour source
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“It is possible that the greater interest of study respondents in climate change than the COVID-19 pandemic observed in our sample is driven by self-selection.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Second, our sample was modest in size, and in part recruited through convenience sampling.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Increasing their participation and sense of agency might promote mental resilience.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Due to missing values (appendix p 7), and the restricted observed range of the interference scores, results from this analysis should be interpreted with caution.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Results
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“Young people see potential for change but are perhaps lacking the tools to effect it.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Climate distress was previously found to be strongly and positively correlated with self-efficacy and responsibility—the two metrics we compiled to form our agency scale31”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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- Not matchedcites [31] Reser
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“One interpretation is that climate change represents a more enduring existential threat.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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“Given that this study was conducted in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic (between Aug 5 and Oct 26, 2020) and in the context of a rapidly changing policy landscape, it is likely that psychological responses vary with the severity and duration of the pandemic and government-imposed restrictions.”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
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Summed scale scores can be treated as interval-level data.
“Summed scale scores were considered as interval-level data and analysed with Student's t tests and ANOVAs.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The adapted pandemic distress scale is equivalent to the climate change distress scale.
“We used the climate change distress scale, which was developed and validated by Reser and colleagues,31 and adapted this scale to create an equivalent measure of pandemic distress.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The sample of UK young people recruited via panel and community sampling is representative of UK young people for the purpose of generalising the findings.
“The survey was distributed using Qualtrics between Aug 5 and Oct 26, 2020, using a combination of a survey panel (panel sample) accessed through Prolific and direct approaches to youth groups and schools who shared the survey with young people in their networks (community sample).”
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Research to date has not yet explored the relationships between specific pandemic-related distress and emotions, a sense of agency to respond to the pandemic, and general mental health.
“Research to date has not yet explored the relationships between specific pandemic-related distress and emotions, a sense of agency to respond to the pandemic, and general mental health.”
The paper relies on this without support.
We do not know how similar or different the psychological responses (thoughts and feelings) are across crises and how they contribute to distress.
“We do not know how similar or different the psychological responses (thoughts and feelings) are across crises and how they contribute to distress.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The link between agency and distress in the context of the pandemic and climate change remains unexplored.
“To our knowledge, the link between agency and distress in the context of the pandemic and climate change remains unexplored.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The panel and community samples can be combined and treated as a single sample.
“The survey was distributed using Qualtrics between Aug 5 and Oct 26, 2020, using a combination of a survey panel (panel sample) accessed through Prolific and direct approaches to youth groups and schools who shared the survey with young people in their networks (community sample).”
The authors state this as an assumption.
The ANOVA is robust against violations of normality and uneven sample sizes.
“The ANOVA was assumed to be robust against violations of normality and uneven sample sizes (which were n=161, n=171, n=110, n=79, for no, low, moderate, and severe anxiety symptoms, respectively).”
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“Although 260 respondents (36%) felt less concerned by climate change since the pandemic began and 123 (23%) felt more concerned (n=217 [41%] were unchanged)”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Results
Reported 36 · recomputed 49.056604
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§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Results
“lack of control was less pronounced for the COVID-19 pandemic than for climate change”
§ Psychological responses, mental health, and sense of agency for the dual challenges of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in young people in the UK: an online survey study > Discussion
“the following agency sub-dimensions were higher for climate change: (1) the ability of humanity to control the crisis”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lawrance, E. L., Jennings, N., Kioupi, V., Thompson, R., Diffey, J., & Vercammen, A.
- Affiliations
- Imperial College London (GB)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Lawrance, Emma L
- Venue
- The Lancet Planetary Health
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-09
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- e726-e738
- ISSN
- 2542-5196 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9451498
- OpenAlex
- W4295457303
- Cited by
- 123
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 29 · 2025: 36 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 3
- FWCI
- 9.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- The Lancet Planetary Health (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Imperial College London
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Keywords
- climate change, COVID-19 pandemic, youth, mental health, psychological distress, sense of agency, anxiety, depression, stress, loneliness, grief, quality of life, youth well-being, climate anxiety, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war, 2022 floods
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, Adolescent, Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult, Climate Change, Pandemics
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