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Children's Environmental Concerns: Expressing Ecophobia

Strife, Susan Jean·2012·The Journal of Environmental Education
DOI 10.1080/00958964.2011.602131
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Abstract

While numerous quantitative studies across disciplines have investigated children's knowledge and attitudes about environmental problems, few studies examine children's feelings about environmental problems—and even fewer have focused on the child's point of view. Through 50 in-depth interviews with urban children (ages 10–12) this research aimed to fill the scholarly gap in our understanding of children's environmental concerns by voicing children's feelings about environmental problems. Findings revealed 82% of children expressed fear, sadness, and anger when discussing their feelings about environmental problems. A majority of children also shared apocalyptic and pessimistic feelings about the future state of the planet. These results suggest that many children are “ecophobic” (i.e., fearful of environmental problems), which scholars argue may have serious implications for children's participation in environmental stewardship and conservation efforts more broadly. Understanding children's perspectives regarding these issues is critical, considering that children are important environmental stakeholders, consumers, residents, and future voters facing the pernicious effects of local and global environmental degradation.

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Authors
Strife, S. J.
Affiliations
University of Colorado Boulder (US)
Corresponding author
Strife, Susan Jean
Venue
The Journal of Environmental Education
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2012-01
Volume
43
Issue
1
Pages
37-54
ISSN
  • 0095-8964 (ISSN-L)
  • 1940-1892
DOI
10.1080/00958964.2011.602131
OpenAlex
W1994827999
Cited by
190
References
47
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
The Journal of Environmental Education (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Northwestern University
  • Vlaamse regering
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Pro-Environmental Behavior and Attitudes
  • Social Sciences › Education › Environmental and sustainability education
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
Keywords
ecophobia, children's emotions, urban children, environmental degradation

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