{"id":306921,"date":"2024-03-10T19:18:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T18:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=306921"},"modified":"2024-03-10T19:18:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T18:18:57","slug":"curtin-university-climate-activism-can-help-mitigate-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=306921","title":{"rendered":"Curtin University: Climate Activism can Help Mitigate Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Curtin University academic Dr Diana Bogueva<\/a>, \u201cit is not too late for Gen Z to make a difference fighting for a sustainable future.\u201d \u2013 but they mostly aren\u2019t engaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gen Z\u2019s climate anxiety is real and needs action \u2014 for everyone\u2019s wellbeing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

05 MAR 2024 | Samuel Jeremic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published in Sustainable Earth Reviews<\/a>, the study surveyed Australian university students belonging to Generation Z (people born between 1995 and 2010) and found climate change was their number one environmental concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 80 per cent reported being \u2018concerned\u2019 or \u2018very concerned\u2019 about climate change, with many revealing they felt anxious over the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Bogueva stressed it wasn\u2019t solely Gen Z\u2019s responsibility to solve climate change \u2014 a problem they didn\u2019t create \u2014 but taking meaningful action can help alleviate an individual\u2019s feelings of anxiety and powerlessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis can include finding out how they can be part of the solution in their personal lives, whether it\u2019s choosing a career which has an impact or adjusting the products or food they consume,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile the challenges of climate change can be scary it is not too late for Gen Z to make a difference fighting for a sustainable future.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018<\/em>Australia\u2019s university Generation Z and its concerns about climate change\u2019<\/em><\/a> was published in Sustainable Earth Reviews.Read more: https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/media-release\/gen-zs-climate-anxiety-is-real-and-needs-action-for-everyones-wellbeing\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The abstract of the survey;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Australia\u2019s university Generation Z and its concerns about climate change<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rodrigo Bardales Salguero<\/a>, Diana Bogueva<\/a> & Dora Marinova<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable Earth Reviews<\/em><\/a> volume 7<\/strong>, Article number: 8 (2024) Cite this article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abstract<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite scientific evidence about the imminent threat of climate change, people and governments around the world are slow in taking sufficient action. Against these bleak outlooks, Generation Z (Gen Z) born 1995\u20132010 will inherit the consequences of prolonged inaction. This research delves into the climate change concerns of Australia\u2019s university Gen Z. A representative survey of 446 Australian university students conducted between September 2021 and April 2022 revealed that climate change is the top environmental concern for Gen Z with 81% of these young people being significantly concerned and many experiencing serious climate anxiety. Despite this pervasive concern, 65% of Australia\u2019s university Gen Z is not engaged in traditional climate activism; however, these young people are using technology to voice their concerns.<\/strong> As the future decision-makers of the world, it is crucial for Gen Z to accelerate climate action in all of its forms, including engaging with scientific knowledge and other generations to shape policies and safeguard a liveable planet for all.Read more: https:\/\/sustainableearthreviews.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s42055-024-00075-w<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The survey authors explain respondents are self selecting, and may not be a representative sample.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even so, my first impression was that \u201cclimate indoctrination has clearly malfunctioned\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For decades far too many schools have pumped kids full of climate propaganda and end of world messages, only to see their army of climate activists melt away like ice cubes in a glass of Tequila on a hot summer day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study authors seem concerned about the lack of engagement, though their focus appears to be the mental health of the climate worriers \u2013 \u201c\u2026 Moreover, there is a pressing need to develop effective strategies aimed at assisting individuals, especially the youth, in channelling their climate-related fears in a positive direction, including through their employment and career choices. \u2026\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are GenZ climate worriers just expressing climate concern to fit in, but don\u2019t actually care? Has despair overwhelmed their will to act?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does sharing tweets or snap chatting their climate concern, and \u201clifestyle changes\u201d like using the recycling bin count as climate action in their minds?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are all but the most committed GenZ climate worriers just lazy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Future generations will wonder at the failure of education which led to this mass hysteria, yet rendered hysterics mostly unable or unwilling to actually do anything to address their fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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