Research Team: Leila Gomez, Anna Xie, Hansly Garden Mauricio, Naidelyne Lorenzo, Zainab Iqbal
Critical Insights for Activists
The Agency Buffer: For young people, having the ability to act (agency) significantly decreases climate-related state anxiety.
Indigenous Women's Health: Climate-related heat induces chronic migraines and indigestion in Indigenous women, yet their mental health is often sidelined.
Gendered Humidity Risks: Women and youth are disproportionately affected by the link between high humidity/heatwaves and increased suicide rates.
The State of "Eco-Anxiety": Over 60% of young people globally report high levels of anxiety and despair regarding the planet's future.
Urgent Research Gaps
The "Missing Voice" of Men: Exploring how men experience eco-anxiety differently to create gender-sensitive interventions.
Urban vs. Rural: Understanding the unique psychological impacts of climate events on high-density urban neighborhoods.
Academic References (APA)
Asbrand, J., et al. (2025). Understanding coping with the climate crisis: An experimental study with young people on agency and mental health. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 38(1), 1-16.
Leiserowitz, A., & Lowe, S. (2023). Yale experts explain climate anxiety. Yale Sustainability.