Professor Clayton co-authors major study on climate anxiety among young people
Susan Clayton, Whitmore-Williams Professor of Psychology at 69直播, is a contributor on a major paper that studies climate anxiety among young people. The study surveyed 10,000 young people, aged 16-25, in 10 countries, and found that nearly half of respondents said their feelings about climate change negatively affect their daily lives.
, titled 鈥淵oung People鈥檚 Voices on Climate Anxiety, Governmental Betrayal and Moral Injury: A Global Phenomenon,鈥 was published in recent days and has been cited by numerous media outlets around the world, including the BBC, ABC News and NPR.
Currently under peer review, it is the largest and most international survey of climate anxiety in young people to date.
Clayton, who has written extensively on the topic of , was featured this summer in an on the effect of climate change on mental health.
Posted in News on September 16, 2021.
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