“I start to doubt whether any of my actions will matter”: youth activists’ experiences and expressions of the emotions associated with climate change

Melanie Zurba (), Polina Baum-Talmor, Roberta L. Woodgate, David Busolo, Andrew Park, Erica Mendritzki and Lisa Binkley
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Melanie Zurba: Dalhousie University
Polina Baum-Talmor: Dalhousie University
Roberta L. Woodgate: University of Manitoba
David Busolo: University of New Brunswick
Andrew Park: The University of Winnipeg
Erica Mendritzki: NSCAD University
Lisa Binkley: Dalhousie University

Climatic Change, 2024, vol. 177, issue 6, No 19, 21 pages

Abstract: Abstract This study provides insights on the ways that youth express and process the emotions arising from their involvement in climate action. The specific objectives were to: (1) understand the ways youth come to know, conceptualize and reflect on climate change, (2) explore how youth’s emotions in response to climate change impacts their everyday lives; and (3) determine the modalities in which youth are expressing and processing such emotions. We used a grounded theory approach and the photovoice interview method to elicit participant’s views on climate-change-related emotions and interviews were analysed using qualitative data analysis software according to a grounded theory approach. The study resulted in identifying key themes, as well as supports for youth experiencing difficult emotions associated with climate change.

Keywords: Climate grief; Eco-anxiety; Emotional processing; Photovoice; Youth activism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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