Division of Counselling : Useful Reading

Contents

 Reports about Climate Change

 Systematic reviews

 Climate Change and (Mental) Health

 Climate Change and Young People

 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

 Climate Change and Pro-Environmental Behaviour

 Climate Change Perception

 Popular Books

 Websites

 Podcasts

Thanks to Maya Gimalova for compiling this reference library The Division is forming a Working Party to feed into the Executive Committee of the Division, headed by Professor Martin Milton to further the important work in this area. There will be a stream on the climate emergency at the 2020 Division of Counselling Psychology Annual Conference. This will be organised by Prof. Milton and conference lead Dr Jill Mytton [email protected]. Further developments will be announced in due course.

Return to Contents Reports about Climate Change  American Psychological Association (2010). Psychology & Global Climate Change: Addressing a multifaceted phenomenon and set of challenges, APA: Washington DC. Available from https://www.apa.org/images/climate-change-booklet_tcm7-91270.pdf Downloaded on January 22nd, 2020.  American Psychological Association/ eco America (2017). and our changing climate: Impacts, implications and guidance. Available from http://ecoamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ea-apa-psych-report-web.pdf Downloaded on January 22nd, 2020.  Australian Psychological Society (Undated). Climate Change. https://www.psychology.org.au/for-the-public/Psychology-topics/Climate-change- psychology Downloaded on January 22nd, 2020.  HM Government (2018). A Green Future: Our 25 Years Plan to Improve the Environment. UK, London: Crown Copyright. Available from: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachm ent_data/file/693158/25-year-environment-plan.pdf Downloaded on January 22nd, 2020.  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2014). Climate change 2014: Synthesis report (AR5). Geneva: IPCC  New Zealand Psychological Society (2018). Environmental wellbeing and responsibility to society. Available from https://www.psychology.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/NZPsS- 2018-Statement-on-Environmental-Wellbeing-and-Responsibility-to-Society-Reviewed- Final-Version-20-April-2018-1.pdf Downloaded on January 22nd, 2020.

Systematic reviews  Groulx, M., Brisbois, M. C., Lemieux, C. J., Winegardner, A., & Fishback, L. (2017). A role for nature-based citizen science in promoting individual and collective climate change action? A systematic review of learning outcomes. Science Communication, 39(1), 45- 76.  Lehti, V., Niemelä, S., Hoven, C., Mandell, D., & Sourander, A. (2009). Mental health, substance use and suicidal behaviour among young indigenous people in the Arctic: A systematic review. Social science & medicine, 69(8), 1194-1203.  Monroe, M. C., Plate, R. R., Oxarart, A., Bowers, A., & Chaves, W. A. (2019). Identifying effective climate change strategies: A systematic review of the research. Environmental Education Research, 25(6), 791-812.  Schäfer, M. S., & Schlichting, I. (2014). Media representations of climate change: A meta-analysis of the research field. Environmental Communication, 8(2), 142-160.

Return to Contents Climate Change and (Mental) Health  Brügger, A., Dessai, S., Devine-Wright, P. et al. (2015). Psychological responses to the proximity of climate change. Nature Climate Change, 5(12), 1031–1037  Chersich, M. F., Wright, C.Y., Venter, F., Rees, H., Scorgie, F., & Erasmus, B. (2018). Impacts of climate change on health and wellbeing in South Africa , Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 15, 1884.  Clayton, S., Devine-Wright, P., Stern, P. C., Whitmarsh, L., Carrico, A., Steg, L., ... & Bonnes, M. (2015). Psychological research and global climate change. Nature Climate Change, 5(7), 640-646.  Costello, A., Abbas, M., Allen, A., et al. (2009). Managing the health effects of climate change: Lancet and University College London Institute for Global Health Commission. Lancet, 373, 1693-1733.  Doherty, T. J., & Clayton, S. (2011). The psychological impacts of global climate change. American Psychologist, 66(4), 265.  Fritze JG, Blashki GA, Burke S, Wiseman J (2008) Hope, despair and transformation: climate change and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing. International Journal of Mental Health 2 (6), 13-21.  McMichael, A. J., & Haines, A. (1997). Global climate change: the potential effects on health. British Medical Journal, 315(7111), 805-809.  McMichael, A. J., Woodruff, R. E., & Hales, S. (2006). Climate change and human health: present and future risks. The Lancet, 367(9513), 859-869.  Obradovich, N., Migliorini, R., Paulus, M. P., & Rahwan, I. (2018). Empirical evidence of mental health risks posed by climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(43), 10953-10958.  Page, L. A., & Howard, L. M. (2010). The impact of climate change on mental health (but will mental health be discussed at Copenhagen?). Psychological Medicine, 40, 177-180.  Patz, J. A., Frumkin, H., Holloway, T., Vimont, D. J., & Haines, A. (2014). Climate change: challenges and opportunities for global health. Jama, 312(15), 1565-1580.  Patz, J. A., McGeehin, M. A., Bernard, S. M., Ebi, K. L., Epstein, P. R., Grambsch, A., ... & Samet, J. M. (2000). The potential health impacts of climate variability and change for the United States: executive summary of the report of the health sector of the US National Assessment. Environmental health perspectives, 108(4), 367-376.  Searle, K., & Gow, K. (2010). Do concerns about climate change lead to distress?. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 2(4), 362-379.  Spence, A., Pidgeon, N., & Uzzell, D. (2009). Climate change–psychology’s contribution. The Psychologist, 21, 108-111.  Swim, J. K., Stern, P. C., Doherty, T. J., Clayton, S., Reser, J. P., Weber, E. U., ... & Howard, G. S. (2011). Psychology's contributions to understanding and addressing global climate change. American psychologist, 66(4), 241.

Return to Contents Climate Change and Young People  Burke, S. E., Sanson, A. V., & Van Hoorn, J. (2018). The psychological effects of climate change on children. Current psychiatry reports, 20(5), 35.  Obradovich, N., Migliorini, R., Paulus, M. P., & Rahwan, I. (2018). Empirical evidence of mental health risks posed by climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(43), 10953-10958.  Ojala, M. (2007). Confronting macrosocial worries: Worry about environmental problems and proactive among a group of young volunteers. Futures, 39(6), 729- 745.  Ojala, M. (2012). Hope and climate change: The importance of hope for environmental engagement among young people. Environmental Education Research, 18(5), 625-642.  Ojala, M. (2013). Coping with climate change among adolescents: Implications for subjective well-being and environmental engagement. Sustainability, 5(5), 2191-2209.  Ojala, M., & Bengtsson, H. (2018). young people’s coping strategies concerning climate change: relations to perceived communication with parents and friends and proenvironmental behavior. Environment and Behavior, 40(6), 23-46.  Stevenson, K. T., Peterson, M. N., & Bondell, H. D. (2019). The influence of personal beliefs, friends, and family in building climate change concern among adolescents. Environmental Education Research, 25(6), 832-845.  Stokols, D., Misra, S., Runnerstrom, M. G., & Hipp, J. A. (2009). Psychology in an age of ecological crisis: From personal angst to collective action. American Psychologist, 64(3), 181.  Strife, S. J. (2012). Children's environmental concerns: Expressing ecophobia. The Journal of Environmental Education, 43(1), 37-54.

Return to Contents Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation  Bendell, J. (2018). Deep adaptation: A map for navigating climate tragedy. Institute for Leadership and Sustainability (IFLAS) Occasional Papers Volume 2. University of Cumbria, Ambleside, UK. (Unpublished) Available from http://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/4166/1/Bendell_DeepAdaptation.pdf Downloaded January 22nd, 2020  Gifford, R., Kormos, C., & McIntyre, A. (2011). Behavioral dimensions of climate change: drivers, responses, barriers, and interventions. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 2(6), 801-827.  Hoggett, P., & Randall, R. (2018). Engaging with climate change: Comparing the cultures of science and activism. Environmental Values, 27(3), 223-243.  Moser, S. C. (2014). Communicating adaptation to climate change: the art and science of public engagement when climate change comes home. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 5(3), 337-358.  Van der Linden, S., Maibach, E., & Leiserowitz, A. (2015). Improving public engagement with climate change: Five “best practice” insights from psychological science. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 10(6), 758-763.

Return to Contents Climate Change and Pro-Environmental Behaviour  Bain, P. G., Hornsey, M. J., Bongiorno, R., & Jeffries, C. (2012). Promoting pro- environmental action in climate change deniers. Nature Climate Change, 2(8), 600.  Bain, P.G., Milfont, T.L., Kashima, Y. et al. (2015). Co-benefits of addressing climate change can motivate action around the world. Nature Climate Change, 6, 154.  Brick, C. & Lewis, G. J. (2016). Unearthing the ‘green’ personality: Core traits predict environmentally friendly behavior. Environment and Behavior, 48(5), 635–658.  D’Amore, C., & Chawla, L. (2018). Significant life experiences that connect children with nature: A research review and applications to a family nature club. Research Handbook on Childhood Nature: Assemblages of Childhood and Nature Research, 1-27.  Eom, K., Papadakis, V., Sherman, D. K., & Kim, H. S. (2019). The Psychology of Pro- environmental Support: In Search of Global Solutions for a Global Problem. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 0963721419854099.  Fisher, S. R. (2016). Life trajectories of youth committing to climate activism. Environmental Education Research, 22(2), 229-247.  Fløttum, K., & Gjerstad, Ø. (2017). Narratives in climate change discourse. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 8 (1), 429.  Gifford, R. (2011). The dragons of inaction: Psychological barriers that limit climate change mitigation and adaptation. American psychologist, 66(4), 290.  Howell, R. A., & Allen, S. (2019). Significant life experiences, motivations and values of climate change educators. Environmental Education Research, 25(6), 813-831.  Kenis, A., & Mathijs, E. (2012). Beyond individual behaviour change: The role of power, knowledge and strategy in tackling climate change. Environmental Education Research, 18(1), 45-65.  Klar, M., & Kasser, T. (2009). Some benefits of being an activist: Measuring activism and its role in psychological well‐being. Political Psychology, 30(5), 755-777.  Masud, M. M., Akhtar, R., Afroz, R., Al-Amin, A. Q., & Kari, F. B. (2015). Pro- environmental behavior and public understanding of climate change. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 20(4), 591-600.  Nairn, K. (2019). learning from young people engaged in climate activism: the potential of collectivizing despair and hope. Young, 11(3) 100-110.  Schmitt, M. T., Mackay, C. M., Droogendyk, L. M., & Payne, D. (2019). What predicts environmental activism? The roles of identification with nature and politicized environmental identity. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 61, 20-29.  Whitmarsh, L., & O'Neill, S. (2010). Green identity, green living? The role of pro- environmental self-identity in determining consistency across diverse pro- environmental behaviours. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 30(3), 305-314.

Return to Contents Climate Change Perception  Indrani R. Halady P. H. Rao, (2010). Does awareness to climate change lead to behavioural change? International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 2 (1) 6 – 22.  Leiserowitz, A. A. (2005). American risk perceptions: Is climate change dangerous?. Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 25(6), 1433-1442.  Leiserowitz, A., Maibach, E. W., Roser-Renouf, C., Feinberg, G., & Howe, P. (2013). Climate change in the American mind: Americans' global warming beliefs and attitudes in April 2013. Available at SSRN 2298705.  Lorenzoni, I., & Pidgeon, N. F. (2006). Public views on climate change: European and USA perspectives. Climatic change, 77(1-2), 73-95.  Pidgeon, N. (2012). Public understanding of, and attitudes to, climate change: UK and international perspectives and policy. Climate Policy, 12(1), 85-106.  Seaman, E. B. (2016). Climate change on the therapist's couch: how mental health clinicians receive and respond to indirect psychological impacts of climate change in the therapeutic setting. Masters Thesis, Smith College, Northampton, MA. https://scholarworks.smith.edu/theses/1736 Downloaded January 22nd, 2020  Whitmarsh, L., & Capstick, S. (2018). Perceptions of climate change. Psychology and climate change, 13-33.  Wolf, J., & Moser, S. C. (2011). Individual understandings, perceptions, and engagement with climate change: Insights from in‐depth studies across the world. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 2(4), 547-569.

Popular Books  Dyer, G. (2010). Climate wars: The fight for survival as the world overheats. Ny, New York: One world Publications.  Harkness, C. (2018). The Nature of Existence: Health, Wellbeing and the Natural World. London, UK: Macmillan International Higher Education.  Klein, N. (2014). This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.  Kolbert, E. (2014). The sixth extinction: An unnatural history. NY, New York: Bloomsbury.  Wallace-Wells, D. (2019). The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming. UK, London: Tim Duggan

Return to Contents Websites  Climate Psychology Alliance : https://www.climatepsychologyalliance.org  Sustainable Healthcare: https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/  Climate cinema: http://theclimatecinema.org/

Podcasts  Conversations: https://climatepsychology.podbean.com/  Speaking of Psychology: https://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of- psychology/climate-change  Speaking of Psychology: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9zb3BhcGEubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M& episode=MTg5MTdkNWQ4ODgxNGJmMGJkOWQ1ZGU3NDZkZWM1OTQ&hl=en- GB&ved=2ahUKEwjRkenK56bmAhWSmFwKHW5eC6IQjrkEegQIBhAE&ep=6&at=157583 4867070

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