Division of Counselling Psychology Climate Change: 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). Mental health 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 education 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 coping 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