On November 20th, 1:00 (CET) we will welcome Clara Kühner from the University Leipzig, talking about the topic: “Understanding Climate Change Anxiety: What We Know, What We Don’t, and Why It Matters“
Please register here: https://lmu-munich.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/wUJzRBzCRmORHReDmanetw
In this talk Kühner will provide an overview of what we currently know about climate change anxiety and also highlight the “double-edged” nature of climate change anxiety, discussing its links to both diminished well-being and heightened motivation for pro-environmental action.
Climate change represents one of the greatest threats to humanity’s long-term well-being and survival. Alongside its physical and ecological impacts, it is also evoking psychological reactions: Growing numbers of people report feelings of worry and anxiety in response to the changing climate. Over the past few years, scientific and public interest in the potential antecedents and consequences of climate change anxiety has expanded rapidly. The talk will mainly build on the results of a recent meta-analysis synthesizing 94 studies including 170,747 adult participants from 27 countries, examining 33 correlates of climate change anxiety. Kühner’s presentation concludes by identifying critical gaps and outlining promising directions for future research on this increasingly relevant psychological phenomenon.
About the speaker:
Dr. Clara Kühner is a post-doctoral researcher at the Chair of Work and Organizational Psychology at Leipzig University. During her doctoral studies at Leipzig University, she worked as a consultant in personnel selection and development. After completing her Ph.D., she worked in science communication at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München before returning to Leipzig University as a Post-Doc. In her research program, she focuses on pro-environmental behavior in work and nonwork contexts and climate emotions.
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