气候变化焦虑积极预测预产前的痛苦在未来的女性父母
Amy D Lykins1, Mary Bonich1, Cassandra Sundaraja1
1School of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.
Journal of anxiety disorders
|December 12, 2023
概括
气候变化焦虑显著导致孕妇产前心理困扰,包括焦虑和抑郁症. 由于气候变化,对儿童健康的担忧也很普遍.
科学领域:
- 环境心理学 环境心理学
- 孕产妇心理健康 孕产妇心理健康
- 适应气候变化 适应气候变化
背景情况:
- 在怀孕期间,焦虑和抑郁是很常见的,影响到母亲的福祉.
- 全球范围内气候变化意识正在提高,但其对产前心理健康的具体影响尚未得到充分研究.
- 与气候变化相关的父母对孩子的担忧的性质在很大程度上仍未被探索.
研究的目的:
- 调查气候变化焦虑对产前焦虑和抑郁症的贡献.
- 探索孕妇在气候变化背景下对孩子的具体担忧.
主要方法:
- 103名澳大利亚孕妇完成了对产前焦虑,抑郁和气候变化焦虑的标准化评估.
- 参与者还回答了关于他们孩子的担忧的开放式问题.
- 统计分析检查了气候变化焦虑和心理困扰之间的关系,并进行了适度分析.
- 从开放式问题中获得的定性数据进行了内容分析.
主要成果:
- 气候变化焦虑显著预测了产前焦虑和抑郁症分数的差异.
- 无论是孩子的数量还是对气候变化的感知距离都没有缓和气候变化焦虑和心理痛苦之间的关系.
- 定性分析揭示了儿童的重大健康相关焦虑,包括疾病,极端天气事件和粮食/水的不安全.
结论:
- 气候变化焦虑是导致孕妇心理痛苦的一个重要因素.
- 孕妇表示,由于气候变化的影响,他们对孩子的健康有很大担忧.
- 进一步的研究对于了解和解决脆弱人群中这种新兴压力因素至关重要.
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