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September 12, 2025Open Access

Disentangling climate worry and psychological distress: Data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study

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VHVilja HelminenMJMarkus JokelaMEMarko Elovainio

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Overview

Longitudinal analysis reveals climate beliefs correlate with psychological distress in individuals, suggesting political efficacy may influence this relationship.

Key Points

  • The association between climate beliefs and psychological distress was found to be bidirectional, showing that beliefs impact mental health.
  • Belief in the consequences of climate change was most strongly linked to increased psychological distress symptoms among participants.
  • Perceptions of individual political efficacy appeared to heighten vulnerability to distress from climate-related worries.
  • Cross-lagged panel network models were utilized to analyze data from over 61,000 individuals in the UK Household Longitudinal Study.

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Helminen et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d41c02713b0b5dfea65366https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/cn9gj_v1
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