The resilience paradox: flooding experience, coping and climate change mitigation intentions
The resilience paradox: flooding experience, coping and climate change mitigation intentions
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10.1080/14693062.2018.1560242
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发表时间：
2019-07-03
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7.1
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Tausch, Nicole
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作者：
Ogunbode, Charles A.;Bohm, Gisela;Tausch, Nicole
预计气候变化将增加地球仪极端天气事件的频率、强度和不可预测性，这些事件可能对心理健康产生重大影响。心理健康文献广泛地将极端天气经历的负面情绪反应描述为对健康的不良影响。然而，其他心理学研究表明，对极端天气的负面情绪反应是个人采取行动应对气候变化的重要动机。本文讨论了心理健康和功能角度对负面情绪的交叉点，特别关注对极端天气的负面情绪反应减少也可能转化为采取气候变化减缓行动的动力减弱的潜力-我们称之为“韧性悖论”。使用调查数据收集的严重洪水后，在英国各地的冬季2013/2014年，我们提出了新的证据表明，自我评估的应对能力缓和洪水的经验和负面情绪之间的联系，从而削弱洪水的经验和气候变化缓解意图之间的间接联系。我们的结论是，对洪水受害者的支持应该超越解决情感，身体和财务压力，包括承认气候变化的参与和沟通的必要性，采取行动，以应对未来的气候风险。
Climate change is projected to increase the frequency, intensity and unpredictability of extreme weather events across the globe and these events are likely to have significant mental health implications. The mental health literature broadly characterises negative emotional reactions to extreme weather experiences as undesirable impacts on wellbeing. Yet, other research in psychology suggests that negative emotional responses to extreme weather are an important motivation for personal action on climate change. This article addresses the intersection of mental health and functional perspectives on negative emotions, with a specific focus on the potential that reduced negative emotional responses to extreme weather may also translate to diminished motivation to undertake climate change mitigation actions - which we term the 'resilience paradox'. Using survey data gathered in the aftermath of severe flooding across the UK in winter 2013/2014, we present new evidence indicating that self-appraised coping ability moderates the link between flooding experience and negative emotions and thereby attenuates the indirect link between flooding experience and climate change mitigation intentions. We conclude that support for flood victims should extend beyond addressing emotional, physical and financial stresses to include acknowledgement of the involvement of climate change and communication of the need for action to combat future climate risks.