Being a Climate Activist in Türkiye: Life Experiences, Psychosocial Challenges, and Emotional Burdens of the Guardians of the Planet.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Public Health Nursing Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI:10.1111/phn.70019

Çiçek Ediz, Sevda Uzun

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Abstract

Objective: The study aims to evaluate the life experiences, psychosocial challenges, and emotional burdens of climate activists, the guardians of the planet, related to the climate crisis, using a phenomenological approach.

Methods: This research was conducted in November 2023, utilizing an inductive qualitative framework. In-depth individual interviews were undertaken with 21 climate activists living in diverse regions of Türkiye through the WhatsApp mobile application. The research adhered to the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) checklist.

Results: Data analysis, three themes, and seven sub-themes were identified: climate crisis awareness and motives for becoming an activist (experiences, people involved, and personal attributes); the effects of being a climate activist on mental health (emotional burdens and coping with emotional burdens); and actions taken to reduce carbon footprints in addressing the climate crisis (social and behavioral).

Conclusion: Our study highlighted the challenges and coping mechanisms encountered by climate activists in their efforts to combat the climate crisis and revealed that these activists undergo psychosocial challenges and emotional burdens as a result of their engagement in this struggle. Certain activists struggle to manage their psychosocial challenges and consequently seek psychological assistance. Psychosocial support programs should be established for activists experiencing distress over climate change.

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作为一个气候活动家在基耶：生活经历，社会心理挑战，和地球守护者的情感负担。

目的：本研究旨在运用现象学方法，评估作为地球守护者的气候活动家与气候危机相关的生活经历、社会心理挑战和情感负担。方法：本研究于2023年11月进行，采用归纳定性框架。通过WhatsApp移动应用程序，对居住在缅甸不同地区的21名气候活动人士进行了深入的个人采访。该研究遵循了报告定性研究的综合标准（COREQ）清单。结果：通过数据分析，确定了三个主题和七个副主题：气候危机意识和成为活动家的动机（经历、参与人员和个人属性）；作为气候活动家对心理健康的影响（情绪负担和应对情绪负担）；以及为应对气候危机而采取的减少碳足迹的行动（社会和行为）。结论：我们的研究突出了气候活动家在应对气候危机的努力中遇到的挑战和应对机制，并揭示了这些活动家在参与这场斗争的过程中面临的社会心理挑战和情感负担。某些活动人士难以应付自己的心理挑战，因此寻求心理援助。应该为因气候变化而遭受痛苦的活动人士建立社会心理支持项目。

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来源期刊

Public Health Nursing 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

3.50

自引率

4.80%

发文量

117

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Public Health Nursing publishes empirical research reports, program evaluations, and case reports focused on populations at risk across the lifespan. The journal also prints articles related to developments in practice, education of public health nurses, theory development, methodological innovations, legal, ethical, and public policy issues in public health, and the history of public health nursing throughout the world. While the primary readership of the Journal is North American, the journal is expanding its mission to address global public health concerns of interest to nurses.