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Gholamnia R, Kolivand P H, Alishvandi R, Ahmadi H, Mamsharifi P. Mediating Role of Resilience and Adaptation in the Relationship Between Climate Change Anxiety and Mental Health: A Study in Six Provinces of Iran. IJPCP 2025; 31 (1)
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1- Department of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Health Economics, Faculty of Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
3- Deputy of International Affairs of Iranian Red Crescent, Tehran, Iran.
4- Head of Iranian Red Crescent Climate Center, Tehran, Iran.
5- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran. & Research Center for Health Management in Mass Gathering, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran. & Research Center for Emergency and Disaster Resilience, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran. ,peymanmamsharifi@gmail.com
2- Department of Health Economics, Faculty of Medicine, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
3- Deputy of International Affairs of Iranian Red Crescent, Tehran, Iran.
4- Head of Iranian Red Crescent Climate Center, Tehran, Iran.
5- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran. & Research Center for Health Management in Mass Gathering, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran. & Research Center for Emergency and Disaster Resilience, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran. ,
Abstract: (39 Views)
Objectives Climate change can affect individuals’ physical and mental health. The present study aims to evaluate the mediating role of resilience and adaptation in the relationship between climate change anxiety and mental health.
Methods This is a correlational study utilizing structural equation modeling (SEM). The study population included all members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society in six provinces of Iran exposed to climate change (Khuzestan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Sistan & Baluchestan, and South Khorasan) in 2024. A total of 1196 people were selected using cluster random sampling and convenience sampling methods. Data were collected using the 25-item symptom checklist, the eco-anxiety scale, the Connor-Davidson resilience scale, and the adaptation questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted using Pearson’s correlation test and path analysis in SPSS software, version 24 and AMOS software, version 24.
Results There was a significant positive relationship between climate change anxiety and mental health (P<0.01, r=0.41) and between adaptation and mental health (P<0.01, r=0.57), while a significant negative relationship was observed between resilience and mental health (P<0.01, r=-0.39). The indirect effect of climate change anxiety on mental health was significant through adaptation and resilience (P<0.001).
Conclusion Climate change anxiety has an indirect relationship with the mental health of people through resilience and adaptation.
Methods This is a correlational study utilizing structural equation modeling (SEM). The study population included all members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society in six provinces of Iran exposed to climate change (Khuzestan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Sistan & Baluchestan, and South Khorasan) in 2024. A total of 1196 people were selected using cluster random sampling and convenience sampling methods. Data were collected using the 25-item symptom checklist, the eco-anxiety scale, the Connor-Davidson resilience scale, and the adaptation questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted using Pearson’s correlation test and path analysis in SPSS software, version 24 and AMOS software, version 24.
Results There was a significant positive relationship between climate change anxiety and mental health (P<0.01, r=0.41) and between adaptation and mental health (P<0.01, r=0.57), while a significant negative relationship was observed between resilience and mental health (P<0.01, r=-0.39). The indirect effect of climate change anxiety on mental health was significant through adaptation and resilience (P<0.001).
Conclusion Climate change anxiety has an indirect relationship with the mental health of people through resilience and adaptation.
Type of Study: Original Research |
Subject:
Psychiatry and Psychology
Received: 2024/11/4 | Accepted: 2025/05/11 | Published: 2025/08/1
Received: 2024/11/4 | Accepted: 2025/05/11 | Published: 2025/08/1
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