MMSL 2022, 91(1):44-50 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2021.037

MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE FROM EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVEReview article

Ondrej Rydlo1, Vanda Bostik ORCID...2*
1 Master’s in Security Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
2 Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Society, as much as an individual, has a certain capacity to cope with issues. The preparedness of the society for the issue significantly enhances the ability to overcome the issue with minimum possible harm. This article considers psychological consequences of climate change, the major challenge for society, from the perspective of European security. It proposes an increasement of aggressive behavior and intergroup hostility as a direct and indirect psychological consequence of climate change. In the final section, crisis intervention and de-securitization of climate change debate are considered to serve as mitigating factors for future development.

Keywords: climate change; mental health; direct or indirect psychological consequence; crisis intervention; de-securitization

Received: September 8, 2021; Revised: October 20, 2021; Accepted: October 20, 2021; Prepublished online: November 2, 2021; Published: March 4, 2022  Show citation

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Rydlo, O., & Bostik, V. (2022). MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE FROM EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE. MMSL, 91(1), 44-50. doi: 10.31482/mmsl.2021.037
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