Climate change hopefulness, anxiety, and behavioral intentions among adolescents: randomized controlled trial of a brief “selfie” video intervention
Brief video-based interventions featuring adolescent protagonists showed potential to increase hope and agency regarding climate change. While this single exposure did not directly affect anxiety levels or behavioral intentions, future research should examine whether repeated exposure and different "doses" of such interventions might influence these outcomes. The ubiquity and reach of social media hold promise to scale these inexpensive and specifically tailored interventions.
Authors
- Sarah Ryan Lowe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9544-4234)
- Doron Amsalem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8056-3211)
- Isaiah Thomas
- Laelia Benoit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5973-336X)
- Andrés Martin
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-02-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-025-00872-x
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 37.81
Funders
- Yale University
- Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine
- National Institute of Mental Health