Trends in cognitive sciencesHumansAdaptationPsychologicalAnxietyClimate Change
Searching for the Goldilocks zone of climate anxiety.
Alexandre Heeren, Susan Clayton
Published: 202610.1016/j.tics.2025.11.007
Abstract
Climate anxiety has both positive and negative potential. It can spur action or hinder it, while taxing mental health. The key lies in balance: a Goldilocks zone wherein anxiety motivates without overwhelming. Cognitive processes, including threat an…
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