Marc Williams

<em>British Journal of Health Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library Objectives The United Nations recognize the importance of balancing the needs of people and the planetary systems on which human health relies. This paper investigates the role that climate change h...

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Climate Anxiety in the United Kingdom: Associations with Environmentally Relevant Behavioural Intentions, and the Moderating Role of Efficacy Reports of ‘climate anxiety’ are increasingly emerging across the globe, including in the UK. This study aimed to advance the field by (i) assessing w…

Climate anxiety (CA) isn’t the problem. Powerlessness is.
Two papers. Two key findings:

No link with generalised anxiety or unhealthy behaviours (when CA is measured without including functional impairment)

More climate action - but only when people have self-efficacy.

(Links in next post 👇)

The wound of belonging: how nature connectedness changes who we are (and how we hurt) Some people see the climate crisis as a threat ‘out there.’ But others feel it like a wound in their own body. Why?

I wrote more about this here:
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#NatureConnectedness #EcoAnxiety #ClimatePsychology

Disconnection can blunt the pain. But it also narrows our sense of who we are.
Like a tree unaware its own branch is being cut.
Connection hurts—but it’s also where purpose lives.

It’s associated with greater well-being, meaning, and even joy.
But it also makes us more open to grief.
That’s the quiet cost of belonging.

When we feel part of the natural world, its damage becomes personal.
Psychologists call this nature connectedness—not just liking nature, but feeling yourself as part of it.

Some people experience climate change as a threat ‘out there.’
Others feel it like a wound in their own body.
Why?

Our paper is out! Low self efficacy dampens the positive relationship between climate anxiety and pro-environmental behaviours. This has policy and clinical implications.

New publication! 📢 This study, led by Alice Roberts as part of her DClinPsy, examines the structure of a shortened #CCAS #ClimateAnxiety scale, its link to pro-environmental behaviour and the role of efficacy therein: (1/4) doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
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Really excited to be the new co- editor in chief of Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice with @clinpsy-marc.bsky.social. Looking forward to helping shape the journal over the next few years with Marc!

Climate Distress: Development of a Theoretical and Empirical Framework at Cardiff University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Climate Distress: Development of a Theoretical and Empirical Framework at Cardiff University, listed on FindAPhD.com

Check out this fantastic fully funded #PhD opportunity in the School of Psychology at Cardiff! Explore #ClimateDistress and help develop both theoretical frameworks. Application deadline: March 3. Interested? Contact me or @wouterpoortinga.bsky.social.

#EcoAnxiety

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Climate Distress: Development of a Theoretical and Empirical Framework at Cardiff University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Climate Distress: Development of a Theoretical and Empirical Framework at Cardiff University, listed on FindAPhD.com

Fully funded #PhD opportunity at the School of Psychology, Cardiff on #ClimateDistress. Application deadline 03 March 2025. Interested? Get in touch with @clinpsy-marc.bsky.social or me

#ClimateChange #ClimateAnxiety #EcoAnxiety @cast-centre.bsky.social

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We've recently created a bluesky account for our HCRW-funded study. Please follow to hear about upcoming opportunities and study updates 😊 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Fully funded #PhD opportunity at the School of Psychology, Cardiff on #ClimateDistress. Application deadline 01 March 2024. Interested? Get in touch with Marc Williams, Prof John Fox or me (#ClimateChange #ClimateAnxiety #EcoAnxiety).

More info here 👇👇👇

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DEZ741/p...