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Expressions of emotional discomfort in relation to climate change of Western European university students belonging to the generations Y and Z
Osterkamp, Maren (2023) Expressions of emotional discomfort in relation to climate change of Western European university students belonging to the generations Y and Z.
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| Abstract: | This paper explores Western European university students’ expressions of emotional discomfort in relation to climate change. Research suggests that climate change has been shown to be connected to a variety of emotional responses. Previous research to this topic is predominantly quantitative, highlighting how concepts like climate anxiety are common within the population of mostly Western countries. Therefore, a qualitative study was conducted to gain insight into how students express and make sense of their negative emotional experiences in relation to climate change. To explore expressions of emotional discomfort in young adults, semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed afterwards by the means of thematic analysis. The results illustrate how the participants describe their negative emotional experiences in various and complex ways which can be categorised as emotional discomfort. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/94526 |
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