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30 APRIL 2025, WEDNESDAY
10.30-11.45 ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION - 12

An Examination of Climate Change Anxiety and Its Variables in Patients Diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder

Gamze Güleryüz Yeşilkaya1, Aylin Ertekin Yazıcı2

1. Hitit Üniversitesi Çorum Erol Olçok Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi
2. Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi

DOI: 10.5080/kes27.abs25 Page 46

BACKGROUND AND AIM:Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent psychiatric disorder and accompanying mental complaints are known to influence the prognosis and treatment approach of MDD. Climate change anxiety (CCA) encompasses the negative emotions arising from climate change, warranting detailed examination both within the holistic evaluation of depressive patients and as a distinct mental health concern. This study aims to assess the level of CCA in patients with MDD, examine how demographic variables, tolerance to uncertainty, and coping attitudes relate to CCA, and contribute to the literature on this emerging topic.
METHODS:The study included 82 patients diagnosed with MDD and 80 healthy controls. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, and the research was conducted with the approval of the local ethics committee with the number of 2022/465. Data were collected using the Sociodemographic and Clinical Data Form, Beck Depression Scale, Climate Change Worry Scale, Climate Change Hope Scale, Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, and Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Scale. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software version 22.0.
RESULTS:The study found that CCA increased with higher levels of education, and age and intolerance of uncertainty were positively correlated to CCA (p<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in CCA levels between patients with MDD and the control group (p>0.05). It was observed that individuals with greater concern about climate change also had more hope that this phenomenon could be mitigated (p<0.05). Additionally, CCA was not related to gender(p>0.05); however, variations in anxiety levels were associated with different preferred coping attitudes (p<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS:To our knowledge, this is the first study to define CCA by comparing it with a patient group and healthy controls. Our findings suggest that demographic factors and intolerance of uncertainty play a role in CCA, but the presence of MDD does not significantly alter CCA levels.