Is Mindfulness a Double-Edged Sword? Associations With Climate Anxiety and Pro-Environmental Behavior
Johannes A. Karl & Samantha K. Stanley
Mindfulness
School of Psychology
Abstract

At a time of growing global concern about climate change, mindfulness has been put forward as a potential tool to alleviate climate anxiety and engage people with environmental issues. However, climate anxiety is not a pathology to treat. Instead, climate anxiety is increasingly understood as reflecting a deep engagement with environmental concerns that motivates pro-environmental action. We question whether some aspects of mindfulness may be related to lower climate anxiety that flows into lower pro-environmental behavior.