Climate conditions affect the health of adolescents in northern and arctic regions

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the stated research gap and future-work section and stated challenges and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 7 journals. Those papers have been cited 22 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Analiza porównawcza struktur organizacyjnych i postaw członków młodzieżowych strajków klimatycznych (2026) · Optimum Economic Studies · doi

  The study identifies a gap in the literature on the governance structures of youth climate strikes. The research highlights the need for further research on youth engagement and organized youth activism in the context of intergenerational climate goals.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies gap literature governance structures youth climate
• Analiza porównawcza struktur organizacyjnych i postaw członków młodzieżowych strajków klimatycznych (2026) · Optimum Economic Studies · doi

  The study suggests that future research should analyze the governance structures of youth climate strikes in other countries. The research highlights the need for further research on the challenges faced by youth climate strikes, including burnout and lack of public interest.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study suggests future research analyze governance structures youth
• Les ingrédients-clés des interventions pour favoriser l’action climatique chez les personnes adolescentes : croiser les savoirs scientifiques et expérientiels (2026) · Revue de psychoéducation · doi

  There is a need for more research on effective interventions to support adolescents in their climate action. Prior research has highlighted the importance of considering both scientific and experiential knowledge in the development of interventions.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there need research effective interventions support adolescents climate
• Adoption, climate crisis and making kin: Australian young people discuss their reproductive futures (2026) · Feminist Theory · doi

  There is a gap in existing research on the connections between climate crisis and reproduction among young people. The paper identifies a need to critically examine the figures of adoption as an ethical solution to the problem of overpopulation.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there gap existing research connections between climate crisis
• Dynamics and regional features of the categories of fitness for service among the draft-age citizens based on the results of military medical examination within the ministry of the interior of Russia (2026) · Medical Bulletin of the Ministry of Internal Affairs · doi

  Climate conditions affect the health of adolescents in northern and arctic regions. Limited physical activity and access to medical organizations affect adolescent health. Interagency cooperation is necessary to improve adolescent health.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: climate conditions affect health adolescents northern arctic regions
• What's in It for Them? A Developmental Science Perspective on Adolescent Climate Activism (2026) · Journal of Adolescence · doi

  The paper identifies a gap in understanding the motivations and drivers of adolescents' climate activism. There is a need to explore how climate activism may be rooted in adolescents' developing identity and developmentally salient motives.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: paper identifies gap understanding motivations drivers adolescents climate
• Pediatric Resident and Program Director Views on Climate Change and Health Curricula: A Multi-Institution Study (2024) · Academic Medicine · cited 19× · doi

  PURPOSE: The American Academy of Pediatrics emphasized in a 2007 policy statement the importance of educating trainees on the impacts of climate change on children's health, yet few studies have evaluated trainee knowledge and attitudes about climate change-related health effects in children.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: climate change children health purpose american academy pediatrics emphasized policy statement importance educating trainees impacts
• Emotional Needs in the Face of Climate Change and Barriers for Pro-Environmental Behaviour in Dutch Young Adults: A Qualitative Exploration (2026) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · cited 3× · doi

  Climate change can elicit stress, anxiety, powerlessness, and hopelessness among young adults. There are barriers to pro-environmental behaviour that need to be addressed. The study highlights the need for a comprehensive, multi-level public health response.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: climate change elicit stress anxiety powerlessness hopelessness among

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