How digital dependence relates to collective actions for climate adaptation among adolescents who have grown up online
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The gap
Little is known about how digital dependence relates to collective actions for climate adaptation among adolescents who have grown up online. The study aims to address this gap by examining the relationship between digital dependence and climate donations among adolescents.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the stated research gap and stated challenges and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2022 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 9 times in total.
Research trend
Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Disconnecting from the Earth? Digital Dependence and the Social Foundations of Youth Climate Action (2026) · Human Ecology · doi
Little is known about how digital dependence relates to collective actions for climate adaptation among adolescents who have grown up online. The study aims to address this gap by examining the relationship between digital dependence and climate donations among adolescents.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: little known about digital dependence relates collective actions - What's in It for Them? A Developmental Science Perspective on Adolescent Climate Activism (2026) · Journal of Adolescence · doi
The paper identifies the challenge of understanding the complex and multifaceted nature of adolescents' climate activism. It also highlights the need to consider the role of social media and digital platforms in facilitating youth activism. The study notes the challenge of promoting and supporting adolescents' engagement in acts of solidarity to contribute to today's societal challenges.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: paper identifies challenge understanding complex multifaceted nature adolescents - Altered spaces: new ways of seeing and envisioning nature with Minecraft (2022) · Visual Studies · cited 9× · doi
However, aside from news media coverage of youth activism and the attendant focus on young people’s hand-drawn protest placards, relatively little is known about young people’s views on the actions needed to respond to the climate crisis or how they imagine environmentally-sustainable futures.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: young people aside news media coverage youth activism attendant focus hand drawn protest placards relatively
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