Studies consistently show the majority of Australians

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the future-work section and stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2022 and 2026, spanning 7 journals. Those papers have been cited 86 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Reflections on the effects of climate change on cities and territories (2026) · TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment · doi

  Future research should focus on addressing the awareness gap about climate change. Studies should investigate the effects of climate change on specific regions and communities. Research should explore the role of governments and international organizations in addressing climate change.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: future research focus addressing awareness gap about climate
• Climate change and the collective: understanding climate change through the lens of collective trauma and ecological systems theory (2026) · Frontiers in Conservation Science · doi

  The collective nature of climate change is undertheorized and understudied. There is a lack of understanding of the collective impacts of climate change on mental health and wellbeing. Existing literature predominantly captures individual psychopathological impacts, with limited understanding of the collective nature of climate change.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: collective nature climate change undertheorized understudied there lack
• Political stability and the health effects of climate change in MENA countries (2026) · Discover Public Health · doi

  The study identifies a gap in the existing literature on the relationships between climate change, governance, and health outcomes. The analysis aims to fill this gap by examining the joint role of governance and environmental factors in shaping health outcomes.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies gap existing literature relationships between climate
• Understanding How Race, Partisanship, and Gender Affect Attitudes on the Environment and Climate Change in the U.S. (2026) · The Journal of Race Ethnicity and Politics · doi

  The existing literature has not fully explored how intersectional identities within racial groups by partisanship and gender shape attitudes on the environment. There is a need for more research on the disproportionate impact of climate change on communities of color in the U.S.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: existing literature has fully explored intersectional identities within
• Prevalence and determinants of mental health related to climate change in Australia (2022) · Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry · cited 86× · doi

  While studies consistently show the majority of Australians are very concerned about the impacts of climate change, there is limited evidence from nation-wide research linking climate change with mental health burden in sub-populations.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: climate change consistently show majority australians concerned impacts there limited evidence nation wide linking mental
• Integrating mental health aspects into disaster and climate risk management strategies: policy lessons from cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe (2026) · Frontiers in Human Dynamics · doi

  Introduction Climate-related disasters increasingly threaten mental well-being, yet mental health remains insufficiently integrated into disaster risk reduction and climate change response strategies in many low- and middle-income countries, including Zimbabwe.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: climate mental introduction related disasters increasingly threaten well health remains insufficiently integrated disaster risk reduction
• Climate change and the collective: understanding climate change through the lens of collective trauma and ecological systems theory (2026) · Frontiers in Conservation Science · doi

  Further research is needed to understand the collective impacts of climate change on mental health and wellbeing. Studies should examine the effectiveness of interventions at multiple levels (individual, family, community, society) in addressing the collective impacts of climate change. Research should investigate the role of intersectionality in understanding the collective impacts of climate change.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
  Keywords: further research needed understand collective impacts climate change
• The Psychoecological Dimensions of Intergroup Conflict in the African Context (2026) · Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies · doi

  Future studies should operationalize constructs such as eco-anxiety, collective trauma, and group-based control in relation to climate stressors and intergroup outcomes. Research should employ both qualitative and quantitative designs across African contexts.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 3/5
  Keywords: future studies operationalize constructs eco-anxiety collective trauma group-based

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