Ecological Grief

Esra SİZERa , Serhat NASIROĞLUb

aDiyarbakır Pediatric Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Diyarbakır, Türkiye
bAntalya Bilim University Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology Antalya, Türkiye

ABSTRACT
Ecological grief refers to emotional and psychological distress resulting from the loss of species and natural resources due to climate and environmental changes.The climate crisis affects all living beings, leading to significant losses.We aimed to evaluate the effect of ecological grief that arises due to the climate crisis on children and adolescents. Although ecological grief has been discussed in the literature, it has been observed that a common language has not been established for this term.The impact of ecological grief on the emotional, physical, and identity development of children and adolescents during their developmental period has not been adequately investigated.However, we know that the world is changing, and the climate crisis is escalating. Therefore, whether losses occur or not we need to take realistic and constructive measures at individual, societal, and administrative levels to enhance the coping skills of the younger generations in facing the challenges they will experience and to leave them a habitable world.
Keywords: Ecological; grief; child; adolescent

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