Adapt conservation biology teaching to address eco-anxiety in students.

The fear of environmental doom (eco-anxiety) is a new and growing source of mental distress that could particularly affect the next generation of conservation biologists. With care and empathy, educators can help to prevent worsening the mental health of students.

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Main Authors: Vinícius de Avelar São Pedro, Larissa Trierveiler-Pereira, Juliano Marcon Baltazar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-09-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001774
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description The fear of environmental doom (eco-anxiety) is a new and growing source of mental distress that could particularly affect the next generation of conservation biologists. With care and empathy, educators can help to prevent worsening the mental health of students.
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title Adapt conservation biology teaching to address eco-anxiety in students.
title_full Adapt conservation biology teaching to address eco-anxiety in students.
title_fullStr Adapt conservation biology teaching to address eco-anxiety in students.
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title_short Adapt conservation biology teaching to address eco-anxiety in students.
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