From “powerless and alone” to finding “all the great people who care”: a co-operative inquiry with young people exploring eco-anxiety and constructive ways of coping

Togneri, Hannah 2022. From “powerless and alone” to finding “all the great people who care”: a co-operative inquiry with young people exploring eco-anxiety and constructive ways of coping. DEdPsy Thesis, Cardiff University. Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

This thesis is separated into three sections. Part 1: This consists of a narrative literature review. It starts with a visual overview of key events, policies and climate research and then explores current understanding of eco-anxiety and how this may be experienced and felt by children and young people (CYP). Strategies for coping from the wider literature are then examined. This is followed by an exploration of the school microsystem and the implications for eco-anxiety. Next, these areas are drawn together in a closer look at research relating to managing eco-anxiety in education-settings. It ends with the rationale for the current study and the research questions. Part 2: This is the empirical paper. It explores practical research into eco-anxiety and how to constructively manage it with young people (YP) and their supportive adults (SAs) through co-operative inquiry (CI) in a high school in Wales. It begins with a summary of the literature, followed by an account of the researcher’s ontological and epistemological position. The methodology and procedure followed for the CI is then described. Two separate, but linked inquiries were used: the first with five YP (13-14 year olds), the second with four SAs (teachers from their school). The data was analysed using reflexive thematic analysis, and the themes developed from this are presented in the results section. This is followed by a discussion, linking the findings to theory and the literature. Implications, limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed. Part 3: This final section is the critical appraisal. This critically reflects on the researcher’s experience of conducting the study and the decisions made throughout the process. It offers reflections on ontology and epistemology, the CI approach, ethics, building the inquiry groups, data analysis, and writing about co-researchers. It also reflects on the contribution to knowledge, practice and the dissemination of findings.

Item Type:	Thesis (DEdPsy)
Date Type:	Completion
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 August 2022
Last Modified:	05 Jan 2024 07:29
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/152217

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