A Snapshot of Australian Adolescents Eco-anxiety and Impairments to Mental Well-Being.

The most commonly reported form of eco-anxiety among adolescents was anxiety that disrupts their work and studies.

• This finding reflects the 'personal impact anxiety' dimension of eco-anxiety
• The sample included more than 10,000 Australian secondary school adolescents
• Four dimensions of eco-anxiety were measured: affective symptoms, rumination, behavioral symptoms, and personal impact anxiety

Female and nonbinary adolescents reported heightened eco-anxiety compared to other groups.

• Sex was examined as a minoritized group characteristic alongside parental education, language spoken at home, and disability status
• The study used administrative data containing students' sex as a demographic variable
• Both female and nonbinary adolescents were identified as reporting elevated eco-anxiety levels

Adolescents whose parents did not have a university degree reported heightened eco-anxiety.

• Parental education was operationalized as whether parents held a university degree or not
• This finding suggests a socioeconomic dimension to eco-anxiety vulnerability among adolescents
• Parental education data was obtained from administrative records

Adolescents with a disability status reported heightened eco-anxiety.

• Disability status was identified from administrative data
• This group was classified as a minoritized group in the study framework
• Disability status was one of four demographic minority characteristics examined

Overall eco-anxiety, and especially the behavioral symptoms dimension, was associated with both greater negative mental well-being and lower positive mental well-being.

• Negative mental well-being measures included loneliness, anxiety symptoms, and depression symptoms
• Positive mental well-being measures included life satisfaction, happiness, positive affect, and resilience
• Behavioral symptoms of eco-anxiety showed the strongest associations with mental well-being outcomes
• The study conceptualized mental well-being as both the absence of positive well-being and the presence of negative well-being

The study examined eco-anxiety prevalence and its relationship to mental well-being in a large sample of over 10,000 Australian secondary school adolescents.

• Participants completed surveys about eco-anxiety and multiple mental well-being indicators
• Administrative data provided demographic variables including sex, language spoken at home, parental education, disability status, and academic year
• Language spoken at home was included as a minoritized group characteristic, though no significant difference was highlighted in the abstract
• The study used a cross-sectional survey design described as 'a snapshot'