| Summary: | ABSTRACT: The impacts of environmental-climate crisis on mental health have been investigated in the literature, and eco-anxiety is defined as a response to environmental-climate crisis involving negative feelings. Researchers identified disadvantaged groups in terms of experiencing negative effects of the crisis. Younger age groups and women are stated to be more vulnerable to experiencing eco-anxiety. Eco-anxiety and psychological effects of the crisis have been studied mostly with quantitave methods or with certain populations such as Western, Inuit or Sami communities. The present study aimed to explore young adults’ experiences of eco-anxiety in the context of Turkey while adopting a gendered perspective. This study aimed to analyze how eco-anxiety develops and how participants cope with it. Eleven participants aged between 21-30 were interviewed. Thematic analysis method was used to analyze the data. The main themes were a) meanings of nature, b) becoming aware of environmental issues, c) experiencing negative outcomes, and d) attempts to cope with negative outcomes. The results showed that participants who had a close relationship with nature develop ecoanxiety through witnessing environmental degradation and getting informed about environmental-climate crisis. This process of becoming aware led the young adults to develop critical lens over the crisis and to experience negative feelings. Participants indicated attempts to cope with eco-anxiety, as well. The results showed differences in the attitudes of young women and men. The findings are discussed in the light of the literature. Clinical implications, strengths and limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are presented. ÖZET: Çevre ve iklim krizinin fiziksel ve ruhsal sağlık üzerindeki etkileri son zamanlarda araştırılan bir konu olmuştur ve eko-anksiyete, çevre-iklim krizine karşı çeşitli duyguları içeren bir tepki olarak tanımlanmıştır. Araştırmacılar çevre-iklim krizinin etkilerini deneyimleme konusunda bazı dezavantajlı ...
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