Protective factors for mental health and well-being in a changing climate: Perspectives from Inuit youth in Nunatsiavut, Labrador
The Canadian Arctic is experiencing rapid changes in climatic conditions, with implications for Inuit communities widely documented. Youth have been identified as an at-risk population, with likely impacts on mental health and well-being. This study identifies and characterizes youth-specific protec...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:eee:socmed:v:141:y:2015:i:c:p:133-141 2024-04-14T08:08:06+00:00 Protective factors for mental health and well-being in a changing climate: Perspectives from Inuit youth in Nunatsiavut, Labrador Petrasek MacDonald, Joanna Cunsolo Willox, Ashlee Ford, James D. Shiwak, Inez Wood, Michele http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953615300332 unknown http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953615300332 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:30:45Z The Canadian Arctic is experiencing rapid changes in climatic conditions, with implications for Inuit communities widely documented. Youth have been identified as an at-risk population, with likely impacts on mental health and well-being. This study identifies and characterizes youth-specific protective factors that enhance well-being in light of a rapidly changing climate, and examines how climatic and environmental change challenges these. In-depth conversational interviews were conducted with youth aged 15–25 from the five communities of the Nunatsiavut region of Labrador, Canada: Nain, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik, and Rigolet. Five key protective factors were identified as enhancing their mental health and well-being: being on the land; connecting to Inuit culture; strong communities; relationships with family and friends; and staying busy. Changing sea ice and weather conditions were widely reported to be compromising these protective factors by reducing access to the land, and increasing the danger of land-based activities. This study contributes to existing work on Northern climate change adaptation by identifying factors that enhance youth resilience and, if incorporated into adaptation strategies, may contribute to creating successful and effective adaptation responses. Nunatsiavut; Adaptation; Climate change; Inuit; Mental health and wellbeing; Protective factors; Resilience; Youth; Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Hopedale inuit Makkovik Nain Postville Rigolet Sea ice RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Arctic Canada Makkovik ENVELOPE(-59.178,-59.178,55.087,55.087) Nain ENVELOPE(-61.695,-61.695,56.542,56.542) Postville ENVELOPE(-59.773,-59.773,54.908,54.908) Rigolet ENVELOPE(-58.430,-58.430,54.180,54.180) |
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The Canadian Arctic is experiencing rapid changes in climatic conditions, with implications for Inuit communities widely documented. Youth have been identified as an at-risk population, with likely impacts on mental health and well-being. This study identifies and characterizes youth-specific protective factors that enhance well-being in light of a rapidly changing climate, and examines how climatic and environmental change challenges these. In-depth conversational interviews were conducted with youth aged 15–25 from the five communities of the Nunatsiavut region of Labrador, Canada: Nain, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik, and Rigolet. Five key protective factors were identified as enhancing their mental health and well-being: being on the land; connecting to Inuit culture; strong communities; relationships with family and friends; and staying busy. Changing sea ice and weather conditions were widely reported to be compromising these protective factors by reducing access to the land, and increasing the danger of land-based activities. This study contributes to existing work on Northern climate change adaptation by identifying factors that enhance youth resilience and, if incorporated into adaptation strategies, may contribute to creating successful and effective adaptation responses. Nunatsiavut; Adaptation; Climate change; Inuit; Mental health and wellbeing; Protective factors; Resilience; Youth; |
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Petrasek MacDonald, Joanna Cunsolo Willox, Ashlee Ford, James D. Shiwak, Inez Wood, Michele |
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Petrasek MacDonald, Joanna Cunsolo Willox, Ashlee Ford, James D. Shiwak, Inez Wood, Michele Protective factors for mental health and well-being in a changing climate: Perspectives from Inuit youth in Nunatsiavut, Labrador |
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Petrasek MacDonald, Joanna Cunsolo Willox, Ashlee Ford, James D. Shiwak, Inez Wood, Michele |
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Petrasek MacDonald, Joanna |
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Protective factors for mental health and well-being in a changing climate: Perspectives from Inuit youth in Nunatsiavut, Labrador |
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Protective factors for mental health and well-being in a changing climate: Perspectives from Inuit youth in Nunatsiavut, Labrador |
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Protective factors for mental health and well-being in a changing climate: Perspectives from Inuit youth in Nunatsiavut, Labrador |
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Protective factors for mental health and well-being in a changing climate: Perspectives from Inuit youth in Nunatsiavut, Labrador |
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Protective factors for mental health and well-being in a changing climate: Perspectives from Inuit youth in Nunatsiavut, Labrador |
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protective factors for mental health and well-being in a changing climate: perspectives from inuit youth in nunatsiavut, labrador |
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