Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health: Cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries

Ogunbode, Charles Adedayo; Pallesen, St�le; B�hm, Gisela; Doran, Rouven; Bhullar, Navjot; Aquino, Sibele; Marot, Tiago; Schermer, Julie Aitken; Wlodarczyk, Anna; Lu, Su; Jiang, Feng; Salmela-Aro, Katariina; Hanss, Daniel; Maran, Daniela Acquadro; Ardi, Rahkman; Chegeni, Razieh; Tahir, Hajra; Ghanbarian, Elahe; Park, Joonha; Tsubakita, Takashi; Tan, Chee-Seng; van den Broek, Karlijn L.; Chukwuorji, JohnBosco Chika; Ojewumi, Kehinde; Reyes, Marc Eric S.; Lins, Samuel; Enea, Violeta; Volkodav, Tatiana; Sollar, Tomas; Navarro-Carrillo, Gin�s; Torres-Mar�n, Jorge; Mbungu, Winfred; Onyutha, Charles; Lomas, Michael J.

doi:10.1007/s12144-021-01385-4

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