Eco-anxiety is a growing global concern. While research has sought to understand eco-anxiety and its impact on mental health, there is limited consensus regarding the validity and reliability of eco-anxiety assessment scales. Appropriate scales are needed to enable accurate assessment and effective management of eco-anxiety. The review aims to outline existing eco-anxiety scales across the lifespan, critically evaluate their content, development, psychometric properties, and cross-cultural validity, to identify the most robust scales, and propose recommendations for the future development of eco-anxiety scales.
Sashka K. Samarawickrama, Sally Richmond, Nerelie C. Freeman, Hannah Kirk, Assessing eco-anxiety across the lifespan: A systematic review of current global scales, The Journal of Climate Change and Health, Volume 26, 2025, 100595, ISSN 2667-2782, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2025.100595.