People derive less solace from environments that become degraded or destroyed, which is an experience called solastalgia. In the wake of Australia's 2019–2020 bushfires, many Australians faced a markedly different natural environment: one, for example, charred by fire and void of the animals that once lived there. We examined experiences of solastalgia through individual, semi-structured interviews ( = 22) and a quantitative survey ( = 592) with members of bushfire-affected communities in Australia. In interviews, bushfire survivors described using environmental cues to understand and prepare for fire risk, and how environmental change led to emotions of sadness and frustration as well as personal and environmental regrowth and resilience. We also identified temporal aspects of solastalgia, including an anticipatory form distinguished by fears about future fires and environmental loss. Survey data showed that participants experiencing greater solastalgia reported higher symptoms of post-traumatic stress and anxiety, and feeling more anger and loss of control. Arid areas around the globe will be affected by bushfires of increasing intensity and frequency as the climate changes. Our findings provide timely insights into the likely psychological effects of such environmental change.

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澳大利亚夏季丛林大火后的Solastalgia：关于环境灾难和恢复的定性和定量见解

人们从退化或破坏的环境中获得的安慰越来越少，这种体验称为“孤独痛”。澳大利亚 2019 年至 2020 年丛林大火之后，许多澳大利亚人面临着明显不同的自然环境：例如，被大火烧焦，曾经生活在那里的动物消失了。我们通过对澳大利亚受丛林大火影响的社区成员进行个人半结构化访谈 (= 22) 和定量调查 (= 592) 来研究乡痛的经历。在采访中，丛林大火幸存者描述了利用环境线索来了解火灾风险并做好准备，以及环境变化如何导致悲伤和沮丧的情绪以及个人和环境的再生和恢复力。我们还确定了疼痛的时间方面，包括一种以对未来火灾和环境损失的恐惧为特征的预期形式。调查数据显示，经历更严重疼痛的参与者报告了更高的创伤后压力和焦虑症状，并感到更多的愤怒和失控。随着气候变化，全球干旱地区将受到森林大火的影响，森林大火的强度和频率将不断增加。我们的研究结果及时洞察了这种环境变化可能产生的心理影响。