Voices from the North: Exploring Sámi People’s Perspectives on Environmental Change and Mental Well-Being: A Systematic Literature Review †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Research Objectives
- To explore Circumpolar Indigenous People’s perspectives, as described in published peer-reviewed scientific literature, on the interconnection between environmental change and mental well-being, with a special focus on their perspectives on protective factors and factors promoting resilience.
- To explore Sámi People’s perspectives, as described in published peer-reviewed scientific literature, on the interconnection between environmental change and mental well-being, with a special focus on their perspectives on protective factors and factors promoting resilience.
- To compare the findings of the first and second objectives.
2. Materials and Methods
- What are Circumpolar Indigenous People’s perspectives on the interconnection between environmental change and mental well-being, as described in published peer-reviewed scientific literature?
- What are Sámi People’s perspectives on the interconnection between environmental change and mental well-being, as described in the published peer-reviewed scientific literature?
2.1. Study Population: The Sámi
2.2. Search Strategy
2.3. Eligibility Criteria
2.4. Databases
2.5. Search Concepts
2.6. Study Selection
2.7. Quality Assessment
2.8. Data Analysis
2.9. Ethical Considerations
3. Results
3.1. Summary of Results
3.2. Study Characteristics
3.3. Quality Assessment
3.4. Thematic Analysis
3.4.1. Encounters with Environmental Changes
3.4.2. Interrelation between Environmental Change and Mental Well-Being
Layered Burden on Mental Well-Being
Worries and Mental Stress
Feeling Ignored and Threatened
Community Norms and the Impact on Identity
3.4.3. Protective Factors
Strong Family Ties and Community Participation
Language
Interconnection with the Environment and Traditional Knowledge
Traditional Practices and Cultural Identity
Involvement in Reindeer Herding and Physical Activity
3.4.4. Factors Promoting Resilience
Adaptation Strategies and Active Engagement
3.5. Summary of Findings
4. Discussion
4.1. Limitations
4.2. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Concepts | Sámi People | Perspectives | Environmental Change | Mental Health |
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Concepts with synonyms | sami OR samen OR sapmi OR sameednam OR saepmie OR sabmie saami* OR reindeer herder* OR sabme* OR scandinavian native* | perspective* OR view* OR approach OR approaches OR experience* OR belief* OR theory OR theories OR perception* OR attitude* OR idea OR ideas OR ((traditional OR ecological OR indigenous) ADJ3 (knowledge OR concept* OR framework* OR opinion* OR interpretation*)) | ((land OR soil OR environment* OR habitat OR ecosystem OR climat* OR ecological) ADJ3 (degradation OR collaps* OR change* OR shift*)) OR global warming OR greenhouse effect | (mental OR psychological OR emotional) ADJ3 (well?being OR wellness OR health) |
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Venhof, V.S.M.; Stephens, C.; Martens, P. Voices from the North: Exploring Sámi People’s Perspectives on Environmental Change and Mental Well-Being: A Systematic Literature Review. Challenges 2024, 15, 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/challe15020030
Venhof VSM, Stephens C, Martens P. Voices from the North: Exploring Sámi People’s Perspectives on Environmental Change and Mental Well-Being: A Systematic Literature Review. Challenges. 2024; 15(2):30. https://doi.org/10.3390/challe15020030
Chicago/Turabian StyleVenhof, Valesca S. M., Carolyn Stephens, and Pim Martens. 2024. "Voices from the North: Exploring Sámi People’s Perspectives on Environmental Change and Mental Well-Being: A Systematic Literature Review" Challenges 15, no. 2: 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/challe15020030