Sense of Agency, Affectivity and Social-Ecological Degradation: An Enactive and Phenomenological Approach.
Front Psychol July 7, 2022 Jesús M. Siqueiros-García, David Manuel-Navarrete, Hallie Eakin et al. 7 citations
Environmental degradation in the Xochimilco urban wetland near Mexico City is causing farmers to experience despair, helplessness, frustration, anxiety, and stress. Drawing on phenomenology, enactivism, and ecological psychology, the authors argue that the loss of traditional farming-based ways of life limits meaningful interaction with others and the environment, reducing farmers' sense of agency. This negative interplay between ecological decline, affective states, and diminished agency can create a downward spiral of vulnerability, including political vulnerability.