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The impact of climatic factors on negative sentiments: an analysis of human expressions from X platform in Germany

Expressions in social media can provide a rapid insight into people’s reactions to events, such as periods of climatic stress. This study explored the link between climatic stressors and negative sentiment on the X platform in Germany to inform climate-related health policies and interventions. Natu...

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Main Authors: Al-Ahdal, Tareq (Author) , Barman, Sandra (Author) , Dafka, Stella (Author) , Alahmad, Barrak (Author) , Bärnighausen, Till (Author) , Gertz, Michael (Author) , Rocklöv, Joacim (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 21 March 2025
In: iScience
Year: 2025, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-7
ISSN:2589-0042
DOI:10.1016/j.isci.2025.111966
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.111966
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225002263
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Author Notes:Tareq Al-Ahdal, Sandra Barman, Stella Dafka, Barrak Alahmad, Till Bärnighausen, Michael Gertz, and Joacim Rocklöv
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Summary:Expressions in social media can provide a rapid insight into people’s reactions to events, such as periods of climatic stress. This study explored the link between climatic stressors and negative sentiment on the X platform in Germany to inform climate-related health policies and interventions. Natural language processing was used to standardize the text, and a comprehensive approach for sentiment analysis was utilized. We then conducted spatiotemporal modeling fitted using integrated nested laplace approximation (INLA). Our findings indicate that higher and lower level of temperature and precipitation is correlated with an increase and decrease in the relative risk of negative sentiments, respectively. The findings of this study illustrate that human sentiment of distress in social media varies with space and time about exposure to climate stressors. This emotional indicator of human exposure and responses to climate stress indicates potential physical and mental health impacts among the affected populations.
Item Description:Online verfügbar: 07. Februar 2025, Artikelversion: 03. März 2025
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ISSN:2589-0042
DOI:10.1016/j.isci.2025.111966

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