C13 : Under Pressure: How Climate Crisis Exposure Impairs Teen Cognition


Students Isla Maciver
Karly Anglehart
School HDSB - Elsie Macgill Secondary School - Milton
Level Senior 11/12 - Grade 11
Group Group 16 - Health Sciences III
Abstract The purpose of this project is to determine whether exposure to climate crisis media increases stress and decreases working memory performance in teenagers, highlighting the connection between sustainability and adolescent mental health.