Frontiers in Psychology · 1 author, 1 centre
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This qualitative study explored the psychosocial experiences of 54 smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe facing climate change. The central finding is that these farmers experienced significant emotional distress, humiliation, and social strain, which the author argues threatens the achievement of sustainable development goals.
The study used an exploratory descriptive qualitative design with purposive sampling of 54 smallholder farmers in Chirumanzu District, Zimbabwe. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and analyzed using a grounded theory approach. The research identified forty psychosocial impacts, such as humiliation, embarrassment, negative emotions, loss of place attachment, and weakened social cohesion. These impacts were described as qualitative, intangible, and indirect. The author argues that overlooking these psychosocial dimensions leaves a gap in understanding total climate change impacts and poses threats to achieving Sustainable Development Goals related to hunger, poverty, and climate action.
