The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness: a meta-analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2014 Research suggests that contact with nature can be beneficial, for example leading to improvements in mood, cognition, and health. A distinct but related idea is the personality construct of subjective nature connectedness, a stable individual difference ...
Colin A. Capaldi +2 more
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Prosociality predicts connectedness with nature and soil [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyProsocial propensity refers to an individual’s general inclination to act for the benefit of others. Notably, psychological research has often defined “others” narrowly, limiting the term to humans. However, some authors argue that the concept of “others”
Alexander Neaman +3 more
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What socio-demographic characteristics of university students in Southern Germany predict their urban nature connectedness? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Promoting mental health addresses a global societal challenge. Nature connectedness, or relatedness to natural systems, is associated with increased well-being and mental health.
Dorothea M. I. Schönbach +5 more
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How Important Is Future Teachers’ “Connectedness to Nature”? Adaptation and Validation of the Connectedness to Nature Scale [PDF]
Education Sciences, 2021 The teacher plays a key role in fostering sustainability and implementing Education for Sustainable Development at school. This paper presents a study aimed at adapting and validating a shorter version of the Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) to ...
Dunja Anđić, Lorena Šuperina
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Parental positive thinking and psychological flexibility in relation to children’s nature connectedness: the mediating role of family functioning [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground To strengthen children’s nature connectedness, this study explored the mechanisms linking parental positive thinking, parental psychological flexibility, and young children’s nature connectedness, with a focus on the mediating role of family ...
Lina Ma +4 more
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The Paths to Connectedness: A Review of the Antecedents of Connectedness to Nature [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Although many philosophers and environmental psychologists agree that progress toward a more ecologically conscious society depends upon individuals developing a sense of connectedness to nature, such agreement is of limited use if we do not understand ...
Michael L. Lengieza, Janet K. Swim
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Effect of Materialism on Pro-environmental Behavior Among Youth in China: The Role of Nature Connectedness [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 We designed three studies to explore the effect of materialistic values on pro-environmental behavior among youth and the mediated role of nature connectedness between materialistic values and pro-environmental behavior.
Jing Wang, Yongquan Huo
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Internet addiction in light of social connectedness and connectedness to nature
European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction The Internet increasingly influences the lives of people in pandemic times. Although there are many positives, there are also risks related to excessive use and addiction. Internet addiction subject has been explored worldwide.
M. Gawrych
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Nature- based interventions. The key role of variables: nature connectedness and social connectedness [PDF]
Eur PsychiatryIntroductionThe nature-based therapeutic perspective includes: green therapy, blue therapy, animal-assisted therapy, and natural landscape therapy. Until now researchers haven’t clearly recognized underlying mechanisms of nature-related mental health well-being.ObjectivesThe study aimed to clarify the relationships between experienced nature ...
Gawrych M, Romaniuk M.
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Reframing nature connectedness as a psychosocial mechanism for youth mental health [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryNature connectedness has emerged as an increasingly important resource for addressing the growing global challenge of youth mental health. Moving beyond exposure-based accounts of greenspace contact, this conceptual analysis reframes nature connectedness
Fuling Liu +8 more
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