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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Connectedness With Nearby Nature and Well-Being [PDF]
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2020 Trees are an integral and salient feature of the natural environment with multiple benefits for environmental and human health. Little is understood, however, about how connectedness with trees or other features of nature (e.g., wildlife) are associated ...
Elizabeth K. Nisbet +2 more
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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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Green exercise, nature connectedness, and academic burnout: a psychological study based on Chinese university students [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyPurposeThis study investigated the associations between green exercise, nature connectedness, and academic burnout among university students, with a focus on whether nature connectedness mediates the relationship between green exercise and burnout ...
Tong Liu +4 more
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Impact of Contact With Nature on the Wellbeing and Nature Connectedness Indicators After a Desertic Outdoor Experience on Isla Del Tiburon [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Nature connectedness is determined by the representation individuals have about themselves within nature. This concept is often studied in relation to the direct contact individuals have with natural environment, which according to some studies have ...
Glenda Garza-Terán +4 more
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Effects of immersive virtual nature on nature connectedness: A systematic review protocol [PDF]
Digital Health, 2022 Objective Nature Connectedness, an individual’s cognitive, affective, and behavioral connection with the natural world, has been linked to various health and well-being outcomes.
Elena Brambilla +5 more
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How Does Nature Connectedness Improve Mental Health in College Students? A Study of Chain Mediating Effects [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesHow does nature connectedness influence college students’ mental health? To further understand the dynamics at play, this present study delves into the chain mediating roles of resilience and meaning in life, from the perspective of the natural ...
Chong Ma, Mei Zhao, Yuqing Zhang
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The effect of connectedness to nature on behavioral stages based on the transtheoretical model [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study applied a transtheoretical model to investigate how the degree of connectedness-to-nature influences individuals’ natural behaviors. It presents an innovative theoretical perspective on behavioral change by incorporating environmental factors (
Xingdie Zheng, Hirofumi Ueda
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Connectedness and well‐being in simulated nature [PDF]
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 2021 Abstract People relate to nature physically, cognitively and emotionally, and this relationship fosters their well‐being. There are several types of environments that vary according to their degree of naturalness, raising the question of whether they each exert different effects on people, connectedness and well‐being.
Pasca, Laura +6 more
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Level of attention mediates the association between connectedness to nature and aesthetic evaluations of photographs of nature [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Aesthetic experiences of nature are associated with beneficial psychological and behavioural outcomes. We investigated in a laboratory study whether an individual’s level of connectedness to nature is associated with their aesthetic sensitivity to images
Neil Harrison
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