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The benefits of citizen science and nature‐noticing activities for well‐being, nature connectedness and pro‐nature conservation behaviours

People and Nature, 2023
The current biodiversity crisis, extinction of experience of nature and rising concern about people's well‐being and mental health require us to understand the benefits of activities supporting people's engagement with nature.
Michael J. O. Pocock, Iain Hamlin, Jennifer Christelow, Holli‐Anne Passmore, Miles Richardson   +4 more
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Connections with nature and environmental behaviors. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
The influence of environmental attitudes on environmental behaviors has long been discussed. However, few studies have addressed the foundation of such attitudes. In the present study, we explored primitive belief underlying environmental attitudes, i.e.,
Liuna Geng, Jingke Xu, Lijuan Ye, Wenjun Zhou, Kexin Zhou   +4 more
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Anthropomorphising nature in times of crisis: A serial mediation model from connectedness to nature via anthropomorphism on support for COVID-19 travel restrictions

Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in widespread travel restrictions to reduce the spread of the virus. It is therefore necessary to understand factors that lead to support for these imposed travel restrictions.
Pamela Pensini, Jameson McMullen
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Environmental self-identity partially mediates the effects of exposure and connection to nature on urban children's conservation behaviours

Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 2022
As crises of biodiversity loss and climate change have intensified, so too have efforts to promote human behaviours that ameliorate these global stressors.
Ryan J. Keith, Lisa M. Given, John M. Martin, Dieter F. Hochuli   +3 more
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How Is Connectedness With Nature Linked to Life Satisfaction or Depression Among Chinese People Living in Rural Low-Income Households? A Serial Mediation Model

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
ObjectivesIn this study a serial multiple mediation model is tested to investigate the potential sequentially-mediating effect of affect balance and social cohesion on the association between connectedness to nature and life satisfaction or depression ...
Chunyu Yang, Xiaoyan Chen, Jun Yao, Jing An   +3 more
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How are nature exposures and nature connectedness related to well‐being and environmentalism in the population of England?

People and Nature
The twin crises of mental and planetary health can benefit from understanding how visiting nature and nature connectedness are related to well‐being and environmentalism.
Ian Alcock, David Sheffield, Piran C. L. White, Miles Richardson   +3 more
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Is School Adjustment Related to Environmental Empathy and Connectedness to Nature?

Psychosocial Intervention, 2019
Environmental empathy and connectedness to nature are two main constructs that explain variations in pro-environmental behavior. However, little is known about whether environmental (cognitive and emotional) empathy and connectedness to nature might vary
Daniel Musitu-Ferrer, Macarena Esteban-Ibañez, Celeste León-Moreno, Oscar F. García   +3 more
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ASSIST: Refinement of a Benefits Navigator Intervention Among Low‐Income Pediatric Oncology Families

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Children with cancer living in poverty experience worse survival and quality of life. Interventions connecting low‐income families to benefits (e.g., Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP] improve health outcomes; yet nearly 50% of SNAP‐eligible pediatric oncology families are unenrolled.
Puja J. Umaretiya, Selena Murcia Mendez, Jennifer Kellett, Sarah Wright, Marisel Ponton, Robin T. Higashi, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Ayesha Zia, Joanne Wolfe, Sandi L. Pruitt, Kira Bona   +11 more
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Human–nature connectedness and sustainability across lifetimes: A comparative cross‐sectional study in France and Colombia

People and Nature
To achieve sustainable targets, international panels call for a transformative change in human–nature interactions to foster human well‐being and promote pro‐environmental behaviour.
Gladys Barragan‐Jason, Maxime Cauchoix, Paula A. Diaz‐Valencia, Arielle Syssau‐Vaccarella, Solène Hemet, Camilo Cardozo, Suzanne M. Skevington, Philipp Heeb, Camille Parmesan   +8 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source