Why Is Nature Beneficial?The Role of Connectedness to Nature

Resource Type (Category, Subcategory): Research, Study

Excerpt:

Three studies examine the effects of exposure to nature on positive affect and ability to reflect on a life problem. … In all three studies, exposure to nature increased connectedness to nature, attentional capacity, positive emotions, and ability to reflect on a life problem … analyses indicate that the positive effects of exposure to nature are partially mediated by increases in connectedness to nature and are not mediated by increases in attentional capacity.

Why Is Nature Beneficial?The Role of Connectedness to Nature

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Author(s):

F. Stephan Mayer, Cynthia M Frantz, Emma Bruehlman-Senecal, Kyffin Dolliver

Source:

Environment and Behaviour

Date of Publication:

September 1, 2009
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