Why does nature enhance psychological well-being?A Self-Determination account

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101872

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	Why does nature enhance psychological well-being?A Self-Determination account
	Yang, Ying 1,2; Cai, Huajian 1,2,6; Yang, Ziyan 1,2; Zhao, Xiaochong 3; Li, Mei 4; Han, Rui 4; Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua 5
通讯作者	Cai, Huajian(caihj@psych.ac.cn)
摘要	This research proposes a novel account for the established benefits of nature on psychological well-being from the perspective of Self-Determination Theory. That is, nature enhances psychological well-being by satisfying the basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence and relatedness. Compared with non-nature control settings, two field experiments consistently showed that participants who were exposed to nature scenes manifested higher levels of positive affect, life satisfaction and meaning in life; and satisfaction of the three psychological needs mediated these nature effects. Three laboratory studies replicated these findings by exposing participants to digital nature scenes (vs. non-nature ones) or indoor plants (vs. control setting without indoor plants) or engaging them in nature-related activities (vs. non-nature related ones), with the exception of a non-significant effect of nature on satisfaction of relatedness. Taken together, these studies provided convergent evidence for our proposition, shedding light on the mechanisms underlying the benefits of nature on psychological well-being.
关键词	Nature Well-being Basic psychological needs Self-determination theory
	2022-10-01
语种	英语
DOI	10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101872
发表期刊	JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN	0272-4944
卷号	83 页码:12
收录类别	SCI
资助项目	National Social Science Fund of China[17ZDA324] ; Mental Health Research Centre Seed Fund[P0040456] ; Hong Kong Polytechnic University
出版者	ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
WOS关键词	NATURE CONNECTEDNESS ; NATURE RELATEDNESS ; NATURE EXPERIENCE ; STRESS RECOVERY ; ENVIRONMENTS ; NEEDS ; SATISFACTION ; EXPOSURE ; BENEFITS ; GREEN
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Psychology
WOS类目	Environmental Studies ; Psychology, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:000873981800002
资助机构	National Social Science Fund of China ; Mental Health Research Centre Seed Fund ; Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/43831
通讯作者	Cai, Huajian
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, CAS Key Lab Behav Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Psychol, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Zhejiang Agr Business Coll, Mental Hlth Educ & Counseling Ctr, Shaoxing 321088, Peoples R China 4.Hangzhou Normal Univ, Mental Hlth Educ & Counseling Ctr, Hangzhou 311121, Peoples R China 5.Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Mental Hlth Res Ctr, Dept Appl Social Sci, Hong Kong, Peoples R China 6.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Lincui Rd 16, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yang, Ying,Cai, Huajian,Yang, Ziyan,et al. Why does nature enhance psychological well-being?A Self-Determination account[J]. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY,2022,83:12.
APA	Yang, Ying.,Cai, Huajian.,Yang, Ziyan.,Zhao, Xiaochong.,Li, Mei.,...&Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua.(2022).Why does nature enhance psychological well-being?A Self-Determination account.JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY,83,12.
MLA	Yang, Ying,et al."Why does nature enhance psychological well-being?A Self-Determination account".JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 83(2022):12.