[HTML][HTML] Improving nature connectedness in adults: A meta-analysis, review and agenda

D Sheffield, CW Butler, M Richardson - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
With clear links between an individual's sense of nature connectedness, their psychological
wellbeing, and engagement in nature-friendly behaviours, efforts to improve people's …

Positive psychology: Looking back and looking forward

CD Ryff - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Envisioning the future of positive psychology (PP) requires looking at its past. To that end, I
first review prior critiques of PP to underscore that certain early problems have persisted …

Nature connection, pro-environmental behaviours and wellbeing: Understanding the mediating role of nature contact

Y Liu, A Cleary, KS Fielding, Z Murray… - Landscape and Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nature connection is positively associated with wellbeing and pro-environmental
behaviours. However, the mediators of these relationships remain under-explored. This …

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

MJO Pocock, I Hamlin, J Christelow… - People and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Towards a unified understanding of human–nature interactions

M Soga, KJ Gaston - Nature Sustainability, 2022 - nature.com
Interest in the direct interactions between individual people and nature has grown rapidly.
This attention encompasses multiple academic disciplines and practical perspectives. A …

Biodiversity citizen science: Outcomes for the participating citizens

M Peter, T Diekötter, T Höffler, K Kremer - People and Nature, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Citizen science (CS) is regarded as a promising format in environmental and sustainability
education as well as in science education. CS projects often assume that participation in the …

Effect of nature walks on depression and anxiety: a systematic review

Y Kotera, M Lyons, KC Vione, B Norton - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The benefits of nature for our health have been an increasing research focus in recent years.
In the context of a global increase in mental health diagnoses, the potential health benefits …

Country-level factors in a failing relationship with nature: Nature connectedness as a key metric for a sustainable future

M Richardson, I Hamlin, LR Elliott, MP White - Ambio, 2022 - Springer
Climate change and biodiversity loss show that the human–nature relationship is failing.
That relationship can be measured through the construct of nature connectedness which is a …

Applying the pathways to nature connectedness at a societal scale: a leverage points perspective

M Richardson, J Dobson, DJ Abson… - Ecosystems and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The climate emergency and crisis of biodiversity loss show that the human–nature
relationship is failing. This paper introduces the psychological construct of nature …

Eco-anxiety: A cascade of fundamental existential anxieties

HA Passmore, PK Lutz, AJ Howell - Journal of Constructivist …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Eco-anxiety is the experience of persistent feelings of anxiety regarding degradation of our
natural environment. Building upon the work of existential psychologists and our own Eco …