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Visual exposure benefits of urban green spaces: Overlooking view yields greater attention restoration than close-up view 城市绿地的视觉暴露益处：俯瞰景观比近景景观更能引起人们的注意

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2026-01-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102905

Dexin Meng , Jinquan Zhang , Yasha Wang , Dongfeng Yang

Exposure to nature is known to promote attention restoration, yet high-rise residential environments often limit residents’ opportunities for direct contact with urban green spaces (UGS). Drawing on Attention Restoration Theory (ART), this study compared the restorative effects of close-up view (CV) and overlooking view (OV) of UGS. We collected self-report data (N = 326) using the Perceived Restorativeness Scale and eye-tracking data (N = 100) while participants viewed photographs of eight UGS locations from two heights. The findings indicate that OV more effectively promotes attention restoration than CV and is associated with more attractive spatial organization and greater opportunities for visual exploration. Eye-tracking data further indicate that OV elicits more active visual scanning—reflected in higher numbers of saccades and fixations and longer eye travel distance—alongside shorter average fixation duration and smaller pupil diameter. Across both exposure modes, scenes with a balanced mix of landscape elements and moderate design intensity were most effective in promoting attention restoration. However, correlations between eye-tracking measures and self-report scales were weak, suggesting that physiological visual behaviors may not directly map onto subjective restorative evaluations. Taken together, the findings suggest that ART should be expanded to conceptualize visual exposure as a distinct pathway for restoration, beyond the traditional emphasis on physical exposure. For high-rise residential environments, these results highlight the importance of planning and designing UGS to support restorative visual experiences from elevated vantage points.

众所周知，暴露在大自然中可以促进注意力的恢复，但高层住宅环境往往限制了居民与城市绿地（UGS）直接接触的机会。本研究运用注意恢复理论（ART），比较了UGS的近景（CV）和远景（OV）的恢复效果。我们使用知觉恢复量表和眼动追踪数据（N = 100）收集自我报告数据（N = 326），同时参与者从两个高度观看8个UGS地点的照片。研究结果表明，OV比CV更有效地促进了注意力的恢复，并且具有更有吸引力的空间组织和更多的视觉探索机会。眼动追踪数据进一步表明，OV引发了更积极的视觉扫描——反映在更高的扫视次数和注视次数以及更长的眼睛移动距离上——同时，更短的平均注视时间和更小的瞳孔直径。在两种曝光模式中，景观元素的平衡组合和适度的设计强度最有效地促进了注意力的恢复。然而，眼动追踪测量与自我报告量表之间的相关性较弱，这表明生理视觉行为可能无法直接映射到主观恢复性评估。综上所述，研究结果表明，应扩大ART的概念，将视觉暴露作为一种独特的修复途径，而不是传统上强调的物理暴露。对于高层住宅环境，这些结果强调了规划和设计UGS的重要性，以支持从高处的有利位置恢复视觉体验。

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Information on public opinion has lasting effects on second-order climate beliefs, but minimal and ephemeral effects on first-order beliefs 舆论信息对二阶气候信念具有持久的影响，但对一阶气候信念的影响很小且短暂

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2026-01-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102901

Matthew Barnfield , Paula Szewach , Sabrina Stöckli , Florian Stoeckel , Jack Thompson , Joseph Phillips , Benjamin Lyons , Vittorio Mérola , Jason Reifler

Across western democracies, pro-climate beliefs are widespread. Yet, vocal minorities contest scientific consensus about global warming. Perhaps as a consequence, the extent to which the public accepts global warming and climate action is often underestimated. Correcting this perceptual deficit has been proposed as a promising way to strengthen climate action, since knowledge of broad public consensus could motivate environmentally friendly behaviours, increase support for policy interventions, or shift perceptions of political feasibility. In a preregistered two-wave survey experiment in Germany, we provide a novel test of this strategy in a national context with already high pro-climate support, using real and comprehensive public opinion data. We find that exposure to this information can produce a lasting, significant increase in second-order beliefs (perceptions of public opinion) two weeks after treatment, especially among those who initially underestimated public support. However, the effects on first-order outcomes—policy feasibility perceptions, attitudes, and behavioural intentions—are small, short-lived, and largely non-significant. By demonstrating the boundary conditions of second-order interventions, our study suggests that their promise may be more limited than often assumed. These findings may highlight the potential need for more targeted, repeated, and context-sensitive approaches if second-order information is to meaningfully shift climate beliefs and behaviours.

在西方民主国家，支持气候变化的信念普遍存在。然而，少数直言不讳的人质疑有关全球变暖的科学共识。也许正因为如此，公众对全球变暖和气候行动的接受程度往往被低估了。纠正这种认知缺陷被认为是加强气候行动的一种有希望的方式，因为了解广泛的公众共识可以激励环境友好行为，增加对政策干预的支持，或改变对政治可行性的看法。在德国进行的一项预先登记的两波调查实验中，我们利用真实而全面的民意数据，在支持气候变化的国家背景下，对这一策略进行了新颖的测试。我们发现，接触这些信息可以在治疗两周后产生持久的、显著的二阶信念（对公众舆论的看法）增加，特别是那些最初低估公众支持的人。然而，对一阶结果的影响——政策可行性认知、态度和行为意图——很小、短暂，而且基本上不显著。通过展示二阶干预的边界条件，我们的研究表明，它们的前景可能比通常假设的更有限。如果二阶信息有意地改变气候信念和行为，这些发现可能突出了对更有针对性、重复和上下文敏感的方法的潜在需求。

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Understanding the gateway: Unpacking the mechanisms, boundaries, and outcomes of climate consensus messaging 理解门户：解开气候共识信息传递的机制、边界和结果

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2026-01-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102913

Jan Pascal Göbel , Jürgen Buder , Malik Ogiermann , Matana Burkhardt , Alina Forstner , Helen Fischer , Markus Huff

Communicating the scientific consensus on climate change acts as a gateway to increasing climate beliefs, a process described by the Gateway Belief Model (GBM). Although the effectiveness of this approach is well-documented, critical gaps in the literature persist. Few studies have scrutinized the risks of low-consensus messages and their correctability, the potential for consensus messaging to have an impact beyond self-reported measures, or the cognitive mechanisms driving belief updates. This study addresses these three critical areas in a German sample (N = 941). First, we demonstrate the powerful adverse effect of a low-consensus message on the perceived scientific consensus (PSC) and show that this effect can be corrected through subsequent accurate messaging. Second, we introduce learning as a novel cognitive outcome, finding that high-consensus messaging can act as a gateway to knowledge acquisition. Third, we explore initial confidence as a key psychological moderator, revealing that it influences belief updating under certain conditions.

传播关于气候变化的科学共识是增加气候信念的一个途径，这一过程由门户信念模型（GBM）描述。虽然这种方法的有效性是有据可查的，但在文献中的关键差距仍然存在。很少有研究仔细研究低共识信息的风险及其可纠正性，共识信息对自我报告措施以外的潜在影响，或驱动信念更新的认知机制。本研究在德国样本（N = 941）中解决了这三个关键领域。首先，我们证明了低共识信息对感知的科学共识（PSC）的强大不利影响，并表明这种影响可以通过后续准确的信息传递来纠正。其次，我们将学习作为一种新的认知结果引入，发现高共识信息可以作为知识获取的门户。第三，我们探讨了初始信心作为关键的心理调节因子，揭示了初始信心在一定条件下影响信念更新。

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Bringing friendship home: Home interactions as a predictor of closer interpersonal relationships 把友谊带回家：家里的互动预示着更亲密的人际关系

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2026-01-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102903

Benjamin Meagher

Interactions with friends are, like all social processes, situated within particular physical places that can either constrain or facilitate different types of social behavior. Certain settings may therefore be uniquely beneficial (i.e., relationally restorative), provided they promote self-disclosure, social support, and reciprocal exchange. In this paper, I propose that territories afford such positive interactions. Across a set of three empirical studies, I test whether the frequency of interacting with friends in one's territory is associated with several relevant relationship outcomes: interpersonal closeness, reciprocal knowledge, and trust. A pair of cross-sectional studies among both U.S. adults (Study 1) and undergraduate students (Study 2) find convergent evidence that the frequency of interacting in territories is predictive of greater closeness and knowledge, even when controlling for the frequency of interacting in other places and mediums (e.g., virtually). Furthermore, a longitudinal analysis of undergraduates (Study 3) finds that an increase of interacting in residences during a given week was also associated with higher levels of both closeness and reciprocal knowledge. These studies provide evidence for viewing the home as a potentially valuable social resource for promoting friendship development and maintenance.

与朋友的互动，就像所有的社会过程一样，位于特定的物理场所，可以限制或促进不同类型的社会行为。因此，某些环境可能是唯一有益的（即，关系恢复），只要它们促进自我表露，社会支持和互惠交换。在本文中，我提出领土提供了这种积极的互动。通过三组实证研究，我测试了在一个人的领土上与朋友互动的频率是否与几个相关的关系结果相关：人际亲密度、互惠知识和信任。在美国成年人（研究1）和大学生（研究2）中进行的两项横断面研究发现，即使在控制了在其他地方和媒介（例如，虚拟）的互动频率的情况下，在领土上互动的频率也预示着更大的亲密和知识。此外，一项对大学生的纵向分析（研究3）发现，在给定的一周内，在宿舍里互动的增加也与更高水平的亲密和互惠知识有关。这些研究为将家庭视为促进友谊发展和维持的潜在有价值的社会资源提供了证据。

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Rewards of pro-environmental behaviour?The effect of pro-environmental behaviour today on well-being tomorrow 亲环境行为的回报？今天的环保行为对明天幸福的影响

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2026-01-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102904

Tiantian Guo , Kaixin Zhong , Chengcheng Li, Yifan Liu, Ao Ren, Feng Kong

Existing studies underscore the importance of pro-environmental behaviour to individuals’ well-being. However, the extent to which this anticipated favourable relationship functions at the within-person level remains an area that warrants further exploration. To gain a deeper understanding of how pro-environmental behaviour is related to well-being, the current work applied a daily diary method to examine both the relationships and the underlying mechanisms. A total of 486 emerging adults from China (M_age = 19.29, SD_age = 2.12) participated in the study by completing a daily questionnaire over 14 consecutive days, which yielded 6754 valid diary entries for subsequent analyses. Results from the multilevel lagged analysis demonstrated that pro-environmental behaviour was positively associated with both types of well-being observed the day after. Additionally, the multilevel within-person mediation analysis showed that daily eudaimonic well-being mediated the daily links of pro-environmental behaviour with hedonic well-being. These results align with the positive-activity model and self-determination theory, emphasizing the crucial mediating role of eudaimonic well-being in the within-person link of environmental behaviour with hedonic well-being.

现有的研究强调了亲环境行为对个人福祉的重要性。然而，这种预期的有利关系在个人一级发挥作用的程度仍然是一个值得进一步探索的领域。为了更深入地了解亲环境行为与幸福感的关系，目前的工作采用每日日记的方法来检查两者的关系和潜在机制。共有486名来自中国的新生成人（年龄= 19.29，年龄= 2.12）通过连续14天完成每日问卷调查参与了这项研究，产生了6754篇有效日记，用于后续分析。多层次滞后分析的结果表明，亲环境行为与第二天观察到的两种幸福感呈正相关。此外，多层次的人内中介分析表明，日常的快乐幸福感介导了亲环境行为与快乐幸福感的日常联系。这些结果与积极活动模型和自我决定理论相一致，强调了在环境行为与享乐幸福的人际关系中，快乐幸福的关键中介作用。

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How environmental geometry influences navigation in young and older adults? 环境几何如何影响年轻人和老年人的导航？

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2026-01-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102900

Maayan Merhav , Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman

Wayfinding declines with age, often due to impaired landmark-based navigation. Emerging evidence suggests that older adults compensate navigational declines by relying on environmental geometry. This study examined whether geometrical layout can support navigation in aging under ecologically valid conditions. Using immersive virtual reality, young (n = 78) and older (n = 50) adults navigated two shopping arenas differing in geometrical distinctiveness, by altering their level of symmetry: circular (high symmetry) and elliptical (lower symmetry, with added vertical asymmetry). Results revealed that young adults showed enhanced wayfinding accuracy in the elliptical environment, suggesting that reduced symmetry and increased geometric distinctiveness facilitate navigation. Contrary to expectations, older adults' navigation was unaffected by environmental geometry, potentially reflecting age-related declines in visuospatial processing or associative binding. The findings indicate that while geometric cues can enhance wayfinding in young adults, such benefits may not translate to older populations. These insights advance evidence-based environmental design aimed at supporting wayfinding.

寻路能力随着年龄的增长而下降，通常是由于基于地标的导航能力受损。新出现的证据表明，老年人依靠环境几何来弥补导航能力的下降。本研究探讨几何布局在生态有效条件下是否能支持老化区航行。利用沉浸式虚拟现实技术，78名年轻人和50名老年人通过改变他们的对称程度，在两个几何特征不同的购物场所中穿行：圆形（高度对称）和椭圆形（对称程度较低，增加了垂直不对称）。结果显示，年轻人在椭圆环境下的寻路精度更高，这表明对称性的降低和几何特征的增加有助于导航。与预期相反，老年人的导航不受环境几何的影响，这可能反映了与年龄相关的视觉空间处理或联想绑定的下降。研究结果表明，虽然几何线索可以增强年轻人的寻路能力，但这种好处可能不适用于老年人。这些见解推动了以证据为基础的环境设计，旨在支持寻路。

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Greater perceived fossil fuel reliance predicts lower support for systemic climate policies 对化石燃料的依赖程度越高，对系统性气候政策的支持度就越低

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2025-12-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102898

Christoph Klebl, Jolanda Jetten, Samuel Pearson

Systemic transformation through large-scale policy changes that restructure energy and economic systems is necessary to effectively mitigate climate change. These policies, however, directly challenge existing fossil fuel systems, potentially reducing support among citizens who perceive their economy as dependent on these resources. This study (N = 296), conducted in the United Kingdom, found that individuals who perceived their country as more reliant on fossil fuels were less likely to view systemic change (but not individual behaviour change) as key to addressing climate change and showed lower preference for systemic policies over individual-level policies. These associations remained after controlling for political orientation, household income, or concerns about personal financial consequences of climate policies. These findings reveal that perceived fossil fuel reliance is linked to support for systemic climate action, and point to the importance of climate communication that directly addresses public anxieties about moving away from fossil-based energy systems.

要有效减缓气候变化，必须通过大规模的政策变革进行系统性转型，重构能源和经济体系。然而，这些政策直接挑战了现有的化石燃料系统，可能会减少那些认为自己的经济依赖于这些资源的公民的支持。这项在英国进行的研究（N = 296）发现，认为自己的国家更依赖化石燃料的个人不太可能将系统性变化（但不是个人行为改变）视为应对气候变化的关键，并且对系统性政策的偏好低于个人层面的政策。在控制了政治倾向、家庭收入或对气候政策的个人财务后果的担忧之后，这些关联仍然存在。这些发现表明，对化石燃料的感知依赖与对系统性气候行动的支持有关，并指出气候沟通的重要性，它直接解决了公众对远离化石能源系统的担忧。

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Eye-tracking research on climate change communication: A systematic review 气候变化传播的眼动追踪研究：系统综述

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2025-12-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102886

Iga Stasiak , Izabela Krejtz , Zofia Julia Maciąg , Biljana Basarin , Miroslav Vujcic , Uglješa Stankov , Krzysztof Krejtz

The present systematic review synthesizes the findings of 31 studies that employ the eye-tracking method to investigate visual attention in the context of climate communication. The review clustered the studies into six thematic categories related to the concepts explored: message types, attentional biases, visualizations, consumer packaging, expert systems, and climate-related art. Although fixation-based metrics are widely used, the field underutilizes advanced gaze analyses and overlooks some methodological details, such as sampling rates and calibration protocol, when presenting the eye-tracking method. Most of the studies focused on Western populations, limiting global applicability. This review highlights the potential of eye tracking to improve climate communication and calls for more diverse and methodologically robust research.

本系统综述综合了31项采用眼动追踪方法调查气候传播背景下视觉注意的研究结果。这篇综述将这些研究分为与所探索的概念相关的六个主题类别：信息类型、注意偏差、可视化、消费者包装、专家系统和与气候相关的艺术。虽然基于注视的指标被广泛使用，但在提出眼动追踪方法时，该领域未充分利用先进的注视分析，并且忽略了一些方法细节，例如采样率和校准协议。大多数研究集中在西方人群，限制了全球适用性。这篇综述强调了眼动追踪在改善气候交流方面的潜力，并呼吁开展更多样化、方法更严谨的研究。

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Testing the BIO-WELL scale in situ: measuring human wellbeing responses to biodiversity within forests 实地测试BIO-WELL量表：测量人类福祉对森林生物多样性的反应

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2025-12-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102897

F. Jones , J.C. Fisher , G.E. Austen , K.N. Irvine , M. Dallimer , L. Croager , M. Nawrath , R.D. Fish , Z.G. Davies

The benefits of nature for human health and wellbeing are well documented. However, nature is not homogenous, and there remains a gap in our understanding of the role biodiversity (the diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems) plays specifically. BIO-WELL, a psychometric scale, asks people to consider themselves in a forest (ex situ), measuring human wellbeing across five domains for 17 biodiversity metric and attribute stem questions. Here, we adapt and validate BIO-WELL for use in situ with 510 participants in British forests during spring and summer. We found good internal consistency, and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses reaffirmed 1-factor structures for most stem questions (construct validity); variability in model fit statistics for some of the biodiversity stem questions indicates uncertainty in how they were conceived by participants. We found strong concurrent validity, meaning the scale is suitable and reliable for use in situ. Perceived variety of sounds, smells, and colours were positively associated with BIO-WELL scores. People who felt visiting the outdoors was an important of their life also scored higher. Participants reported higher BIO-WELL scores in relation to the diversity of, and interactions between, species in spring compared to summer, which is perhaps attributable to seasonal differences in ecological processes. There was no difference in BIO-WELL scores between people who reported sensory impairments. The scale can be deployed to generate empirical evidence to support policy and practice decision-making for planning and managing natural environments for both biodiversity conservation and human wellbeing.

自然对人类健康和福祉的好处有据可查。然而，自然界不是同质的，我们对生物多样性（物种内部、物种之间和生态系统的多样性）的具体作用的理解仍然存在差距。BIO-WELL是一种心理测量量表，要求人们考虑自己在森林中（非原位），通过17个生物多样性度量和属性系统问题来衡量五个领域的人类福祉。在这里，我们调整并验证了BIO-WELL在春季和夏季在英国森林中的510名参与者的原位使用。我们发现了良好的内部一致性，探索性和验证性因素分析重申了大多数stem问题的1因素结构（结构效度）；一些生物多样性问题的模型拟合统计数据的可变性表明参与者如何构思这些问题的不确定性。我们发现了较强的并发效度，这意味着该量表适合和可靠地在现场使用。感知到的声音、气味和颜色的多样性与BIO-WELL得分呈正相关。那些认为户外活动对他们生活很重要的人得分也更高。参与者报告说，与夏季相比，春季物种多样性和物种间相互作用的BIO-WELL得分更高，这可能是由于生态过程的季节差异。在报告感觉障碍的人群中，BIO-WELL评分没有差异。该尺度可用于产生经验证据，以支持规划和管理自然环境的政策和实践决策，以促进生物多样性保护和人类福祉。

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The role of information source in climate beliefs, behavioral commitments, and policy preferences 信息源在气候信念、行为承诺和政策偏好中的作用

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2025-12-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102896

Danielle Goldwert , Madalina Vlasceanu

Source attribution can play a critical role in the credibility, acceptance, and incorporation of information, especially in polarized contexts. Here, we experimentally test how 12 different information sources impact the credibility of climate change information, and result in the incorporation of climate information into the beliefs, behavioral commitments, and policy preferences of people varying along political ideologies. In a sample of 9076 U.S. residents recruited on Prolific, we found that source credibility strongly influences climate beliefs, behavioral commitments, and policy preferences. We also found that scientists and grassroots community advocates are rated as the most credible sources of climate information, and fossil fuel companies or Republican political leaders as the least credible. However, despite differences in source credibility, information provided by different sources was not differentially incorporated into participants’ belief systems, nor did it differentially influence their behavioral commitments or policy preferences. We discuss these findings in the context of climate communication efforts.

来源归因在信息的可信度、接受度和整合方面起着至关重要的作用，尤其是在两极分化的语境中。在这里，我们通过实验测试了12种不同的信息来源如何影响气候变化信息的可信度，以及气候信息如何被纳入人们的信仰、行为承诺和政策偏好中，这些信息随着政治意识形态的变化而变化。在多产网站上招募的9076名美国居民的样本中，我们发现来源可信度强烈影响气候信念、行为承诺和政策偏好。我们还发现，科学家和基层社区倡导者被评为最可信的气候信息来源，而化石燃料公司或共和党政治领袖被评为最不可信的。然而，尽管来源可信度存在差异，但不同来源提供的信息并没有被不同地纳入参与者的信念体系，也没有不同地影响他们的行为承诺或政策偏好。我们在气候传播工作的背景下讨论这些发现。

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