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Place attachment enhances adolescents’ subjective well-being via basic psychological needs satisfaction in the context of peer rejection 在同伴排斥情境下，位置依恋通过基本心理需求的满足提高了青少年的主观幸福感

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102837

Ying Yang , Yuqing Jin, Yuxin Wang, Chenxia Wu

Growing research has examined the association between place attachment and subjective well-being. Nevertheless, this relationship remains insufficiently understood due to methodological limitations and a lack of exploration into the underlying mechanisms. Drawing on the Person-Process-Place framework and Self-Determination Theory, the present research program examined whether place attachment serves a compensatory role when adolescents face typical interpersonal risk (i.e., peer rejection), and enhances subjective well-being by fulfilling basic psychological needs. We conducted three studies with a large sample of Chinese adolescents (total N = 2823). Study 1 preliminarily found a positive correlation between place attachment and subjective well-being using a cross-sectional design. Study 2, employing a three-wave longitudinal design, revealed that basic psychological needs satisfaction mediated this relationship, but only for adolescents who experienced high levels of peer rejection. Study 3 replicated the moderated mediation effect by experimentally manipulating place attachment. The present research is among the first to systematically examine the interaction between place attachment and interpersonal attachment, highlighting that place attachment can buffer against negative outcomes and promote psychological benefits when adolescents face interpersonal risks. These findings also underscored the importance of fostering positive person-place bonds in promoting adolescent psychological development.

越来越多的研究调查了地方依恋和主观幸福感之间的关系。然而，由于方法的限制和缺乏对潜在机制的探索，这种关系仍然没有得到充分的理解。本研究运用人-过程-地点框架和自我决定理论，考察了在青少年面临典型人际风险（同伴排斥）时，地点依恋是否具有补偿作用，并通过满足基本心理需求来增强主观幸福感。我们以中国青少年为大样本进行了三项研究（总N = 2823）。研究1采用横断面设计，初步发现地方依恋与主观幸福感呈正相关。研究2采用三波纵向设计，揭示了基本心理需求满足介导了这种关系，但仅适用于经历高度同伴排斥的青少年。研究3通过实验操纵位置依恋来复制有调节的中介效应。本研究首次系统地考察了地点依恋与人际依恋之间的相互作用，强调了在青少年面临人际风险时，地点依恋可以缓冲负面结果，促进心理利益。这些发现也强调了培养积极的人地关系在促进青少年心理发展中的重要性。

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Climate worry and mental health: the role of pro-environmental behavior and efficacy-based hope as coping strategies 气候担忧与心理健康：亲环境行为和基于效能的希望作为应对策略的作用

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102828

Veera Nieminen , Timo Partonen , Jaana I. Halonen , Katriina Hyvönen , Timo Lanki , Auriba Raza , Marianna Virtanen

We examined how climate worry, societal and individual efficacy-based climate hope (as a meaning-focused coping strategy), and pro-environmental behavior (PEB; as a problem-focused coping strategy) are related to mental health, namely, depressive and anxiety symptoms. We also studied whether efficacy-based climate hope or PEB (as a problem-focused coping strategy) moderate the association between climate worry and mental health problems. Furthermore, we examined whether PEB, when combined with efficacy-based climate hope, served as a protective factor for mental health. We investigated these associations among Finnish adults (N = 5701) from the ten largest cities in Finland. High levels of climate worry were associated with greater likelihood of experiencing more severe depressive (odds ratio (OR) 1.39, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.13–1.69) and anxiety (OR 1.91, 95 % CI 1.52–2.40) symptoms than low levels of climate worry. Low levels of societal efficacy-based hope were associated with greater likelihood of experiencing more severe depressive (OR 1.26, 95 % CI 1.04–1.69) and anxiety (OR 1.26, 95 % CI 1.02–1.58) symptoms than high levels of societal efficacy-based climate hope. Neither efficacy-based climate hope nor PEB moderated the association between climate worry and mental health. However, individual efficacy-based climate hope moderated the association between PEB and both mental health outcomes. Among those who showed more engagement in PEB, lower levels of individual efficacy-based hope were associated with greater odds of experiencing depressive and anxiety symptoms, in comparison to those who showed more PEB and had higher levels of hope. Although climate worry was related to mental health symptoms in our study, we suggest that the focus of psychological adaptation to climate crisis should not be on eliminating worry, but on finding a way to channel it. Based on our findings, it is possible that a coping strategy integrating behavioral engagement with climate hope may support planetary health by mitigating mental health impacts of climate crisis while simultaneously strengthening commitment to climate change mitigation.

我们研究了气候担忧、基于社会和个人效能的气候希望（作为一种以意义为中心的应对策略）和亲环境行为（PEB；作为一种以问题为中心的应对策略）与心理健康（即抑郁和焦虑症状）的关系。我们还研究了基于疗效的气候希望或PEB（作为一种以问题为中心的应对策略）是否调节了气候担忧与心理健康问题之间的关联。此外，我们研究了当PEB与基于疗效的气候希望结合时，是否作为心理健康的保护因素。我们在芬兰10个最大城市的芬兰成年人（N = 5701）中调查了这些关联。与低水平的气候担忧相比，高水平的气候担忧更有可能经历更严重的抑郁（比值比（OR） 1.39, 95%置信区间（CI） 1.13-1.69）和焦虑（OR 1.91, 95% CI 1.52-2.40）症状。低水平的基于社会效能的希望与高水平的基于社会效能的气候希望相比，更有可能经历更严重的抑郁（OR 1.26, 95% CI 1.04-1.69）和焦虑（OR 1.26, 95% CI 1.02-1.58）症状。以疗效为基础的气候希望和PEB都没有调节气候担忧与心理健康之间的关联。然而，以个人效能为基础的气候希望调节了PEB与两种心理健康结果之间的关联。与那些表现出更多的PEB和更高水平的希望的人相比，那些表现出更多的PEB的人，更低水平的基于个人疗效的希望与经历抑郁和焦虑症状的可能性更大相关。虽然气候担忧在我们的研究中与心理健康症状有关，但我们建议，心理适应气候危机的重点不应该放在消除担忧上，而应该放在找到一种渠道上。根据我们的研究结果，将行为参与与气候希望相结合的应对策略可能会通过减轻气候危机对心理健康的影响，同时加强对减缓气候变化的承诺，来支持地球健康。

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Don't get lost in the mall! Characteristics of efficient wayfinding and gaze behavior 别在商场里迷路了！高效寻路和凝视行为的特征

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2025-10-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102831

Christian Vater , Panos Mavros , Jiayan Zhao , Cécile Abati , Christoph Hölscher

Navigation in complex multi-level buildings like shopping malls can be a challenging wayfinding task, especially if the individual is unfamiliar with the building. People need to orient themselves, find reliable landmarks, and develop a mental representation of the environment. For this, different cognitive processes, as well as efficient visual perception, are key. Previous research has found links between visual perception and the quality of mental representation. Research on complex multilevel buildings, however, is missing. To investigate the interaction of visual perception and spatial cognition in such complex buildings, we asked participants (n = 68) to navigate in virtual reality to 10 different shops across four floors of a complex building, revisit 4 of them afterward, and then create a 3D sketchmap of the navigated building. We investigated how the visibility of the goals, being on a wide versus a narrow corridor, would impact wayfinding performance. We measured cognitive load, navigational performance in the search and navigation tasks, and 3D sketchmap quality. We show that wayfinding performance and visual search strategies depend on the type of open spaces in the complex building and that navigation strategies change with increasing spatial knowledge. Our results indicate that there are individual differences in the ability to recognize the visited shops and sketch them in a 3D VR environment. Our results suggest that shops that are visible through large atrium spaces can be found more efficiently when visiting complex buildings for the first time. Once the mental representation of the building has been acquired, navigation performance is even better for shops located on hidden corridors. Our findings highlight the dynamics in creating a mental representation of complex multilevel buildings, how this representation impacts visual search and navigation, and that 3D sketching is a powerful tool for investigating spatial knowledge.

在购物中心等复杂的多层建筑中导航可能是一项具有挑战性的寻路任务，特别是当个人不熟悉该建筑时。人们需要确定自己的方向，找到可靠的地标，并形成对环境的心理表征。为此，不同的认知过程以及有效的视觉感知是关键。先前的研究已经发现了视觉感知和心理表征质量之间的联系。然而，对复杂多层建筑的研究却很少。为了研究这种复杂建筑中视觉感知和空间认知的相互作用，我们要求参与者（n = 68）在虚拟现实中导航到一栋复杂建筑的四层楼中的10个不同的商店，然后重新访问其中的4个，然后创建导航建筑的3D草图。我们调查了目标的可见性，在宽阔和狭窄的走廊上，如何影响寻路性能。我们测量了认知负荷、搜索和导航任务中的导航性能以及3D草图的质量。研究表明，寻路性能和视觉搜索策略取决于复杂建筑中开放空间的类型，导航策略随着空间知识的增加而变化。我们的研究结果表明，在3D VR环境中，识别参观过的商店并描绘它们的能力存在个体差异。我们的研究结果表明，当第一次参观复杂的建筑时，通过大的中庭空间可以更有效地找到商店。一旦获得了建筑物的心理表征，位于隐藏走廊上的商店的导航性能甚至更好。我们的研究结果强调了创建复杂多层建筑的心理表征的动态，这种表征如何影响视觉搜索和导航，以及3D草图是研究空间知识的强大工具。

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Context matters: Optimal green wall geometry for window views vary with sound conditions 环境因素：窗户景观的最佳绿色墙面几何形状随着声音条件的变化而变化

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2025-10-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102834

Wenbo Li, Yang Liu, Yihe Li

In high-density urban environments, residents’ window view experiences significantly impact their psychophysiological states. Green walls on building facades, as a vertical greening strategy, can enhance visual environments, mitigate noise perception, and potentially induce beneficial emotional and physiological responses. However, existing research has largely overlooked the differential effects of green wall shapes. This study uses virtual reality (VR) to examine how green wall shapes affect physiological and psychological responses under different sound conditions. A full-factorial design (4 sound conditions × 4 visual environments) was implemented in a VR experiment. Psychological responses were measured with the PANAS and STAI-6 scales for emotional states and anxiety, while physiological responses were recorded via heart rate variability (HRV) and electroencephalography (EEG). Results show that (1) Across most sound conditions, all green wall shapes significantly improved emotional states, reduced anxiety, and induced relaxation-related psychological and physiological changes, confirming the general psychophysiological benefits of green walls. (2) The regulatory effects of green wall shapes were highly dependent on the sound conditions. Rectangular green walls performed best in the No-Sound (NS) and Traffic-Dominant Sound (TDS) condition, effectively buffering stress and promoting deep relaxation. Square green walls were most effective under Conversation-Dominant Sound (CDS) condition, potentially by reducing cognitive load. Triangular green walls excelled under the monotonous Ventilation- Dominant Sound (VDS) condition, counteracting low arousal states through visual stimulation, but showed limited effects in traffic noise settings. (3) HRV and EEG analyses further elucidated the physiological basis of these differential effects, revealing that distinct combinations of green wall shapes and sound conditions modulated autonomic nervous system balance and specific brain frequency bands, thereby producing varied psychophysiological patterns. This study demonstrates that the psychophysiological benefits of window view green walls are not uniform but rather result from complex interactions between their geometric shapes and the surrounding auditory environment.

在高密度的城市环境中，居民的窗景体验对其心理生理状态有显著影响。建筑立面的绿墙作为一种垂直绿化策略，可以增强视觉环境，减轻噪音感知，并可能引起有益的情绪和生理反应。然而，现有的研究在很大程度上忽略了绿色墙壁形状的不同影响。本研究使用虚拟现实（VR）来研究不同声音条件下绿墙形状对生理和心理反应的影响。虚拟现实实验采用全因子设计（4个声音条件× 4个视觉环境）。心理反应采用PANAS和STAI-6量表测量情绪状态和焦虑，生理反应采用心率变异性（HRV）和脑电图（EEG）记录。结果表明：(1)在大多数声音条件下，所有绿墙形状都显著改善了情绪状态，减少了焦虑，并诱导了与放松相关的心理和生理变化，证实了绿墙的一般心理生理益处。(2)绿墙形状的调节作用高度依赖于声音条件。矩形绿墙在无声（NS）和交通主导声（TDS）条件下表现最好，能有效缓冲压力，促进深度放松。方形绿色墙壁在对话主导声音（CDS）条件下最有效，可能是通过减少认知负荷。三角形绿墙在单调通风-主导声音（VDS）条件下表现出色，通过视觉刺激抵消低唤醒状态，但在交通噪音环境下效果有限。(3) HRV和EEG分析进一步阐明了这些差异效应的生理基础，揭示了绿壁形状和声音条件的不同组合调节了自主神经系统的平衡和特定的脑频段，从而产生了不同的心理生理模式。本研究表明，窗景绿墙的心理生理效益不是均匀的，而是其几何形状与周围听觉环境之间复杂相互作用的结果。

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Perceptions of complexity in sustainability: Scale construction and validation 可持续性复杂性的认知：规模构建与验证

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2025-10-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102812

Saara H. Taavila, Bastiaan T. Rutjens , Nils B. Jostmann

Climate change is often deemed a “wicked problem” due to complex interactions between many variables and the resulting uncertainty for decision-making. While understanding complexity is useful for addressing climate change, complexity can also present a barrier to action. But how can individual perceptions of complexity in sustainability be operationalized, and how are these perceptions related to support for climate policy and sustainable behavioral intentions? Drawing on a theoretical framework of complex decision-making, we constructed and validated a scale to measure the perceived complexity of sustainability (PCS) across three studies in the UK (total N = 1176). Exploratory (Studies 1 and 2) and confirmatory (Study 3) factor analyses supported a three-factor scale structure, comprising effectiveness uncertainty, trade-offs between different environmental actions, and conflicts between sustainability and other goals. We found the 12-item PCS scale to be a reliable and valid measure that correlates positively with climate change skepticism and negatively with support for climate policy and sustainable behavioral intentions. Understanding the perceived complexity of sustainability can help in developing guidelines for scientists and governments to communicate about climate change responses to the public.

由于许多变量之间复杂的相互作用以及由此产生的决策不确定性，气候变化通常被认为是一个“棘手的问题”。虽然了解复杂性有助于应对气候变化，但复杂性也可能成为行动的障碍。但是，个人对可持续性复杂性的认知如何被操作，这些认知如何与对气候政策和可持续行为意图的支持相关？利用复杂决策的理论框架，我们构建并验证了一个量表，用于测量英国三项研究（总N = 1176）的可持续性（PCS）感知复杂性。探索性（研究1和研究2）和验证性（研究3）因素分析支持三因素量表结构，包括有效性不确定性、不同环境行动之间的权衡以及可持续性与其他目标之间的冲突。我们发现12项PCS量表是一种可靠有效的测量方法，与气候变化怀疑论呈正相关，与支持气候政策和可持续行为意愿负相关。了解可持续性的复杂性可以帮助科学家和政府制定指导方针，以便与公众沟通气候变化的应对措施。

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Exploring the influence of different types of social norms and other factors on flood-adaptive behaviour 探讨不同类型的社会规范和其他因素对洪水适应行为的影响

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2025-10-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102835

Tang T. Luu , Annegret H. Thieken , Tran Thi Tuyen , Vo Thi Vinh , Philip Bubeck

Floods pose a significant risk to societies, especially in Asia. Individual flood-adaptive behaviour can successfully reduce flood impacts. The literature suggests that perceived social norms influence adaptive behaviour, but how they do so currently needs to be better understood. Perceived social norms refer to an individual's beliefs around (1) society's approval of a behavior (injunctive norms), (2) what others do (descriptive norms), and (3) what important others expect the individual to do (subjective norms). This paper explores the role of social norms in adaptive behaviour alongside more commonly researched factors, such as threat and coping appraisals as described in Protection Motivation Theory (PMT), using structured face-to-face interviews with 351 randomly selected respondents from Vietnam. To better understand the role of social norms, we compare two theoretical models based on PMT, with and without the inclusion of social norms. Next, we apply a data-driven modelling approach in which covariates of the logistic regression model are systematically selected based on significance level and model performance. Results show that social norms significantly influence the implementation of flood-adaptative measures. However, the influential norms appear to be measure-specific: descriptive norms influence the preparation of emergency devices, while subjective norms influence livelihood adaptations. Different types of social norms and context-specific factors should thus be considered in well-established behavioural theories and risk policies aimed at enhancing flood-adaptive behaviour.

洪水对社会构成重大威胁，尤其是在亚洲。个体的洪水适应行为可以成功地减少洪水的影响。文献表明，感知到的社会规范影响适应性行为，但它们是如何起作用的，目前需要更好地理解。感知社会规范是指个体对以下方面的信念：(1)社会对一种行为的认可（禁令规范），(2)他人的行为（描述性规范），以及(3)他人期望个体做的重要事情（主观规范）。本文探讨了社会规范在适应行为中的作用，以及更常见的研究因素，如保护动机理论（PMT）中描述的威胁和应对评估，通过对来自越南的351名随机选择的受访者进行结构化面对面访谈。为了更好地理解社会规范的作用，我们比较了两种基于PMT的理论模型，包括社会规范和不包括社会规范。接下来，我们应用数据驱动的建模方法，其中根据显著性水平和模型性能系统地选择逻辑回归模型的协变量。结果表明，社会规范对洪水适应措施的实施有显著影响。然而，有影响的规范似乎是针对具体措施的：描述性规范影响应急装置的准备，而主观规范影响生计适应。因此，在旨在加强洪水适应行为的既定行为理论和风险政策中，应考虑不同类型的社会规范和具体环境因素。

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Temporal orientations and climate action over time: A two-wave study of the associations between consideration of consequences and climate action intentions and behaviour 时间取向与气候行动：考虑后果与气候行动意图和行为之间关系的两波研究

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2025-10-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102833

Charlie Pittaway , Winnifred Louis , Kelly Fielding

Individual orientations to the present and the future are thought to be important predictors of behaviours that involve temporal dilemmas, such as climate change mitigation. However, past research has only explored these relationships cross-sectionally, with all variables measured at the same time. The present study is the first to test the associations of temporal orientations to subsequent climate action, to determine their effects over time. Using two waves of data with an Australian community sample (N = 268), we test the associations between consideration of future and immediate consequences and self-reported conventional private-sphere, conventional public-sphere, and radical public-sphere climate action taken over the subsequent one year. Results reveal that higher consideration of future consequences at Time 1 is associated with more self-reported climate action at Time 2 via access to more environmental cognitive alternatives, higher eco-anxiety, and stronger behavioural intentions at Time 1. Higher consideration of immediate consequences is associated with more radical public-sphere action via stronger behavioural intentions and related to conventional private- and public-sphere climate actions via both negative and positive indirect pathways.

个人对现在和未来的取向被认为是涉及诸如缓解气候变化等暂时困境的行为的重要预测因素。然而，过去的研究只是在横断面上探索了这些关系，同时测量了所有变量。目前的研究首次测试了时间取向与随后的气候行动之间的关联，以确定它们随时间的影响。使用澳大利亚社区样本（N = 268）的两波数据，我们测试了考虑未来和直接后果与自我报告的传统私人领域、传统公共领域和随后一年采取的激进公共领域气候行动之间的联系。研究结果表明，在时间1对未来后果的考虑程度越高，在时间2通过获得更多的环境认知替代方案、更高的生态焦虑和更强的时间1行为意愿，自我报告的气候行动越多。对直接后果的高度考虑与通过更强的行为意图采取更激进的公共领域行动有关，并与通过消极和积极间接途径采取的传统的私人和公共领域气候行动有关。

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Impact of nature and architectural design in virtual residential spaces and urban settings on human mental health and well-being: A systematic review 虚拟居住空间和城市环境中自然和建筑设计对人类心理健康和福祉的影响：系统综述

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2025-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102821

Cleiton Pons Ferreira , Paula Latorre , Francisco Antonio Nieto-Escamez

This systematic review investigates the role of natural and architectural elements in virtual reality (VR) environments in promoting mental health and well-being. Following PRISMA guidelines, 93 studies were included after screening 6661 initially identified records, applying stringent inclusion and exclusion criteria to ensure methodological rigor. Geographically, the majority of studies were conducted in Asia, followed by Western Europe and North America, highlighting a global interest in leveraging VR for urban and residential design evaluation. Temporal analysis reveals a significant increase in research output starting in 2016, coinciding with advances in VR technology and its adoption in environmental psychology. The review explores the integration of biophilic elements, architectural features, lighting, and acoustic qualities in urban VR environments, demonstrating their potential to reduce stress, enhance relaxation, and improve emotional well-being. Included studies utilized subjective measures and physiological indicators, such as heart rate variability and cortisol levels, to assess psychological outcomes. However, methodological limitations were evident, including small sample sizes, limited participant diversity, and variability in study designs. Notably, none of the studies achieved a "good" rating in quality assessment using the NHLBI tool, emphasizing the need for methodological improvements across the field. This review highlights VR's transformative potential as a tool for urban planning and design, enabling the simulation and optimization of built environments to enhance mental health and well-being. Future research should prioritize larger, more diverse samples and longitudinal methodologies to validate findings and explore the sustainability of VR-driven interventions.

本系统综述调查了虚拟现实（VR）环境中自然和建筑元素在促进心理健康和福祉方面的作用。按照PRISMA指南，在筛选了6661份初步确定的记录后，纳入了93项研究，采用了严格的纳入和排除标准以确保方法的严谨性。从地理上看，大多数研究都在亚洲进行，其次是西欧和北美，这突显了全球对利用VR进行城市和住宅设计评估的兴趣。时间分析显示，从2016年开始，研究产出显著增加，与VR技术的进步及其在环境心理学中的应用相一致。该综述探讨了城市VR环境中亲生物元素、建筑特征、照明和声学质量的整合，展示了它们减轻压力、增强放松和改善情绪健康的潜力。纳入的研究利用主观测量和生理指标，如心率变异性和皮质醇水平，来评估心理结果。然而，方法上的局限性是显而易见的，包括样本量小、参与者多样性有限以及研究设计的可变性。值得注意的是，没有一项研究在使用NHLBI工具的质量评估中获得“良好”评级，这强调了整个领域方法改进的必要性。这篇综述强调了VR作为城市规划和设计工具的变革潜力，使建筑环境的模拟和优化能够增强心理健康和福祉。未来的研究应优先考虑更大、更多样化的样本和纵向方法，以验证研究结果并探索vr驱动干预措施的可持续性。

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Living environment and resident-to-resident aggression in long-term residential care facilities 长期住宿照护机构的居住环境与居民间攻击行为

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2025-10-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102822

Elsie Yan , Haze K.L. Ng , Daniel W.L. Lai , Edward Leung , Vivian W.Q. Lou , Daniel Y.T. Fong , Habib Chaudhury , Karl Pillemer , Mark Lachs

Living environmental conditions can pose great impacts on the health and well-being of older adults receiving care from residential care facilities (RCFs). Despite the growing concern on resident-to-resident aggression (RRA) worldwide, little is known about what environmental factors, and how these factors affect RRA among RCF residents. This study examined the correlates of RRA, with a special emphasis on the environmental and structural features of the RCFs. Cross-sectional data collected from a quota sample of 412 personal care workers (PCWs) working at 29 RCFs in Hong Kong were analysed using linear mixed-effects modelling. Guided by a survey, PCWs reported the most recent RRA incident they witnessed, and provided details about the perpetrator, victim, and the RCF involved. Effects of different individual characteristics of PCWs and residents, as well as environmental and structural factors of RCFs were included to predict RRA witnessed by PCWs. Results show that RRA is associated most strongly with residents' behavioural disturbances (perpetrator: B = 0.19, SE = 0.04, p < .001; victims: B = 0.16, SE = 0.03, p < .001). Among all environmental factors, cleanliness of the indoor areas of RCFs is the only significant predictor of RRA (B = −0.06, SE = 0.03, p < .05). Overall, findings did not support the impacts of most environmental features on RRA in the current settings. Yet, the significant effects of residents’ behavioural disturbances and cleanliness of RCFs on RRA advocate for integrated prevention and intervention strategies that address both individual health needs and organisational management.

居住环境条件对接受寄宿护理机构（rcf）护理的老年人的健康和福祉有很大影响。尽管世界范围内对居民对居民攻击（RRA）的关注日益增加，但对于哪些环境因素以及这些因素如何影响居民对居民的攻击，人们知之甚少。这项研究审查了RRA的相关关系，特别强调rrf的环境和结构特征。利用线性混合效应模型分析了在香港29家居家护理中心工作的412名个人护理员的横截面数据。在一项调查的指引下，pcw报告了他们最近目睹的RRA事件，并提供了肇事者、受害者和涉及的RCF的详细信息。我们考虑了不同个体特征和居民的影响，以及rcf的环境和结构因素来预测pws的RRA。结果表明，RRA与居民行为障碍的相关性最强（加害者：B = 0.19, SE = 0.04, p < .001；受害者：B = 0.16, SE = 0.03, p < 001）。在所有环境因素中，rcf室内区域清洁度是RRA的唯一显著预测因子（B = - 0.06, SE = 0.03, p < 0.05）。总的来说，研究结果并不支持大多数环境特征对RRA的影响。然而，居民的行为障碍和rcf的清洁度对RRA的显著影响提倡采取综合预防和干预战略，同时解决个人健康需求和组织管理。

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Limiting the negative effect of GPS dependence on spatial knowledge with landmark-based instructions 利用基于地标的指令限制GPS对空间知识依赖的负面影响

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pub Date : 2025-10-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102813

Yanxia Zhang, Jing Li

GPS-based mobile navigation is two-sided like a coin, which improves efficiency but may impair spatial knowledge acquisition. In this project, we investigate the effects of GPS dependence on pedestrians' acquisition of spatial knowledge in a virtual environment (Experiment 1), the impact of different GPS guidance functions (position tracking and route planning) on spatial knowledge (Experiment 2), and whether modified navigation instructions can reduce the adverse effects of GPS dependence (Experiment 3). The results of Experiment 1 showed that participants with higher GPS dependence made more errors in the route repetition task, but no effect was found in the shortest route task. In Experiment 2, participants made fewer errors and were more likely to navigate the shortest route when they planned the route themselves, compared to following the predesignated route. They also acquired better route knowledge when position tracking was not provided. No significant effects were found in landmark recognition tasks. In Experiment 3, participants made significantly fewer turn direction errors when using landmark-based instructions compared to Euclidean-based instructions. Furthermore, this positive effect was greater among individuals with relatively lower levels of GPS dependence. Additionally, the positive effect of landmark-based instructions was found in the landmark recognition and shortest route tasks. Taken together, our findings suggest GPS dependence negatively correlated with route knowledge acquisition. Moreover, route planning plays a critical role in how GPS guidance negatively impacts route and survey knowledge acquisition. Position tracking also impairs route knowledge acquisition. Additionally, landmark-based navigation can improve spatial knowledge acquisition, particularly route knowledge, with stronger effects for participants with relatively lower GPS dependence.

基于gps的移动导航就像硬币一样具有双面性，虽然提高了效率，但可能会损害空间知识的获取。在本项目中，我们研究了GPS依赖对行人在虚拟环境中获取空间知识的影响（实验1），不同GPS导航功能（位置跟踪和路线规划）对空间知识的影响（实验2），以及修改导航指令是否可以减少GPS依赖的不利影响（实验3）。实验1的结果显示，GPS依赖程度越高的被试在路径重复任务中产生的错误越多，而在最短路径任务中则没有影响。在实验2中，与遵循预先指定的路线相比，当参与者自己规划路线时，他们犯的错误更少，更有可能选择最短的路线。当不提供位置跟踪时，他们也获得了更好的路线知识。在地标识别任务中没有发现显著的影响。在实验3中，受试者在使用地标指令时的转向错误明显少于使用欧几里得指令时的转向错误。此外，这种积极影响在GPS依赖程度相对较低的个体中更大。此外，基于地标的指令在地标识别和最短路径任务中也有积极作用。综上所述，我们的研究结果表明GPS依赖与路线知识获取负相关。此外，路线规划在GPS导航对路线和测量知识获取的负面影响中起着关键作用。位置跟踪也会损害路线知识的获取。此外，基于地标的导航可以提高空间知识获取，尤其是路线知识的获取，对GPS依赖程度相对较低的参与者效果更强。

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