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{"title":"Welcome to the jungle: Aesthetic preference mediates soundscape evaluation, with limited effects of ultrasound exposure","authors":"Adam Cotton ,&nbsp;Stephen C. Van Hedger ,&nbsp;Ewan A. Macpherson ,&nbsp;Jessica A. Grahn","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102966","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102966","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Listening to nature soundscapes has been associated with aspects of psychological restoration, including increased cognitive performance and positive affect. Most recordings of these environments, however, are limited to the audible frequency range (i.e., 20 Hz – 20 kHz), which leaves open the question of whether frequencies beyond the range of human hearing (ultrasound) influence psychological restoration. Ultrasound has been associated with increased alpha wave activity in the brain, which in turn has been associated with decreased stress and a state of relaxed alertness, suggesting that ultrasound might augment the restorative potential of soundscapes. To investigate this, we conducted a randomized controlled trial (<em>n</em> = 111) comparing different types of soundscapes (nature, recorded in a Borneo rainforest, or urban, recorded in a city in Ontario) with different bandwidths (audible-only or audible plus ultrasound) to quantify their effects on cognitive performance (backward digit span, <em>n</em>-back), self-reported mental fatigue, affect, and perceived restoration. During the sound intervention, participants additionally aesthetically rated the soundscapes. The results revealed no significant effects of ultrasound or environment on cognitive performance. However, ultrasound exposure increased mental fatigue. Additionally, there was no effect of ultrasound on either affect or perceived restoration. Notably, although nature soundscapes facilitated affective and perceived restoration, these effects were driven by participants’ aesthetic ratings of the soundscapes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102966"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147421927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sites of meaning-making: Places of attachment afford psychological meaning","authors":"Ashley N. Krause ,&nbsp;Margaux N.A. Wienk ,&nbsp;Matthew Baldwin ,&nbsp;Liudmila Titova ,&nbsp;Holli-Anne Passmore ,&nbsp;Gregory D. Webster ,&nbsp;Erin C. Westgate","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102958","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102958","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Do the places we live offer a source of meaning? In five studies, we investigate whether the places people are attached to afford higher meaning. Specifically, we hypothesized that people form attachments to places, and that being in those places fosters coherence, significance, and purpose (e.g., the components of meaning). People who are more attached to their homes report greater meaning in life overall (Study 1; <em>N</em> = 815), and people report higher momentary meaning in day-to-day life when physically occupying places that they feel highly attached to (Study 2, Experience Sampling: <em>N</em> = 271). Is this causal? When we manipulated place attachment (Study 3a &amp; 3b; <em>N</em> = 199, 274), people likewise reported higher meaning in life when thinking about places of attachment (vs. neutral places). This persisted (Study 4, <em>N</em> = 472) above and beyond pre-manipulation levels of meaning in life (relative to low, neutral, and negative attachments) and replicated across different experimental attachment inductions (Study 5, <em>N</em> = 483). Overall, places that people are more attached to lead to greater meaning in life.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102958"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147421930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Systematic review and meta-analysis investigating nature-based interventions for adolescent mental health: Program characteristics and effectiveness","authors":"Robyn Campbell,&nbsp;Violette McGaw,&nbsp;Andrea Reupert","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102917","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102917","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Rates of psychological distress among adolescents have increased globally, alongside a marked decline in time spent in natural environments. Nature-based interventions (NBIs), structured therapeutic programs involving direct engagement with real, physical natural settings, have emerged as a potentially low-cost and scalable approach to supporting adolescent mental health. However, the characteristics and effectiveness of group-based NBIs for this population have not been comprehensively synthesised.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in accordance with PRISMA 2020 guidelines on peer-reviewed studies published between 2015 and 2025 evaluating group NBIs for adolescents aged 11–19. Eligible designs included quasi-experimental trials with a comparison group and single-group pre-post studies reporting validated psychometric outcomes of mental health or psychological distress. Random-effects meta-analysis was undertaken where possible; when data were unsuitable for pooling, findings were synthesised using Synthesis Without Meta-analysis (SWiM). Program characteristics (e.g., duration, setting, facilitator expertise, and contents) were extracted and narratively synthesised.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>Twenty-five studies met inclusion criteria. Quasi-experimental designs assessing mental health outcomes demonstrated a large, statistically significant pooled effect (<em>g</em> = 0.82, 95 % CI [0.32, 1.31]). Single-group pre-post studies showed a moderate significant improvement in mental health (<em>g</em> = 0.60, 95 % CI [0.36, 0.85]) and a small but significant reduction in psychological distress was also detected (<em>g</em> = 0.28, 95 % CI [0.04, 0.52]). Narrative synthesis of four studies suggested positive emotional and wellbeing outcomes for some adolescents although findings remain tentative due to incomplete reporting and very small samples. Effectiveness patterns suggest that multi-day immersive programs and those facilitated by practitioners with relevant clinical or specialist outdoor expertise tend to yield the largest benefits. The overall certainty of evidence was low for quasi-experimental studies and very low for pre-post and SWiM evidence.</div></div><div><h3>Systematic review registration</h3><div>This review was prospectively registered with PROSPERO (CRD420251033171).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102917"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Beyond nature: Investigating the restorative properties of environments through the comparison of historical, modern urban, and natural image exposures","authors":"L. Miola ,&nbsp;N. Cellini ,&nbsp;S. Bellini ,&nbsp;F. Pazzaglia","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102920","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102920","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present study investigates the restorativeness, psychological, and psychophysiological benefits of exposure to different environments—natural, historical, mixed, and modern urban—using an immersive laboratory and AI-generated environments. Participants were exposed to environments prior to a stress-induction phase and completed self-reports alongside psychophysiological measurements (heart rate and electrodermal activity). Results revealed that natural and mixed environments were perceived as most restorative, whereas modern urban environments were rated as the least restorative and most negatively valenced. Historical environments, rated lower in a global score of restorativeness, were perceived as fascinating, coherent, engaging, and pleasant, and they increased positive emotions and reduced arousal levels after stress induction, similarly to natural environments. Historical settings were found to be the less boring environments. Overall, findings contribute to the evidence that both natural and certain built environments, particularly historical ones, can support emotional recovery and psychological well-being, whereas modern urban settings may hinder it.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102920"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Targeting impulsive buying: Reducing fast-fashion consumption with inhibitory control training","authors":"Saskia Flachs,&nbsp;Oliver B. Büttner,&nbsp;Benjamin G. Serfas","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102914","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102914","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Overconsumption is a major driver of climate change, with the clothing industry—particularly the fast-fashion model—playing a critical role. Given that fast-fashion consumption is largely driven by impulsive purchasing, we tested whether go/no-go training could help people reduce their purchase of fast fashion. In two experiments, an incentive-aligned online experiment (Study 1; <em>N</em> = 97) and a longitudinal field experiment (Study 2; <em>N</em> = 570), we showed (a) that the training reduced fast-fashion consumption (Studies 1 and 2); (b) that this effect persisted over the course of six weeks (Study 2), and (c) that the effect went beyond that of a purely informational strategy (Study 2). These findings demonstrate the value of inhibitory control training for fostering pro-environmental behaviour in a domain that is largely determined by impulsive decisions. Furthermore, these results have actionable implications for public policy and indicate that adding more behaviourally oriented components, such as inhibitory control training, can enhance the effectiveness of informational approaches.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102914"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Circular citizenship behaviours to promote systemic change: Influences of values, beliefs, norms, and personal agency","authors":"Isabel M. Pacheco,&nbsp;Ellen van der Werff,&nbsp;Linda Steg","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102890","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102890","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Environmental problems arise from our current societal and economic systems and could be alleviated by transforming such systems towards more sustainability. Citizens can engage in behaviours promoting such systemic changes. Based on the Systemic Change through Citizen Action framework, we examine different types of circular citizenship behaviours (CCBs) that reflect actions citizens can take to influence other citizens, governments, and businesses to instigate societal change towards sustainability, and more specifically, a circular economy. Specifically, we aim to study to what extent people engage in these actions and which factors increase the likelihood of engagement. A cross-sectional survey with a representative Dutch sample shows that people rarely engage in CCBs aimed at other citizens, and very rarely in CCBs aimed at governments or businesses. Our findings further indicate that an extended value-belief-norm theory is successful in explaining engagement in CCBs, especially CCBs aimed at other citizens. Besides stronger personal norms, stronger biospheric values and higher outcome efficacy also directly relate to more engagement in most CCBs, while stronger hedonic values relate to less engagement. Interestingly, egoistic values are positively related to CCBs, suggesting that CCBs have different qualities from many other pro-environmental behaviours. Our findings highlight much untapped potential for systemic change through citizen action and offer insights into how engagement in CCBs might be promoted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102890"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Us vs. them: Symmetries and asymmetries in mutual perception of conflicted cities","authors":"Maria Lewicka ,&nbsp;Małgorzata Urbańska ,&nbsp;Bartłomiej Iwańczak","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102953","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102953","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mutual perceptions among members of different, often conflicted, groups have been a focus of research attention for many years. However, studies on mutual perceptions among residents of different places—e.g., cities—are much less common. In this paper, we present a study of mutual perceptions among city residents, conducted in four pairs of Polish cities that differ in size and geographical location and are known for having strained mutual relationships, either historically or currently. In each pair, one city had a strong historical identity (characterized by essentialist, conservative features), while the other was modern and rapidly developing (characterized by anti-essentialist, progressive features).</div><div>Participants evaluated both their own city and the neighboring city on several dimensions corresponding to either essentialist or anti-essentialist characteristics. Drawing on the concepts of affective vs. descriptive dimensions of social perception, Social Identity Theory, and theories of place meaning, we hypothesized that cities perceived as possessing essentialist features would exhibit a stronger ingroup bias than cities perceived in terms of anti-essentialist features. We also expected the ingroup bias to be stronger for essentialist features than for anti-essentialist ones. Furthermore, we predicted that essentialist features would be perceived more consistently than anti-essentialist features by both residents of a given city and those of its neighboring city.</div><div>The results largely confirmed our hypotheses. Inhabitants of essentialist cities exhibited a stronger overall ingroup bias and overestimated their city's essentialist features more than inhabitants of anti-essentialist cities overestimated their anti-essentialist features. Additionally, essentialist features were generally perceived more consistently than anti-essentialist features.</div><div>Ratings of affect associated with own and other city revealed strong asymmetrical effects, similar for high- and low-arousal emotions, with anti-essentialist cities being subject to more divergent judgments depending on the evaluating subject, than essentialist cities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102953"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147421195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adaptation versus mitigation: Does goal-framing influence the appeal of climate-relevant behaviors?","authors":"Atar Herziger ,&nbsp;Joseph G. Guerriero ,&nbsp;Liat Levontin ,&nbsp;Janet K. Swim","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102934","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102934","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Behavioral research on climate change often treats mitigation and adaptation as discrete behaviors. However, some climate-relevant behaviors can promote both mitigation and adaptation goals. Here, we demonstrate a comparative approach where identical climate-relevant behaviors can promote either climate-change mitigation or adaptation goals and present the 10-item Comparable Adaptation and Mitigation (CAM) list of behaviors. In two between-subjects online studies (total N = 1474), we test whether framing these behaviors as promoting mitigation versus adaptation influences individuals' willingness to engage in them and their perceived efficacy. Across both studies, we find willingness to engage in climate-relevant behaviors is not significantly influenced by goal-framing. Participants were more willing to engage in climate-relevant behaviors with either frame when the behaviors mainly influenced the individuals' private (vs. public) sphere. Study 2 also provides initial evidence that framing climate-relevant behaviors as serving a climate-change goal (either mitigation or adaptation), as compared to presenting the same behaviors with no goal-framing, reduced the perceived efficacy of these climate-relevant behaviors and, subsequently, reduced participants' willingness to engage in these behaviors. We discuss the results in the context of existing literature on mitigation and adaptation and describe the potential of this novel comparative approach to improve scholars’ understanding of the motivation to engage in climate-relevant behaviors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102934"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147421198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using nature to regulate emotions: Introducing the nature selection emotion regulation questionnaire (NS-ERQ)","authors":"Valeria Vitale ,&nbsp;Mathew P. White ,&nbsp;Gregory N. Bratman ,&nbsp;James J. Gross ,&nbsp;David A. Preece ,&nbsp;Marino Bonaiuto","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102960","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102960","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Emotion regulation (ER) takes many forms. One of the most intriguing is situation selection, which refers to selecting the situations we're exposed to with a view to influencing our emotions. Despite its importance, surprisingly little is known about situation selection. In the present work, we examine an important form of situation selection, namely <em>location selection</em> – emphasizing the deliberate choice of environmental settings, with a particular focus in selecting nature experiences, to influence emotional states. To measure and explore this process, we validated a new self-report scale – the Nature Selection Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (NS-ERQ) – across three studies. In the first study (N_S1 = 292), we developed the English version of the scale starting with an initial set of 20 items. The items were generated based on Russell's Circumplex Model of Affect (1980), reflecting the four primary dimensions of affect defined by valence and arousal. Exploratory factor analysis led to a refined 12-item scale, organized into a two-factor structure: <em>restoration</em> and <em>revitalization.</em> The second study (N_{S2 – T1} = 302) tested the 12-item scale's reliability, convergent, and discriminant validity, as well as test-retest reliability and predictive validity through a follow-up survey (N_{S2 – T2} = 125). The third study (N_S3 = 308) adapted the scale for Italian speakers, confirming the two-factor structure as well as its reliability and validity. Furthermore, the scale demonstrated measurement invariance across English and Italian versions, confirming its cross-linguistic equivalence. Overall, these findings establish the NS-ERQ as a robust instrument for assessing how individuals choose to visit natural environments for emotion regulation, providing a new framework for understanding the role of selecting environmental context in emotion regulation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102960"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147421925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of a novel multisensory environment on depression, agitation, stress, and sleep among older adults diagnosed with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia","authors":"Mohammed Alrahyani ,&nbsp;Dongwoo (Jason) Yeom ,&nbsp;M. Aaron Guest ,&nbsp;Emily J. Ricketts ,&nbsp;Nina Sharp","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102949","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102949","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The current study explored the short-term effects of two cost-effective multisensory environments, Multisensory Stimulating Environment (MSSE) and Multisensory Relaxing Environment (MSRE), tested alone and in combination, on depression, agitation, sleep quality, and heart rate among older adults with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Using a non-randomized repeated-measures crossover pilot trial design, eleven participants in a memory care facility were sequentially exposed to three intervention phases lasting five days each: MSSE (morning), MSRE (evening), and a combined MSSE + MSRE condition. Sleep metrics and heart rate were objectively assessed using a wearable device, Fitbit Sense 2, while depressive symptoms and agitation were caregiver-rated using validated scales. Linear Mixed Models with Sidak-adjusted pairwise comparisons were used to evaluate condition effects, and effect sizes (Cohen's d) were calculated for significant contrasts. Results showed that the combination of MSSE and MSRE significantly improved sleep efficiency and reduced both depressive symptoms and heart rate compared to baseline. Notably, evening depressive symptoms decreased most following MSRE and combined interventions. Although no significant reductions in overall agitation were found, MSSE was associated with reduced morning non-aggressive behaviors. These findings suggest that strategically timed, multisensory environmental interventions may offer a scalable, non-pharmacological approach to improving behavioral and physiological well-being in individuals with dementia. Further research with larger samples is warranted to confirm and expand upon these preliminary results.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 102949"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147421933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}