Pub Date : 2023-09-02DOI: 10.1080/21711976.2023.2241249
Héctor Fernández-Alvarez
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Pub Date : 2023-09-02DOI: 10.1080/21711976.2023.2239046
Gonzalo Haefner, Janosch Schobin
ABSTRACTResearch underscores the imperative for global dietary shifts to curb global temperature rise within the Paris Agreement’s 2°C limit. Understanding human dietary behaviour is crucial for effective environmental policies promoting pro-environmental actions. A significant obstacle is the lack of awareness regarding the CO2 implications of meat and dairy consumption, hindering sustainable diet adoption. Thus, evaluating knowledge-based interventions requires reliable tools to quantify climate impact knowledge related to food consumption. Unfortunately, existing pro-environmental knowledge measurement instruments lack domain specificity, leaving a void in assessing climate-conscious food choice knowledge. Addressing this void, our climate externalities food knowledge test was developed. It underwent calibration via item response theory with a German university student sample and validation across one German and two Chilean student samples. The resulting scale exhibited a strong approximate model fit, acceptable item fit metrics, good reliability and the ability to predict climate-relevant food-choice patterns and expert group performance. However, notable differential item functioning was observed based on cultural context. Our instrument provides a valuable contribution to understanding and promoting sustainable food choices on a global scale.RESUMENLas investigaciones realizadas hasta la fecha muestran que, para que la temperatura global no supere el incremento límite de 2ºC establecido en el Acuerdo de París, es necesario realizar cambios en la dieta humana a nivel global. La comprensión de la conducta dietética humana es esencial para la aplicación exitosa de las políticas medioambientales que fomenten conductas proambientales. La falta general de conciencia sobre los efectos del consumo de carne y productos lácteos sobre el CO2 es un obstáculo significativo, que dificulta la adopción de dietas sostenibles. Por lo tanto, la evaluación de las intervenciones basadas en conocimientos previos requiere de instrumentos fiables para cuantificar el impacto sobre el clima de los conocimientos sobre el consumo de alimentos. Desgraciadamente, los instrumentos actualmente disponibles para medir el conocimiento proambiental no son específicos a este dominio. Nuestra prueba de conocimientos sobre la externalidad climática alimentaria trata de suplir esta carencia. Se calibró mediante la aplicación de la Teoría de Respuesta al Ítem sobre una muestra de universitarios alemanes, y se validó con una muestra de estudiantes alemanes y dos muestras de estudiantes chilenos. La escala resultante mostró un buen ajuste aproximado al modelo, estadísticas de ajuste de ítems aceptables, buena fiabilidad, y la capacidad de predecir tanto patrones de selección de alimentos relevantes para el clima como los rendimientos de grupo de expertos. Sin embargo, se encontraron pruebas de funcionamiento diferencial de los ítems en función del contexto cultural. Nuestro instrume
{"title":"A new climate externalities food knowledge test validated by item response theory and behavioural data prediction ( <i>Validación de una nueva prueba de conocimientos sobre la externalidad climática de los alimentos mediante la teoría de respuesta al ítem y la predicción a partir de datos conductuales</i> )","authors":"Gonzalo Haefner, Janosch Schobin","doi":"10.1080/21711976.2023.2239046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21711976.2023.2239046","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTResearch underscores the imperative for global dietary shifts to curb global temperature rise within the Paris Agreement’s 2°C limit. Understanding human dietary behaviour is crucial for effective environmental policies promoting pro-environmental actions. A significant obstacle is the lack of awareness regarding the CO2 implications of meat and dairy consumption, hindering sustainable diet adoption. Thus, evaluating knowledge-based interventions requires reliable tools to quantify climate impact knowledge related to food consumption. Unfortunately, existing pro-environmental knowledge measurement instruments lack domain specificity, leaving a void in assessing climate-conscious food choice knowledge. Addressing this void, our climate externalities food knowledge test was developed. It underwent calibration via item response theory with a German university student sample and validation across one German and two Chilean student samples. The resulting scale exhibited a strong approximate model fit, acceptable item fit metrics, good reliability and the ability to predict climate-relevant food-choice patterns and expert group performance. However, notable differential item functioning was observed based on cultural context. Our instrument provides a valuable contribution to understanding and promoting sustainable food choices on a global scale.RESUMENLas investigaciones realizadas hasta la fecha muestran que, para que la temperatura global no supere el incremento límite de 2ºC establecido en el Acuerdo de París, es necesario realizar cambios en la dieta humana a nivel global. La comprensión de la conducta dietética humana es esencial para la aplicación exitosa de las políticas medioambientales que fomenten conductas proambientales. La falta general de conciencia sobre los efectos del consumo de carne y productos lácteos sobre el CO2 es un obstáculo significativo, que dificulta la adopción de dietas sostenibles. Por lo tanto, la evaluación de las intervenciones basadas en conocimientos previos requiere de instrumentos fiables para cuantificar el impacto sobre el clima de los conocimientos sobre el consumo de alimentos. Desgraciadamente, los instrumentos actualmente disponibles para medir el conocimiento proambiental no son específicos a este dominio. Nuestra prueba de conocimientos sobre la externalidad climática alimentaria trata de suplir esta carencia. Se calibró mediante la aplicación de la Teoría de Respuesta al Ítem sobre una muestra de universitarios alemanes, y se validó con una muestra de estudiantes alemanes y dos muestras de estudiantes chilenos. La escala resultante mostró un buen ajuste aproximado al modelo, estadísticas de ajuste de ítems aceptables, buena fiabilidad, y la capacidad de predecir tanto patrones de selección de alimentos relevantes para el clima como los rendimientos de grupo de expertos. Sin embargo, se encontraron pruebas de funcionamiento diferencial de los ítems en función del contexto cultural. Nuestro instrume","PeriodicalId":55641,"journal":{"name":"Psyecology-Revista Bilingue de Psicologia Ambiental","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134969715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-02DOI: 10.1080/21711976.2023.2240615
Nusrat Batool, Zubair-Ahmad Dada, Shamim-Ahmad Shah
Environment-nature discourse is characterized by significant variation in the drivers of environmental attitudes and perceptions, making it difficult to draw broad generalizations about their relevance for specific localities. This study attempts to determine the sociodemographic determinants of environmental knowledge, behavioural intention, emotion affinity and resultant responsible behaviour. The data from 400 samples were collected through the primary survey in tourist destination regions. A model was developed using the structural equation modelling approach to analyse the relationship between the variables. Results from the structural equation modelling indicate that behavioural intentions were the most robust predictor, followed by emotional affinity. Results also show that gender, age, education and average monthly income positively affect environmental knowledge and behavioural intention. The research provides an essential result with practical significance for environmental policymakers since it identifies specific environmental behaviour antecedents. One important message that emerges from the finding is that planners in the province must consider diversity issues (age, gender, education) when planning for infrastructural provisions, leisure and other related activities.
{"title":"Sociodemographic determinants of environmental attitude, environmental knowledge, emotional affinity and responsible behaviour among tourists: a case study of the Western Himalayas (<i>Determinantes sociodemográficos de la actitud ambiental, el conocimiento ambiental, la afinidad emocional y la conducta responsable de los turistas: un estudio de caso del Himalaya occidental</i>)","authors":"Nusrat Batool, Zubair-Ahmad Dada, Shamim-Ahmad Shah","doi":"10.1080/21711976.2023.2240615","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21711976.2023.2240615","url":null,"abstract":"Environment-nature discourse is characterized by significant variation in the drivers of environmental attitudes and perceptions, making it difficult to draw broad generalizations about their relevance for specific localities. This study attempts to determine the sociodemographic determinants of environmental knowledge, behavioural intention, emotion affinity and resultant responsible behaviour. The data from 400 samples were collected through the primary survey in tourist destination regions. A model was developed using the structural equation modelling approach to analyse the relationship between the variables. Results from the structural equation modelling indicate that behavioural intentions were the most robust predictor, followed by emotional affinity. Results also show that gender, age, education and average monthly income positively affect environmental knowledge and behavioural intention. The research provides an essential result with practical significance for environmental policymakers since it identifies specific environmental behaviour antecedents. One important message that emerges from the finding is that planners in the province must consider diversity issues (age, gender, education) when planning for infrastructural provisions, leisure and other related activities.","PeriodicalId":55641,"journal":{"name":"Psyecology-Revista Bilingue de Psicologia Ambiental","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134950184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-29DOI: 10.1080/21711976.2023.2236386
Eddy-Homero Del Carmen-Robles, Joel Martínez-Soto, A. Andaverde-Vega, Hugo Tirado-Medina
ABSTRACT This study documents the restorative influence of an atypical natural environment characterized in terms of its ecosystem as Tamaulipan Thornscrub (TT), considering a classification of urban green areas based on eight perceived sensory dimensions (PSD). A sample of 444 university students (62% women; age range 18–29) evaluated the restorative potential of a set of images from the TT ecosystem classified in one of the following PSD categories: Diverse, Natural, Open, Cohesive, Social, Cultural, Sheltered and Serene. Analysis conducted using non-parametric repeated measures tests showed that Diverse and Serene PSD are significantly more restorative than the other dimensions, while Natural and Cohesive are the least restorative. The TT ecosystem overall was perceived to possess moderate global restorative potential. The interaction between PSD, the TT ecosystem, perceived environmental restorativeness and its contribution to the promotion of public health is discussed. Finally, the use of certain PSD in green areas is suggested along with the consideration of studying specific eco-biological factors.
{"title":"Impact of the perceived sensory dimensions of an atypical environment on perceived environmental restorativeness (Impacto de las dimensiones sensoriales percibidas de un ambiente atípico sobre la percepción de restauración ambiental)","authors":"Eddy-Homero Del Carmen-Robles, Joel Martínez-Soto, A. Andaverde-Vega, Hugo Tirado-Medina","doi":"10.1080/21711976.2023.2236386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21711976.2023.2236386","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study documents the restorative influence of an atypical natural environment characterized in terms of its ecosystem as Tamaulipan Thornscrub (TT), considering a classification of urban green areas based on eight perceived sensory dimensions (PSD). A sample of 444 university students (62% women; age range 18–29) evaluated the restorative potential of a set of images from the TT ecosystem classified in one of the following PSD categories: Diverse, Natural, Open, Cohesive, Social, Cultural, Sheltered and Serene. Analysis conducted using non-parametric repeated measures tests showed that Diverse and Serene PSD are significantly more restorative than the other dimensions, while Natural and Cohesive are the least restorative. The TT ecosystem overall was perceived to possess moderate global restorative potential. The interaction between PSD, the TT ecosystem, perceived environmental restorativeness and its contribution to the promotion of public health is discussed. Finally, the use of certain PSD in green areas is suggested along with the consideration of studying specific eco-biological factors.","PeriodicalId":55641,"journal":{"name":"Psyecology-Revista Bilingue de Psicologia Ambiental","volume":"70 1","pages":"389 - 410"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87173008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-31DOI: 10.1080/21711976.2023.2234154
Marco Giancola, Massimiliano Palmiero, Simonetta D’Amico
ABSTRACT Human activity represents the main reason for several environmental issues, including the acceleration of climate change and the loss of biodiversity. Identifying personal characteristics and resources underpinning people’s disposition towards pro-environmental behaviours (PEB) can represent a valuable tool to cope with today’s environmental crisis. The current study aimed to deepen the interplay between the Dark Triad and PEB, addressing the moderating role of Trait Emotional Intelligence (Trait EI). A sample of 200 individuals (M age = 20.37, SD age = 1.46, 51.5% females) participated in this cross-sectional web-based research. Results revealed a negative association between the Dark Triad and PEB, whilst Trait EI moderated such an interplay, dampening the negative effect of the Dark Triad. These findings suggest that Trait EI, by reappraisal processes and emotion regulation strategies, allows people to model their behavioural responses positively, facilitating the engagement to PEB. Limitations and future directions were considered.
{"title":"The association between Dark Triad and pro-environmental behaviours: the moderating role of trait emotional intelligence (La asociación entre la Tríada Oscura y las conductas proambientales: el papel moderador de la inteligencia emocional rasgo)","authors":"Marco Giancola, Massimiliano Palmiero, Simonetta D’Amico","doi":"10.1080/21711976.2023.2234154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21711976.2023.2234154","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Human activity represents the main reason for several environmental issues, including the acceleration of climate change and the loss of biodiversity. Identifying personal characteristics and resources underpinning people’s disposition towards pro-environmental behaviours (PEB) can represent a valuable tool to cope with today’s environmental crisis. The current study aimed to deepen the interplay between the Dark Triad and PEB, addressing the moderating role of Trait Emotional Intelligence (Trait EI). A sample of 200 individuals (M age = 20.37, SD age = 1.46, 51.5% females) participated in this cross-sectional web-based research. Results revealed a negative association between the Dark Triad and PEB, whilst Trait EI moderated such an interplay, dampening the negative effect of the Dark Triad. These findings suggest that Trait EI, by reappraisal processes and emotion regulation strategies, allows people to model their behavioural responses positively, facilitating the engagement to PEB. Limitations and future directions were considered.","PeriodicalId":55641,"journal":{"name":"Psyecology-Revista Bilingue de Psicologia Ambiental","volume":"19 1","pages":"338 - 362"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78212620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-04DOI: 10.1080/21711976.2023.2204012
Fatikha Agissova, Alexandra Ivanova, Elena Sautkina
ABSTRACT This study is the first in Russia to examine how political values, institutional trust and patriotism, as well as connectedness to nature, environmental concern and environmental knowledge, predict five types of pro-environmental behaviour. The data of 462 Russians (56.7% female, mean age 36.73) was analysed using multiple regression and structural equation modelling. The model explained 30% of variance in social pro-environmental behaviour, 17% in sustainable purchasing, 13% in waste management, 11% in resource conservation and only 3% in climate-relevant action. First, each of the studied behaviour types had their unique predictors. The only common predictor of all five behaviour types was connectedness to nature. Egoistic environmental concern predicted sustainable purchasing and biospheric concern predicted resource conservation. Environmental knowledge predicted recycling behaviour. Institutional trust positively predicted social behaviour. Political value of free enterprise negatively predicted resource conservation. The findings and their practical implications, as well as future research directions, are discussed.
{"title":"Political values, patriotism, institutional trust and connectedness to nature predict environmental attitudes and pro-environmental behaviour (Los valores políticos, el patriotismo, la confianza en las instituciones y la conexión con la naturaleza predicen las actitudes y la conducta proambientales)","authors":"Fatikha Agissova, Alexandra Ivanova, Elena Sautkina","doi":"10.1080/21711976.2023.2204012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21711976.2023.2204012","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study is the first in Russia to examine how political values, institutional trust and patriotism, as well as connectedness to nature, environmental concern and environmental knowledge, predict five types of pro-environmental behaviour. The data of 462 Russians (56.7% female, mean age 36.73) was analysed using multiple regression and structural equation modelling. The model explained 30% of variance in social pro-environmental behaviour, 17% in sustainable purchasing, 13% in waste management, 11% in resource conservation and only 3% in climate-relevant action. First, each of the studied behaviour types had their unique predictors. The only common predictor of all five behaviour types was connectedness to nature. Egoistic environmental concern predicted sustainable purchasing and biospheric concern predicted resource conservation. Environmental knowledge predicted recycling behaviour. Institutional trust positively predicted social behaviour. Political value of free enterprise negatively predicted resource conservation. The findings and their practical implications, as well as future research directions, are discussed.","PeriodicalId":55641,"journal":{"name":"Psyecology-Revista Bilingue de Psicologia Ambiental","volume":"64 1","pages":"244 - 296"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75977763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-04DOI: 10.1080/21711976.2023.2204728
Naara Ulmke, Johannes Klackl, Jochim Hansen, Pascal Lempe, Verena Finsterwalder, Lucas Hagedorn, Tom Rosenzweig, Lena Ramstetter, Tilmann Hüppauf, E. Jonas
ABSTRACT To successfully battle climate change, it is crucial to reach people across political camps and national borders. Research from dual-party systems indicates that climate change communication is most effective when it addresses how climate action promotes recipients’ political values. Yet, to our knowledge, there is no such evidence from multi-party systems. To fill this gap, we conducted three studies in two Central European, German-speaking countries: Germany and Austria. In Study 1, we framed conservative and liberal climate protection messages using values from Schwartz’s Theory of Basic Human Values. Liberals agreed more with the liberally framed than with the conservatively framed climate protection message. In Study 2, we framed the climate protection message based on moral foundations. Conservative participants agreed more with the conservatively framed climate protection message than with the liberally framed one. Study 3 integrated values from multiple frameworks, and ultimately conservatives as well as liberals agreed more to climate protection statements that touched on values reflecting their political ideology. Thus, empirical findings from dual-party systems hold for countries with more than two parties.
{"title":"Political value-congruent climate change communication: an efficacy study from Germany and Austria (Congruencia de valores en la comunicación política del cambio climático: un estudio de eficacia de Alemania y Austria)","authors":"Naara Ulmke, Johannes Klackl, Jochim Hansen, Pascal Lempe, Verena Finsterwalder, Lucas Hagedorn, Tom Rosenzweig, Lena Ramstetter, Tilmann Hüppauf, E. Jonas","doi":"10.1080/21711976.2023.2204728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21711976.2023.2204728","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT To successfully battle climate change, it is crucial to reach people across political camps and national borders. Research from dual-party systems indicates that climate change communication is most effective when it addresses how climate action promotes recipients’ political values. Yet, to our knowledge, there is no such evidence from multi-party systems. To fill this gap, we conducted three studies in two Central European, German-speaking countries: Germany and Austria. In Study 1, we framed conservative and liberal climate protection messages using values from Schwartz’s Theory of Basic Human Values. Liberals agreed more with the liberally framed than with the conservatively framed climate protection message. In Study 2, we framed the climate protection message based on moral foundations. Conservative participants agreed more with the conservatively framed climate protection message than with the liberally framed one. Study 3 integrated values from multiple frameworks, and ultimately conservatives as well as liberals agreed more to climate protection statements that touched on values reflecting their political ideology. Thus, empirical findings from dual-party systems hold for countries with more than two parties.","PeriodicalId":55641,"journal":{"name":"Psyecology-Revista Bilingue de Psicologia Ambiental","volume":"10 1","pages":"183 - 243"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78513802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-26DOI: 10.1080/21711976.2023.2170826
Carlos-Adrián Cruz, José-Marcos Bustos, Patricia Andrade, Luz-María Flores, Elizabeth López
The motives for car use and the personal norms for reducing car use have been studied to understand the motivational processes underlying car use. Motives have been classified as instrumental, symbolic and affective, while personal norms have been classified as introjected and integrated. The aim of this study is to validate scales measuring motives for car use and personal norms for car use reduction in Mexico City. Both scales were applied, together with a measure of car use, to a sample of 257 motorists. The results indicate a good fit for the three-factor model for the motives for car use scale and a good fit for the two-factor model for personal norms for car use reduction. A linear regression model was run, which showed that both constructs explain 21.3% of variance in car use, and the significant predictors are instrumental motives and integrated norms. Both scales show initial evidence of reliability, validity and parsimony.
{"title":"Scale to measure motives for car use and personal norms for reducing car use in the metropolitan area of the Valley of Mexico (<i>Escalas de motivos para uso del auto y de norma personal de reducción del uso de auto en la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México</i>)","authors":"Carlos-Adrián Cruz, José-Marcos Bustos, Patricia Andrade, Luz-María Flores, Elizabeth López","doi":"10.1080/21711976.2023.2170826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21711976.2023.2170826","url":null,"abstract":"The motives for car use and the personal norms for reducing car use have been studied to understand the motivational processes underlying car use. Motives have been classified as instrumental, symbolic and affective, while personal norms have been classified as introjected and integrated. The aim of this study is to validate scales measuring motives for car use and personal norms for car use reduction in Mexico City. Both scales were applied, together with a measure of car use, to a sample of 257 motorists. The results indicate a good fit for the three-factor model for the motives for car use scale and a good fit for the two-factor model for personal norms for car use reduction. A linear regression model was run, which showed that both constructs explain 21.3% of variance in car use, and the significant predictors are instrumental motives and integrated norms. Both scales show initial evidence of reliability, validity and parsimony.","PeriodicalId":55641,"journal":{"name":"Psyecology-Revista Bilingue de Psicologia Ambiental","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136319531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The COVID-19 pandemic led to national lockdown measures, implying individuals’ household confinement, constraining active contact with outdoor nature, with potential associated mental health consequences. Hence, this cross-sectional correlational design study with 310 participants examined the relationship between self-reported measures of variety and intensity of indoor/outdoor activities involving contact with nature, life satisfaction and affect during the first nationwide lockdown in Portugal in 2020. Results showed a positive weak association between indoor activity intensity and positive affect, and between reported indoor mental recreation of contact with nature and negative affect. Actual indoor contact with nature was positively associated with life satisfaction and positive affect. Individuals without a variety of contact with indoor nature reported lower life satisfaction than those with high variety. Indoor contact with nature seemed particularly important for well-being during lockdown. During prolonged household confinement, mental health and well-being could be promoted through outdoor contact but indoor alternatives should also be considered.
{"title":"The outdoor nature, indoors: relationship between contact with nature, life satisfaction and affect during a COVID-19 pandemic lockdown (<i>La naturaleza al aire libre, en el interior: relación entre contacto con la naturaleza, satisfacción vital y afectividad durante el confinamiento por la pandemia COVID-19</i>)","authors":"Inês Almeida, Carla Lopes, Rita Pedroso, Rui Gaspar","doi":"10.1080/21711976.2023.2182525","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21711976.2023.2182525","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic led to national lockdown measures, implying individuals’ household confinement, constraining active contact with outdoor nature, with potential associated mental health consequences. Hence, this cross-sectional correlational design study with 310 participants examined the relationship between self-reported measures of variety and intensity of indoor/outdoor activities involving contact with nature, life satisfaction and affect during the first nationwide lockdown in Portugal in 2020. Results showed a positive weak association between indoor activity intensity and positive affect, and between reported indoor mental recreation of contact with nature and negative affect. Actual indoor contact with nature was positively associated with life satisfaction and positive affect. Individuals without a variety of contact with indoor nature reported lower life satisfaction than those with high variety. Indoor contact with nature seemed particularly important for well-being during lockdown. During prolonged household confinement, mental health and well-being could be promoted through outdoor contact but indoor alternatives should also be considered.","PeriodicalId":55641,"journal":{"name":"Psyecology-Revista Bilingue de Psicologia Ambiental","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136272858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/21711976.2022.2149016
Marcin Fabjański, G. Carrus
ABSTRACT A growing body of research suggests that there might be a strong link between (1) a specific way of applying a non-judgemental and present-centred attention to what seems to be an outer reality, known as mindfulness, (2) using emotion-regulation strategies (such as, for example, cognitive reappraisal) and (3) adopting a more sustainable lifestyle, implying a self-aware caring for the natural environment and the resources therein. The relationship between these factors, which we call here ‘the triple link’, has been supported by recent empirical data, from independent studies, using different approaches, across various disciplines. We present in this article a philosophical explanation of this relationship, based on the Ancient Stoic School of Philosophy, which can also be found in other ancient Western and Eastern philosophies. These reflections open a different perspective on the urgent issues of lifestyle change and behavioural interventions needed to cope with the potential environmental catastrophe, a perspective that reaches out of psychology and includes the metaphysical dimension in the understanding of people–environment relations.
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