Nature Connectedness: Associations With Well-Being and Mindfulness
Personality and Individual Differences
Format:
Journal Article
Publication Date:
Nov 30, 2010
Pages:
166 - 171
Sources ID:
34521
Notes:
DOI 10.1016/j.paid.2011.03.037; ISSN 0191-8869DOI 10.1016/j.paid.2011.03.037; ISSN 0191-8869
Collection:
Contemplation and Ecology
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
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Wilson's (1984)biophilia hypothesis predicts that people's psychological health is associated with their relationship to nature. Two studies examined associations among nature connectedness, well-being, and mindfulness in samples of undergraduate students while socially desirable responding was controlled. Significant associations emerged among measures of nature connectedness and indices of well-being (in Study 1 and Study 2) and mindfulness (in Study 2). Results are discussed in relation to possible mediators and moderators of the association between nature connectedness and mental health.