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View article: Enhancing personal and planetary wellbeing: A comparative study of the "3 Good Things" and "3 Good Things in Nature" interventions
Enhancing personal and planetary wellbeing: A comparative study of the "3 Good Things" and "3 Good Things in Nature" interventions Open
In this preregistered study, we compared the efficacy of the standard “Three Good Things” (3GT) intervention to a nature-based adaptation, “Three Good Things in Nature” (3GTiN), in enhancing well-being and nature-related outcomes. For one …
View article: Nature Relatedness Usefully Links Well-Being, the Environment, and Sustainability
Nature Relatedness Usefully Links Well-Being, the Environment, and Sustainability Open
Environmental and mental-health problems intersect unpleasantly in climate anxiety, yet they may share a common salve via connecting with nature. We review research on nature relatedness (people’s subjective sense of connection with nature…
View article: Creating Kinship with Nature and Boosting Well-Being: Testing Two Novel Character Strengths-Based Nature Connectedness Interventions
Creating Kinship with Nature and Boosting Well-Being: Testing Two Novel Character Strengths-Based Nature Connectedness Interventions Open
We tested the efficacy of engaging in two novel randomized interventions based on character strengths and engaging with nature on boosting nature connectedness and well-being. In Study 1 ( N = 134, international community adults) and Study…
View article: Development and testing of the Night Sky Connectedness Index (NSCI)
Development and testing of the Night Sky Connectedness Index (NSCI) Open
Whilst there is a growing interest in people's relationship with the natural world, much of the literature in this area tends to focus on daytime behaviour. There is far less research that attempts to understand the importance of people's …
View article: The Beyond-Human Natural World: Providing Meaning and Making Meaning
The Beyond-Human Natural World: Providing Meaning and Making Meaning Open
Much academic and media attention has been focused on how nature contributes to psychological health, yet, most of this focus has been on happiness or hedonic well-being. Although numerous writers and researchers have linked connecting wit…
View article: The benefits of citizen science and nature‐noticing activities for well‐being, nature connectedness and pro‐nature conservation behaviours
The benefits of citizen science and nature‐noticing activities for well‐being, nature connectedness and pro‐nature conservation behaviours Open
The current biodiversity crisis, extinction of experience of nature and rising concern about people's well‐being and mental health require us to understand the benefits of activities supporting people's engagement with nature. We ran a 1‐w…
View article: Trees are honest, bugs are creative, sunsets are hopeful - Identifying character strengths in nature: A structured tabular thematic analysis
Trees are honest, bugs are creative, sunsets are hopeful - Identifying character strengths in nature: A structured tabular thematic analysis Open
The psychological construct of nature connectedness has been consistently linked to well-being and pro-nature behavioral outcomes, with a sense of self considered important for individuals to feel like they are part of nature. Intervention…
View article: The Continuum of Eco-Anxiety Responses: A Preliminary Investigation of Its Nomological Network
The Continuum of Eco-Anxiety Responses: A Preliminary Investigation of Its Nomological Network Open
In the face of mounting environmental issues, people around the world are reporting the experience of difficult emotions such as anxiety and worry, or what is increasingly referred to as eco-anxiety. It is often acknowledged that symptoms …
View article: Wellbeing in Winter: Testing the Noticing Nature Intervention During Winter Months
Wellbeing in Winter: Testing the Noticing Nature Intervention During Winter Months Open
The main objective of this 2-week RCT study was to test the efficacy of the previously developed Noticing Nature Intervention (NNI) to boost wellbeing during winter months. The NNI consists of noticing the everyday nature encountered in on…
View article: Supplementary analyses for: Moments, not minutes: The nature-wellbeing relationship
Supplementary analyses for: Moments, not minutes: The nature-wellbeing relationship Open
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View article: Moments, not minutes: The nature-wellbeing relationship
Moments, not minutes: The nature-wellbeing relationship Open
A wealth of literature has evidenced the important role that the greater-than-human natural environment plays in our mental health and wellbeing (reviews by Bratman et al., 2019; Capaldi et al., 2014, 2015; Pritchard et al., 2019). Spendin…
View article: The green care code: How nature connectedness and simple activities help explain pro‐nature conservation behaviours
The green care code: How nature connectedness and simple activities help explain pro‐nature conservation behaviours Open
The biodiversity crisis demands greater engagement in pro‐nature conservation behaviours. Research has examined factors which account for general pro‐environmental behaviour; that is, behaviour geared to minimizing one's impact on the envi…
View article: Viewing nature scenes reduces the pain of social ostracism
Viewing nature scenes reduces the pain of social ostracism Open
In a series of four studies (Ns = 245, 135, 155, 222), we explored the effects of viewing nature scenes on promoting recovery from ostracism. We first manipulated experiences of ostracism, then randomly assigned participants to view photos…
View article: Towards a greater global understanding of wellbeing: A proposal for a more inclusive measure
Towards a greater global understanding of wellbeing: A proposal for a more inclusive measure Open
The science of wellbeing has come a long way from the early days of measuring wellbeing via a nation’s GDP, and wellbeing measures and concepts continue to proliferate to capture its various elements. Yet, much of this activity has reflect…
View article: Comparing hedonic, eudaimonic, and social well-being benefits of engaging in noticing nature to benefits of engaging in a common positive psychology intervention
Comparing hedonic, eudaimonic, and social well-being benefits of engaging in noticing nature to benefits of engaging in a common positive psychology intervention Open
The overarching goal of this study is to help establish “Noticing Nature” as a valid Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI). The Noticing Nature PPI is a two-week well-being exercise that involves noticing how everyday natural objects and …
View article: Teachers’ perceptions of kindness at school
Teachers’ perceptions of kindness at school Open
The aim of this research was to examine kindergarten to 12th grade teachers‟ (N = 257)
\nperceptions of school kindness. Teachers were asked to define kindness, provide
\nexamples of kindness they had done and received, identify key agents…
View article: Elicited Awe Decreases Aggression
Elicited Awe Decreases Aggression Open
Awe is a feeling of wonder and amazement in response to experiencing something so vast that it transcends one's current frames of reference. Across three experiments ( N = 557), we tested the inhibition effect of awe on aggression. We used…