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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: 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: Factors associated with nature connectedness in school-aged children
Factors associated with nature connectedness in school-aged children Open
Increasing people's sense of connectedness to nature has the potential to be a powerful tool in driving pro-conservation behaviours, as well as improving physical and mental health. Multi-age cross-sectional studies have shown that nature …
View article: Three good things in nature: a nature-based positive psychological intervention to improve mood and well-being for depression and anxiety
Three good things in nature: a nature-based positive psychological intervention to improve mood and well-being for depression and anxiety Open
Purpose Visiting and connecting with nature through psychological interventions improves well-being within the general population. However, few such interventions have been conducted in clinically relevant populations. This paper aims to a…
View article: The importance of Forest School and the pathways to nature connection
The importance of Forest School and the pathways to nature connection Open
Over the past 25 years Forest School in the UK has been growing in popularity as part of a wider resurgence of interest in outdoor learning. A key driver behind this recurrence of interest has been a growing concern over the lack of child …
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: Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics
Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics Open
Nature is presented as a new paradigm for ergonomics. As a discipline concerned with well-being, the importance of natural environments for wellness should be part of ergonomics knowledge and practice. This position is supported by providi…
View article: Applying the pathways to nature connectedness at a societal scale: a leverage points perspective
Applying the pathways to nature connectedness at a societal scale: a leverage points perspective Open
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The climate emergency and crisis of biodiversity loss show that the human–nature relationship is failing. This paper introduces the psychological con…
View article: HFE in Biophilic Design: Human Connections with Nature
HFE in Biophilic Design: Human Connections with Nature Open
Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) pays insufficient attention to nature based solutions for workplace issues, despite evidence for its effectiveness, while also being relatively inexpensive to implement. Lumber, Richardson and Albertsen d…
View article: Beyond knowing nature: Contact, emotion, compassion, meaning, and beauty are pathways to nature connection
Beyond knowing nature: Contact, emotion, compassion, meaning, and beauty are pathways to nature connection Open
Feeling connected to nature has been shown to be beneficial to wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviour. General nature contact and knowledge based activities are often used in an attempt to engage people with nature. However the specific…
View article: Nature Connections 2016 conference report: Implications for research and practice
Nature Connections 2016 conference report: Implications for research and practice Open
A report of the key themes emerging from the Nature Connections 2016 conference drawing together researchers and practitioners from the field of human-nature interactions.
View article: Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics
Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics Open
Nature is presented as a new paradigm for ergonomics. As a discipline concerned with well-being, the importance of natural environments for wellness should be part of ergonomics knowledge and practice. This position is supported by providi…
View article: Contact, Emotion, Meaning, Compassion, and Beauty as Pathways to Nature Connectedness
Contact, Emotion, Meaning, Compassion, and Beauty as Pathways to Nature Connectedness Open
The cultural disconnect between humanity and nature that predominantly occurs in westernised, industrial societies been linked to the current environmental issues of the 21st century. It has been suggested that reconnecting humanity with n…