Experiencing Connection With Nature: The Matrix of Psychological Well-Being, Mindfulness, and Outdoor Recreation

Wolsko, Christopher; Lindberg, Kreg

doi:10.1089/eco.2013.0008

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“…In addition, Wolsko and Lindberg (2013) found that a connection with nature was correlated with mindfulness. Individuals who score highly on an 'awareness' subscale for mindfulness report more environmentally friendly behaviour (EFB) (Amel, Manning & Scott, 2009), suggesting that a mutually beneficial relationship between humans and nature may be mediated, in part, by mindfulness.…”

Section: Well-being Nature Contact and Nature Connectednessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Hamann¹,

Ivtzan²

2016

SIIW

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Considering the lack of nature-based positive psychology interventions (PPIs), the present study examined the effects of Rewild Your Life (RYL), an online intervention programme that challenges users to spend 30 minutes a day in nature for 30 days. Participants who completed RYL (n=35) showed significant increases in mood, well-being, mindfulness and meaning compared to the control group (n=27). The effect was stronger when participants spent at least 30 minutes in nature, and meaning and mindfulness were affected only in "wilderness" but not urban "greenspace" (e.g., parks). Findings emphasise the importance of access to natural spaces, especially considering that people are spending increasing amounts of time indoors and disconnecting from nature, and the importance of increasing access to greenspace is discussed.

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Section: Well-being Nature Contact and Nature Connectednessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Hamann¹,

Ivtzan²

2016

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“…The study on the relationship between nature-based activities and psychological health has been actively conducted worldwide to find the causes and effects resulted from outdoor reareation activities pursuing wellness. They are mainly the study on the effect on health restoration through experimental methods such as restoration experience based on restorative environment perception [6], the gap between nature environment and urban environment [12], the study that proves the effect through physical measurement as well as psychological measurement as a result of the development of science [11], the degree of satisfaction of wellness tourism [17]. In reality, though, there is lack of the research on the correlation between multi-dimensional wellness and perceived restorative environment on nature-based outdoor recreation which people in the contemporary world generally pursue in their daily lives.…”

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An Influence of Outdoor Recreation Participants’ Perceived Restorative Environment on Wellness Effect, Satisfaction and Loyalty

Kim

Lee

Kim

2014

SHS Web of Conferences

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Abstract. During recent years in Korea, the participants in outdoor recreation have significantly increased, and relevant industries have also shown a great growth. This phenomenon is to pursue outdoor recreation based on nature as a way of maintaining healthy lifestyle. This study aimed to explore how perceived restorative environment influences wellness, satisfaction, and loyalty by researching climbers in the National Park. The data were collected at four times only on weekends from 12 th July to 20 th July 2014 at the entrance of Mt. Dobong in Mt. Bukhand National Park in Seoul. Researchers selected every 5 th visitors with systematic sampling. Out of 420 collected questionnaires, except from 20 questionnaires which include unanswered items, 400 questionnaires were used for empirical analysis. The result of the analysis by using SEM shows that perceived restorative environment has a critical influence on wellness, and this wellness also affects satisfaction and loyalty. This result of the research provides a useful insight into how policy makers and practitioners in the National Parks, urban parks and Ministry of Health and Welfare develop the places for outdoor recreation based on nature in order to pursue wellness as a way of the improvement of the public health.

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“…The platform-the MAPIN Strategy-is an example, consistent with the suggestions for developing the ecopsychological project (Davis, 1998;Fisher, 2002), of a long-term practice that needs to be encouraged to cultivate, reinforce, and develop nature connectivity, even transpersonal-oriented connection, into stable personality traits. It is potentially consistent, if applied more broadly, with the ecopsychological mission of improving human and planetary well-being and the promotion of conservation and human happiness through profound connections with one's immediate environment (Wolsko & Lindberg, 2013). This research provides a limited but original contribution to our collective understanding of transpersonal aspects of nature connection and may help future research in multiperson studies investigating the lived experience of nature connection.…”

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An Autophenomenographical Investigation of Nature Connection: A Transpersonal Focus

WhitePeter¹

2013

Ecopsychology

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Experiences of nature connection have been an important conduit for personal meaning and spiritual connection in various cultures around the world. Since the Industrial Revolution in Western nations, there has been an increasing psychological disconnection from other-than-human nature as a result of industrialization, urbanization, and technological development. While phenomenological research has explored the experience of nature connection, an autophenomenographical approach with researcher as sole participant has not been conducted. This article reports on an autophenomenographical inquiry into the lived experience of nature connection focusing on transpersonal themes. It identified 11 overlapping and interconnected themes and 4 thematic groupings of transpersonal experience. It provides perspectives on their personal meanings, on how and why they must be encouraged and/or facilitated, and discusses the broader social importance for deeper experiences of nature connection.

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Experiencing Connection With Nature: The Matrix of Psychological Well-Being, Mindfulness, and Outdoor Recreation

Cited by 155 publications

References 38 publications

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An Influence of Outdoor Recreation Participants’ Perceived Restorative Environment on Wellness Effect, Satisfaction and Loyalty

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