Friluftsliv: Aesthetic and Psychological Experience of Wilderness Adventure

Graves, Mark; Løvoll, Helga Synnevåg; Sæther, Knut-Willy

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“…It does not come as a surprise that humans tend to associate Nature with emotional happiness ( White et al, 2013 ; Capaldi et al, 2014 ; Zelenski and Nisbet, 2014 ; Kuo, 2015 ; Biedenweg et al, 2017 ). Nature offers places where people can feel relaxed, forget their worries, and reflect on personal matters ( Ouellette et al, 2005 ; Moreton et al, 2019a ; Graves et al, 2020 ). Nature seems to satisfy the psychological need for belonging and relating ( Moreton et al, 2019b ); actually, activities that involved contact, emotional attachment, meaning, beauty, and a compassionate relationship with Nature are pathways for improving Nature connectedness, pro-environmental behavior, and wellbeing ( Lumber et al, 2017 ).…”

Section: Biophilia As An Evolutionary Adaptationmentioning

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Biophilia as Evolutionary Adaptation: An Onto- and Phylogenetic Framework for Biophilic Design

Barbiero

Berto

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Biophilia is a human personality trait described initially by Erich Fromm and later by E.O. Wilson, both of whom agree that biophilia has a biological basis and that it is fundamental to develop harmonious relationships between humans and the biosphere. This review aims at establishing a definition of biophilia as an evolutionary process. To this end, the most significant studies of evolutionary psychology were considered, to outline the fundamental characteristics of a hypothetical biophilic temperament/personality and to reconstruct a plausible history of biophilia as an evolutionary process. This process considers different typologies of Nature (wilderness, rural, and urban) and human cultures (Paleolithic, Neolithic, and Burg) and leads us to consider environmental preference and psycho-physiological recovery in relation to the threshold of time spent in contact with Nature. Unfortunately, modern people, especially children, lack direct and frequent contact with Nature and this can have negative consequences on their physical and mental health. Biophilic design, considering the evolutionary roots of this architectural approach, is an effective way of planning/designing interior and urban environments to stimulate the innate biophilia of the individual.

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Section: Biophilia As An Evolutionary Adaptationmentioning

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Biophilia as Evolutionary Adaptation: An Onto- and Phylogenetic Framework for Biophilic Design

Barbiero

Berto

2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…However, the items seem to vary, and dividing participants into their two different environmental contexts thus informs about similarities and differences in some of the items. In order to understand more of the sublime dimension, which we strongly identify with personal growth (Graves et al, 2020), a deeper approach is necessary.…”

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“…The former is the heritage from Kant, the latter the tradition from Joseph Addison and Francis Hutcheson (Saether, 2017). Compared to the experience of beauty we might describe the experience of the sublime as more holistic and evoking a wide range of feelings (Graves et al, 2020). John Baille argued for this back in 1747.…”

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“…Investigating traits for aesthetic nature experiences, a twofactor structure was recently identified: One relating to traditional perceptions of beauty, typically focusing on beautiful scenery, while the other relates to the sublime, typically by deeper immersion and experiences of awe (Graves et al, 2020). In the beauty-dimension (seven items), this correlated with strong relationships and communion with nature, while in the sublime-dimension (eight items), this correlated with the importance of fulfillment and peace.…”

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Feeling at Home in the Wilderness: Environmental Conditions, Well-Being and Aesthetic Experience

2020

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Environmental conditions affect one's aesthetic experience in natural environments. Understanding that effect requires accounting for the conditions affecting one's attention and experience. Rather than attempt to reduce and control environmental factors, we compare two similar groups during naturally occurring, intense and overwhelming conditions and examine the relationship between common characteristics as well as environment and group differences. Participants undertook a 5-day, winter, wilderness adventure training course designed to challenge their considerable wilderness and leadership skills under two different extreme weather conditions but within the same wilderness area (n = 47 full participation). In addition to pre-and post-adventure questionnaires, participants responded daily during the wilderness experience to briefly describe a self-selected, strong experience of nature; characterize its associated feeling states; and answer questions probing eight aesthetic aspects of the experience. Participant strong experience of nature related to hedonic and eudaimonic feelings in different ways depending upon environmental conditions. In particular, strong correlations occurred between agreement ratings with "I felt at home in nature" daily experience reports and satisfaction with life and personal growth trait measures, but primarily during sunny and cold conditions on a high plateau (PG: Pearson r = 0.51; SWL: r = 0.70) and not significantly in stormy and wet weather in a mountain forest. In addition, experience narratives that correspond to strongest agreement to feeling at home in nature were examined for shared themes and synthesized into six dimensions: focus on sensory experiences at a particular moment, self-reflection, wonder, appreciation of beauty, positive emotions, and insight of relation to nature. These findings actualize the notion of wonder, aroused by sudden feelings or by reflection, as a salient ingredient in feeling at home in wilderness. The finding of feeling at home in nature, as the most important feature relating to feelings and wellbeing, is discussed in relation to self-awareness, philosophical thinking, and potential ethical awareness.

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“…1) Å gjøre praksiserfaringen mer knyttet til (naturvennlig) virksomhet i natur (Lundestad & Antonsen, 2019) 2) Å stille spørsmål om meningen med livet og utforske hva som er verdifullt gjennom å overnatte og bo i natur i en liten gruppe 3) Å oppsøke natur med rike naturkvaliteter og gi rom for kontemplasjon og utforskning av moralske følelser (Kristjánsson, 2017;, gjerne gjennom en utforskning av estetiske opplevelser i natur (Graves et al, 2020; Disse tre dydene kan leses inn i en ny-aristotelisk tolkning i utforskningen av det gode liv, der en dyp naturerkjennelse som at vi er nødvendig sammenbundet med kosmos, til dels har andre komponenter enn det filosofiske dilemmaet med «iboende verdi», og der erfaring ser ut til å vaere essensielt for å kunne naerme seg denne dype erkjennelsen. En støtte for en naer kopling mellom livserfaringen og en filosofisk bevisstgjøring ligger i utforskningen av spesielle følelser, der «awe» i den internasjonale litteraturen har vunnet stor plass de siste årene.…”

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«Det er så koselig her at jeg tar av meg skoene»: Om betydningen av sted i en flerkulturell barne- og ungdomsfestival

Dewilde¹,

Kjørven²,

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Rom Og Sted: Religionsfaglige Og Interdisiplinære Bidrag

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In this article, we explore how children and youth participating in a multicultural festival in Norway construct space and place. Such events respond to the call to action for reducing prejudice and stereotypes, and they aim to promote inclusion, participation and community. Nonetheless, researchers have criticized such events for instead promoting categorical understandings of cultural identities; as such, some researchers regard multicultural festivals as counterproductive to the aim of promoting inclusion. However, previous research has directed scarce attention to the participants’ perspective, in particular viewpoints of children and youth. Inspired by perspectives on spatial justice (Soja, 1996, 2010), we interpret young people’s experiences and meaning making while attending a multicultural festival. We collected data through an app, which allowed us to conduct structured interviews with children and youths on site. The findings bring out the significance of space and place when interpreting young people’s participation and meaning making at such events. We conclude the article by reflecting on the potential of perspectives on space and place to nuance an often one-sided criticism of multicultural events.

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Friluftsliv: Aesthetic and Psychological Experience of Wilderness Adventure

Cited by 9 publications

References 20 publications

Biophilia as Evolutionary Adaptation: An Onto- and Phylogenetic Framework for Biophilic Design

Biophilia as Evolutionary Adaptation: An Onto- and Phylogenetic Framework for Biophilic Design

Feeling at Home in the Wilderness: Environmental Conditions, Well-Being and Aesthetic Experience

«Det er så koselig her at jeg tar av meg skoene»: Om betydningen av sted i en flerkulturell barne- og ungdomsfestival

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