In which natural environments are people happiest? Large-scale experience sampling in the Netherlands

Vries, S. de; Nieuwenhuizen, W.; Farjon, Hans; Hinsberg, A. van; Dirkx, Joep

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103972

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“…Although challenging to collect on a similar scale as our multi-country study, more objective data on time in nature, e.g. using experience sampling approaches 22 , and mental health status should be a goal of future research.…”

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Associations between green/blue spaces and mental health across 18 countries

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Living near, recreating in, and feeling psychologically connected to, the natural world are all associated with better mental health, but many exposure-related questions remain. Using data from an 18-country survey (n = 16,307) we explored associations between multiple measures of mental health (positive well-being, mental distress, depression/anxiety medication use) and: (a) exposures (residential/recreational visits) to different natural settings (green/inland-blue/coastal-blue spaces); and (b) nature connectedness, across season and country. People who lived in greener/coastal neighbourhoods reported higher positive well-being, but this association largely disappeared when recreational visits were controlled for. Frequency of recreational visits to green, inland-blue, and coastal-blue spaces in the last 4 weeks were all positively associated with positive well-being and negatively associated with mental distress. Associations with green space visits were relatively consistent across seasons and countries but associations with blue space visits showed greater heterogeneity. Nature connectedness was also positively associated with positive well-being and negatively associated with mental distress and was, along with green space visits, associated with a lower likelihood of using medication for depression. By contrast inland-blue space visits were associated with a greater likelihood of using anxiety medication. Results highlight the benefits of multi-exposure, multi-response, multi-country studies in exploring complexity in nature-health associations.

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“…rivers, lakes) 20 , 21 , and coastal-blue spaces (e.g. beaches, promenades) 22 , for mental health. Although green and blue spaces share many qualities (e.g.…”

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Associations between green/blue spaces and mental health across 18 countries

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Grellier

et al. 2021

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“…This may have been driven by their environmental perceptions, demographic characteristics such as gender [49], or by certain experiences. Recent studies have indicated that devastated or undisturbed natural environments are closely affiliated with what people perceive as "quality of life" [50][51][52]. These kinds of perceptions, in turn, affected the educators' views on environmental issues [53].…”

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Τhe Impact of Training Environmental Educators: Environmental Perceptions and Attitudes of Pre-Primary and Primary School Teachers in Greece

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Environmental education is an important tool for managing environmental problems, with a view to protecting the environment. Several significant factors, however, impede its implementation. Educators’ lack of knowledge and appropriate training on environmental topics results in difficulties in implementing environmental education programs. Nevertheless, environmental literacy is expected to lead to the manifestation of pro-environmental behavior. The aim of the present study was to examine the impacts of environmental training on pre-primary and primary school educators, and its influence on the formation of their environmental perceptions and attitudes. We investigated whether training triggers the implementation of environmental education programs, and its possible metacognitive effects on educators. Simple random sampling was used as a sampling method. A structured questionnaire was administered to 154 pre-primary and primary school teachers, and the data collection took place through the use of face-to-face interviews. The research findings indicated that educators were interested in environmental issues, and mainly used the media to obtain information about environmental issues. Gender and age were important characteristics influencing the performance and attitudes of environmental educators. It also became apparent that there are significant deficiencies in the capacity building of educators, and in the organization of environmental education in pre-primary and primary education, that negatively affect the implementation of environmental programs in schools.

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“…Nature is an effective means of providing solutions to various societal and ecological challenges [28]. In addition, individuals' psychological stress, emotional well-being, and life satisfaction are often under the influence of natural environments near their residential area and workplace [11,29]. Natural atmospherics are also considered influential to consumption behaviors and destination image [30][31][32].…”

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“…Natural scenery (e.g., mountains, rivers, lakes, parks, oceans), green surfaces, plants/ flowers/trees are essential constituents of natural atmospherics [29]. According to Han et al [33], green outdoor atmospherics of a hotel building and its attributes are the critical facets of hotel product performance estimation.…”

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Impact of Sustainable Cultural Contact, Natural Atmospherics, and Risk Perception on Rural Destination Involvement and Traveler Behavior in Inner Mongolia

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Ariza-Montes

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Rural tourism is emerging in the tourism industry; however, little is known about traveler behaviors at rural destinations. This study explored the role of cultural contact, natural atmospherics, and risk perception in generating destination involvement and approach behaviors for rural tourism in Inner Mongolia. A quantitative data analysis was used to obtain the research objective. Our findings showed that cultural contact and natural atmospherics significantly increased traveler destination involvement and their approach behaviors. Cultural contact included a stronger impact on destination involvement than natural atmospherics. In contrast, natural atmospherics contained a stronger influence on approach behaviors than cultural contact. In addition, rural traveler risk perception moderated the magnitude of the effect of cultural contact on approach behaviors. Overall, the proposed theoretical framework encompassed a sufficient level of anticipation power for involvement and approach behaviors. Our findings can be helpful for inventing rural tourism development strategies in Inner Mongolia.

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In which natural environments are people happiest? Large-scale experience sampling in the Netherlands

Cited by 66 publications

References 34 publications

Associations between green/blue spaces and mental health across 18 countries

Associations between green/blue spaces and mental health across 18 countries

Τhe Impact of Training Environmental Educators: Environmental Perceptions and Attitudes of Pre-Primary and Primary School Teachers in Greece

Impact of Sustainable Cultural Contact, Natural Atmospherics, and Risk Perception on Rural Destination Involvement and Traveler Behavior in Inner Mongolia

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