Positive psychology perspectives on social values and their application to intentionally delivered sustainability interventions

Raymond, Ivan; Raymond, Christopher M.

doi:10.1007/s11625-019-00705-9

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“…However, a range of other ways in which values relate to well‐being have not been considered here. Future research would therefore benefit from considering the experiential qualities of value and well‐being in a wider theoretical context that includes direct experience with the setting (landscape) and wider psychological needs (Raymond & Raymond, ). People's perceptions of well‐being may also change over time (Pearce, Cherrie, Shortt, Deary, & Ward Thompson, ) and it would be valuable to study the changes in perceived well‐being at different stages in life or the effect of landscape change to well‐being in future studies.…”

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Perceived contributions of multifunctional landscapes to human well‐being: Evidence from 13 European sites

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Multifunctional landscapes provide critical benefits and are essential for human well‐being. The relationship between multifunctional landscapes and well‐being has mostly been studied using ecosystem services as a linkage. However, there is a challenge of concretizing what human well‐being exactly is and how it can be measured, particularly in relation to ecosystem services, landscape values and related discussions. In this paper, we measure self‐reported well‐being through applying an inductive free‐listing approach to the exploration of the relationships between landscape multifunctionality and human well‐being across 13 rural and peri‐urban sites in Europe. We developed a face‐to‐face online survey (n = 2,301 respondents) integrating subjective perceptions of well‐being (free‐listing method) with mapping perceived ecosystem service benefits (Public Participation GIS, PPGIS approach). Applying content analysis and diverse statistical methods, we explore the links between well‐being (i.e. perceived well‐being items such as tranquillity, social relations and health) and social‐ecological properties (i.e. respondents' sociocultural characteristics and perception of ecosystem service benefits). We identify 40 different well‐being items highlighting prominently landscape values. The items form five distinct clusters: access to services; tranquillity and social capital; health and nature; cultural landscapes; and place attachment. Each cluster is related to specific study sites and explained by certain social‐ecological properties. Results of our inductive approach further specify pre‐defined conceptualizations on well‐being and their connections to the natural environment. Results suggest that the well‐being contributions of multifunctional landscapes are connected to therapeutic well‐being effects, which are largely neglected in the ecosystem services literature. Our results further point to the context‐specific character of linkages between landscapes and human well‐being. The clusters highlight that landscape‐supported well‐being is related to multiple interlinked items that can inform collective visions of well‐being in the future. For landscape planning and management, we highlight the need for place‐specific analysis and consideration of perceptions of local people to identify the contributions to their well‐being. Future research would benefit from considering the experiential qualities of value and well‐being as they relate to direct experiences with the landscape and wider psychological needs, specifically over time. A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article.

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Perceived contributions of multifunctional landscapes to human well‐being: Evidence from 13 European sites

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“…Many scholars have observed that the term “wellbeing” varies in meaning between and within disciplines such as psychology, sustainability, and health domains [ 11 , 26 ]. Sustainability science and positive psychology can be perceived as twin conceptual approaches in that they both share the same goal of promoting wellbeing [ 1 , 9 ].…”

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“…Consequently, several studies and theoretical frameworks conceptualized and studied the connections between positive psychology and sustainability as the main disciplines underlying the various concepts of wellbeing [ 10 ]. While some studies explored the connections at the policy level [ 5 ], other conceptualizations addressed the psychological level [ 6 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ], and some focused on the educational level [ 15 , 16 ]. Particularly, the connection has been addressed through the lens of nature connectedness [ 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ].…”

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Promoting Sustainable Wellbeing: Integrating Positive Psychology and Environmental Sustainability in Education

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This article proposes an integrative policy approach to defining and promoting wellbeing through the joint lenses of positive psychology and environmental sustainability. The study suggests that while both positive education and environmental education address various aspects of wellbeing, a common definition is still absent. The study proposes a framework for advancing a mutual concept of wellbeing: “sustainable wellbeing”, integrating aspects of individual wellbeing and the wellbeing of the environment. Sustainable wellbeing is achieved when improving individual wellbeing is correlated with improving the wellbeing of other members of society and the natural environment. It suggests a framework for integrating the benefits of positive education and environmental education into a coherent approach for exploring, discussing, and experiencing sustainable wellbeing. The paper mainly develops, explores, and demonstrates ten rules for implementing sustainable wellbeing literacy in schools, based on cognitive behavioral therapy and positive psychology insights. It contributes to the development and understanding of wellbeing, highlights the benefits of parallel developments of two distinct educational fields, and offers practical guidelines for implementing educational programs. Furthermore, the paper contributes to developing 21st century educational systems and further develops the emerging field of positive sustainability.

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“…This special feature does not aim to settle the debate on the extent, speed and mechanism by which social values can change (Raymond and Kenter 2016;Manfredo et al 2017;Ives and Fischer 2017). Rather, we identify different perspectives on how values could be harnessed for sustainability transformations (Horcea-Milcu et al 2019), and the mechanisms through which values may change (Kendal and Raymond 2018;Raymond and Raymond 2019;van Riper et al 2019). Papers identify different processes or pathways of change, including healthy values pathways where the emphasis is on aligning actions with intrinsic as opposed to an extrinsic value orientation and value activation pathways where the emphasis is on aligning actions with specific character strengths and virtues (Raymond and Raymond 2019).…”

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“…Rather, we identify different perspectives on how values could be harnessed for sustainability transformations (Horcea-Milcu et al 2019), and the mechanisms through which values may change (Kendal and Raymond 2018;Raymond and Raymond 2019;van Riper et al 2019). Papers identify different processes or pathways of change, including healthy values pathways where the emphasis is on aligning actions with intrinsic as opposed to an extrinsic value orientation and value activation pathways where the emphasis is on aligning actions with specific character strengths and virtues (Raymond and Raymond 2019). Also, there are pathways of value change associated with deliberative valuation (Ravenscroft 2019;O'Connor and Kenter 2019), in addition to processes associated with changes in group composition (e.g., immigration, emigration), maturation (e.g., ageing and socialization) and socioecological context (e.g., sudden changes to physical context wrought by climate change) (Kendal and Raymond 2018).…”

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Editorial overview: theoretical traditions in social values for sustainability

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This special feature provides an impression of the plurality of social values for sustainability, taking into account theoretical traditions within mainstream and heterodox economics; positive, social and environmental psychology; human geography; anthropology; sociology; religious and indigenous studies and business management. Papers in this issue respond to questions of: how do we conceptualise social values; how do we integrate or share social values; what are processes for learning about and mechanisms for forming and changing social values; and what are the associations between social values and behaviour or well-being? Consistent with post-normal science, we suggest that there is no one correct way of conceptualising, assessing, integrating or activating social values for sustainability. We present five arguments: (1) the plurality of social values can be conceptualised along many different dimensions, with reference to value, epistemic and procedural lenses; (2) values are nested in different hierarchies, resulting in the potential for different forms of value articulations and pathways of value expression; (3) not all social values are pre-formed and readily drawn upon, instead needing pathways of deliberation or intervention to be activated; (4) social values may change through different processes or pathways of intervention, and; (5) power matters in the formation and assessment of social values. We discuss the tensions that arise when attempting to integrate different perspectives and introduce the notion of 'navigation' to begin to address these tensions. Navigation requires scholars to adopt a more critical and reflexive approach to value enquiry than is currently espoused in sustainability science and practice.

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Positive psychology perspectives on social values and their application to intentionally delivered sustainability interventions

Cited by 39 publications

References 79 publications

Perceived contributions of multifunctional landscapes to human well‐being: Evidence from 13 European sites

Perceived contributions of multifunctional landscapes to human well‐being: Evidence from 13 European sites

Promoting Sustainable Wellbeing: Integrating Positive Psychology and Environmental Sustainability in Education

Editorial overview: theoretical traditions in social values for sustainability

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