Nature contact increases perceived humanness in others

IF 6.1 1区 心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Lei Cheng , Xijing Wang , Jiaxin Shi , Fei Teng
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Abstract

Research on how to increase humanness attribution to others is limited. We hypothesize that nature contact could be one trigger. This hypothesis was confirmed across six studies (N = 1622). Specifically, Study 1 demonstrated that people who could access nature elements in their immediate living environment showed higher levels of humanness perception than those who couldn't. Furthermore, inducing nature contact, including making participants stay in a room with plants (Study 2), situate in a park (Study 3), and imagine contacting nature (Studies 4–6), increased humanness attribution to others. The effect of nature contact on the perception of humanness could be observed not only in interpersonal contexts (Studies 1–3 and 5) but also in intergroup contexts (Studies 4 and 6). Moreover, the effect was mediated by self-transcendence (Studies 5 and 6). Finally, increased humanness attribution due to nature contact further promoted prosociality (Study 6). The theoretical and practical implications were discussed.

与大自然的接触会增强他人的人性感知
有关如何提高他人人性归属的研究十分有限。我们假设,与大自然的接触可能是一个触发因素。这一假设在六项研究(=1622)中得到了证实。具体来说,研究 1 表明,与无法接触大自然的人相比,能够在其周围生活环境中接触到大自然元素的人表现出更高的人性感知水平。此外,诱导与自然接触,包括让参与者待在有植物的房间里(研究 2)、置身于公园里(研究 3)以及想象与自然接触(研究 4-6),都会增加对他人的人性归因。自然接触对人性感知的影响不仅可以在人际情境中观察到(研究 1-3 和研究 5),也可以在群体间情境中观察到(研究 4 和研究 6)。此外,这种影响还受到自我超越的调节(研究 5 和 6)。最后,由于接触大自然而增加的人性归因进一步促进了亲社会性(研究 6)。研究讨论了其理论和实践意义。
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CiteScore
10.60
自引率
8.70%
发文量
140
审稿时长
62 days
期刊介绍: The Journal of Environmental Psychology is the premier journal in the field, serving individuals in a wide range of disciplines who have an interest in the scientific study of the transactions and interrelationships between people and their surroundings (including built, social, natural and virtual environments, the use and abuse of nature and natural resources, and sustainability-related behavior). The journal publishes internationally contributed empirical studies and reviews of research on these topics that advance new insights. As an important forum for the field, the journal publishes some of the most influential papers in the discipline that reflect the scientific development of environmental psychology. Contributions on theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects of all human-environment interactions are welcome, along with innovative or interdisciplinary approaches that have a psychological emphasis. Research areas include: •Psychological and behavioral aspects of people and nature •Cognitive mapping, spatial cognition and wayfinding •Ecological consequences of human actions •Theories of place, place attachment, and place identity •Environmental risks and hazards: perception, behavior, and management •Perception and evaluation of buildings and natural landscapes •Effects of physical and natural settings on human cognition and health •Theories of proenvironmental behavior, norms, attitudes, and personality •Psychology of sustainability and climate change •Psychological aspects of resource management and crises •Social use of space: crowding, privacy, territoriality, personal space •Design of, and experiences related to, the physical aspects of workplaces, schools, residences, public buildings and public space
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