Meadows or asphalt road – Does momentary affective well-being vary with immediate physical environment? Results from a geographic ecological momentary assessment study in three metropolitan areas in Germany

IF 7.7 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental Research Pub Date : 2024-11-02 DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2024.120283

Anna Mascherek , Gloria Luong , Cornelia Wrzus , Michaela Riediger , Simone Kühn

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Abstract

We investigated the association between the immediate physical environment of individuals and individual fluctuations of momentary affective well-being in everyday life with a focus on medium sized metropolitan areas in Europe representing a typical living environment of a large proportion of the world’s population. The sample comprised 365 individuals (54.8 % female) with participants ranging from 14.08 to 88.27 years of age (M = 43.9, SD = 20.9). In an geographic ecological momentary assessment (GEMA), participants were prompted six times a day on at least 9 days over the course of 3 weeks, covering a total of six weekdays and three weekend days on mobile phones to report their momentary affective well-being. Urban land use categories (forest, water, urban green) were assessed with GPS-localization as environmental variables. Additionally, sunshine, rainfall, whether participants were inside or outside as well as whether they were alone or had company were included into the analyses.

We used dynamic structural equation modelling to model the inter- and intraindividual differences as well as fluctuations and assess potential covariates while acknowledging the autoregressive nature of affect.

The results showed that on individual level, fluctuations of momentary affective well-being were associated with sunshine, having company and travelling. No significant association emerged for urban green, forest, and water neither within individuals nor between. Methodological as well as conceptual implications are discussed and an interpretation of the present findings are provided.

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草地还是沥青路--瞬间的情感幸福感会随直接的物理环境而变化吗？德国三个大都市地区的地理生态瞬间评估研究结果。

我们以欧洲中等大都市地区为研究对象，调查了日常生活中个人的直接物理环境与个人瞬间情感幸福感波动之间的关系，这些地区代表了世界上大部分人口的典型生活环境。样本包括 365 人（54.8% 为女性），年龄从 14.08 岁到 88.27 岁不等（M = 43.9，SD = 20.9）。在地理生态瞬间评估（GEMA）中，参与者在 3 周内至少有 9 天每天接受 6 次手机提示，共涵盖 6 个工作日和 3 个周末，以报告他们的瞬间情感幸福感。城市土地利用类别（森林、水域、城市绿化）作为环境变量通过 GPS 定位进行评估。此外，日照、降雨量、参与者是在室内还是室外，以及他们是独自一人还是有人陪伴，都被纳入了分析范围。我们使用动态结构方程模型来模拟个体间和个体内的差异以及波动，并评估潜在的协变量，同时承认情感的自回归性质。结果显示，在个体层面上，瞬间情感幸福感的波动与阳光、有人陪伴和旅行有关。在个体内部或个体之间，城市绿化、森林和水都没有出现明显的关联。本文讨论了研究方法和概念上的影响，并对目前的研究结果进行了解释。

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Environmental Research 环境科学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

12.60

自引率

8.40%

发文量

2480

审稿时长

4.7 months

期刊介绍： The Environmental Research journal presents a broad range of interdisciplinary research, focused on addressing worldwide environmental concerns and featuring innovative findings. Our publication strives to explore relevant anthropogenic issues across various environmental sectors, showcasing practical applications in real-life settings.