I speak to the trees because nature is my friend: Conceptualization and assessment of connection to nature in solitude

IF 3.8 2区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Health & Place Pub Date : 2025-06-28 DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103499

Anna Stone , Tiffany Cheng , Robert J Coplan

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Abstract

Spending time alone in nature has been found to benefit well-being, but the mechanisms underlying this relation are understudied. The current study validated an assessment of the construct of connectedness to nature in solitude (CNIS) and evaluated a model linking CNIS, time spent alone in nature, and indices of well-being. Participants were N = 812 emerging adults (M_age = 19.45, SD = 1.87) attending university in southeastern Ontario, Canada. Participants completed a series of self-report measures assessing CNIS, time alone in nature, affinity for solitude, nature connectedness, loneliness, aloneliness, and life satisfaction. Factor analysis of the 7-item CNIS Scale indicated a one-factor solution. Regression analyses indicated that at low levels of CNIS, time alone in nature was significantly and positively related to loneliness and aloneliness, but at higher levels of CNIS, this relation was attenuated. The current study provides initial evidence for the importance of CNIS as a moderator of the links between time alone in nature and well-being.

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我和树说话，因为自然是我的朋友：在独处中对与自然的联系进行概念化和评估

人们发现，在大自然中独处有益于健康，但这种关系背后的机制尚未得到充分研究。目前的研究验证了对孤独中与自然的联系（CNIS）结构的评估，并评估了一个将CNIS、独处自然的时间和幸福感指数联系起来的模型。研究对象为在加拿大安大略省东南部就读大学的N = 812名新生成人（Mage = 19.45, SD = 1.87）。参与者完成了一系列的自我报告测量，评估CNIS、在大自然独处的时间、对孤独的亲和力、自然联系、孤独、孤独和生活满意度。7项CNIS量表因子分析显示单因子解。回归分析表明，在低CNIS水平下，自然独处时间与孤独感呈显著正相关，但在高CNIS水平下，这种关系减弱。目前的研究为CNIS作为自然独处时间与幸福感之间联系的调节因素的重要性提供了初步证据。

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