Home clutter and mental well-being: Exploring moderators and the mediating role of home beauty

IF 7 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2025-06-26 DOI:10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102672

Francis Quinn

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Abstract

Home clutter in non-hoarding populations correlates negatively with psychological well-being. However, mediators (i.e. mechanisms of action) and moderators (i.e. under what conditions or for whom do the effects hold) require further study. A cross-sectional survey of 501 adults from the general population during the COVID pandemic measured home clutter, perceived home beauty, appreciation of beauty, mental well-being, positive and negative affect, life satisfaction and potential moderators including demographics, location of survey completion, intention to declutter, time spent at home, and others. Using partial least-squares structural equation modelling, home clutter predicted more negative affect, life satisfaction and mental well-being. In a second model, these relationships were mediated by perceived home beauty. Relationships between clutter and outcomes were not significantly moderated. Findings point to potential for home conditions to affect psychological functioning, but moderation and mediation findings are exploratory and require replication using longitudinal and/or experimental designs.

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家庭杂乱与心理健康：探索家庭美的调节和中介作用

非囤积人群的家庭杂乱与心理健康呈负相关。然而，调节因子（即作用机制）和调节因子（即在什么条件下或对谁起作用）需要进一步研究。在COVID大流行期间，对来自普通人群的501名成年人进行了横断面调查，测量了家庭混乱、感知家庭美、对美的欣赏、心理健康、积极和消极影响、生活满意度和潜在的调节因素，包括人口统计学、调查完成地点、整理意愿、在家待的时间等。利用偏最小二乘结构方程模型，家庭杂乱预示着更多的负面影响、生活满意度和心理健康。在第二个模型中，这些关系是由感知的家居美介导的。杂乱与结果之间的关系没有显著缓和。研究结果指出，家庭条件可能会影响心理功能，但调节和中介的发现是探索性的，需要使用纵向和/或实验设计进行复制。

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来源期刊

Journal of Environmental Psychology Multiple-

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