Generativity across adulthood: how nature exposure and future time perspective shape motivation for social and ecological engagement.

IF 1.6 4区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Australian Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2024-11-18 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1080/00049530.2024.2428306

Selma Korlat, Christina Ristl, Jana Nikitin

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Objective: The motivation to leave a legacy for future generations and society's continuity is an important aspect of adult development. However, the shorter time horizon that comes with ageing might lead to prioritising more immediately rewarding goals than long-term society-beneficial (e.g., climate-proactive) goals. This study investigates the role of nature exposure and future time perspective, as well as their joint interplay in the context of social and ecological generativity across adulthood.

Method: In total, 115 individuals aged 18-85 years (M = 38.10 years, SD = 16.53 years, age-range 18-85; 67% female) participated in an experience sampling study and reported their future time perspective and social and ecological generativity at the baseline, and nature exposure in their daily situations.

Results: The results of the analyses using aggregated data set showed that nature exposure facilitates the concern for future generations and the environment in middle-aged and older (but not in younger) adults with shorter future time perspective.

Conclusion: Nature exposure can be used to enhance motivation for societal involvement in middle and older adulthood, which in turn could contribute to the well-being and sustainability of future generations.

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成年期的生育能力：自然暴露和未来时间视角如何塑造社会和生态参与的动机。

目的：为后代和社会的延续留下遗产的动机是成人发展的一个重要方面。然而，随着老龄化而来的更短的时间跨度可能会导致优先考虑更直接的回报目标，而不是长期的社会效益目标（例如，积极应对气候变化）。本研究探讨了自然暴露和未来时间视角的作用，以及它们在成年期社会和生态生成背景下的相互作用。方法：共115例18 ~ 85岁患者(M = 38.10岁，SD = 16.53岁，年龄18 ~ 85岁；（67%为女性）参与了一项经验抽样研究，并报告了他们在基线时的未来时间视角、社会和生态生成能力，以及日常情况下的自然暴露。结果：综合数据集分析结果显示，暴露在自然环境中会促进中老年成年人对后代和环境的关注，而未来时间观较短的年轻人则不会。结论：自然暴露可以增强中老年社会参与的动机，从而有助于后代的福祉和可持续性。

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