Top-Down Processing and Nature Connectedness Predict Psychological and Physiological Effects of Nature

IF 5.2 2区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environment and Behavior Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.1177/00139165221107535

M. Koivisto, E. Jalava, Lina Kuusisto, H. Railo, Simone Grassini

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Abstract

Exposure to natural environments has positive psychological effects. These effects have been explained from an evolutionary perspective, emphasizing humans’ innate preference for natural stimuli. We tested whether top-down cognitive processes influence the psychophysiological effects of environments. The source of an ambiguous sound was attributed to either nature (waterfall) or industry (factory). The results suggested that the participants’ subjective experiences were more pleasant and relaxed when the sound was attributed to nature than to industry. The influence of source attribution was also reflected in physiological measures that were free of subjective biases. The power of the brain’s lower alpha band activity was stronger in the nature scenario than in the industry condition. The individuals’ nature connectedness moderated the influence of source attribution on theta band power and electrodermal activity. The results support an evolutionary-constructivist perspective which assumes that the individual’s meanings and associations modulate the innate bottom-up effects of nature exposure.

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自顶向下加工和自然连接预测自然的心理和生理效应

接触自然环境对心理有积极影响。这些影响已经从进化的角度得到了解释，强调人类对自然刺激的先天偏好。我们测试了自上而下的认知过程是否会影响环境的心理生理效应。一种模棱两可的声音的来源要么归因于自然(瀑布)，要么归因于工业(工厂)。结果表明，当声音来自大自然时，参与者的主观体验比来自工业的声音更愉快和放松。来源归因的影响也反映在没有主观偏见的生理测量中。大脑较低α带活动的力量在自然情境中比在工业情境中更强。个体的自然连通性调节了源归因对波段功率和皮肤电活动的影响。研究结果支持一种进化建构主义的观点，该观点认为，个体的意义和联想调节了自然暴露的先天自下而上的影响。

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Environment and Behavior Multiple-

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13.30

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1.80%

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期刊介绍： Environment & Behavior is an interdisciplinary journal designed to report rigorous experimental and theoretical work focusing on the influence of the physical environment on human behavior at the individual, group, and institutional levels.