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{"title":"The relationships between nature connectedness, nature contact, and positive psychological outcomes: A meta-analysis","authors":"Qing Zeng ,&nbsp;Zhiying Yang ,&nbsp;Zhiqiang Chen ,&nbsp;Ping Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102675","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102675","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Engagement with natural surroundings is essential in fostering the psychological connection between individuals and the environment, which can significantly improve people's mental health. This study adopted a comprehensive meta-analytic approach to examine the relationships between nature connectedness and nature contact, and between nature connectedness and positive psychological outcomes, respectively. In addition, the moderating effects of several variables (i.e., gender, age, geographic area, data collection method, measurement instrument, nature contact timing, and type of nature contact) were examined. The meta-analysis synthesized findings from 70 cross-sectional studies published between 2013 and 2024, comprising 68 peer-reviewed journal articles and 2 theses. The included studies exhibited considerable variation in sample sizes, ranging from 102 to 4960 participants. A three-level meta-analytic model was employed to analyze the pooled data, revealing a positive correlation between nature connectedness and nature contact. Participants with higher levels of nature connectedness exhibited greater well-being, enhanced meaning in life, and increased life satisfaction. The type of measurement instrument significantly moderated the relationship between nature connectedness and nature contact, with studies employing standardized scales reporting significantly larger effect sizes than those using single-item or question-based measures. Geographic area emerged as a significant moderator in the connection between nature connectedness, well-being, and meaning in life. Studies conducted in Asia reported larger effect sizes compared to those conducted in other regions. These findings highlight the importance of nature connectedness and its associations with both nature contact and positive psychological outcomes, offering valuable practical implications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102675"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144589127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From distress to action? – A three-wave longitudinal study of climate change distress, pro-environmental behavior, and coping strategies among Finnish adolescents","authors":"Salla Veijonaho ,&nbsp;Lauri Hietajärvi ,&nbsp;Maria Ojala ,&nbsp;Katariina Salmela-Aro","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102676","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102676","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change is a major threat requiring active engagement from young people. However, adolescents can experience distress when confronting the problem. This three-wave longitudinal study of 684 adolescents (ages 12–17) examines how climate change distress and pro-environmental behavior influence each other at a within-person level and the role of coping strategies (de-emphasizing, problem-focused, meaning-focused coping) in such relationships. The results reveal that higher-than-expected levels of pro-environmental behavior were associated with higher-than-expected levels of climate change distress one year later, while higher-than-expected levels of climate change distress were associated with lower-than-expected levels of pro-environmental behavior. However, the results underscore the vital role of meaning-focused coping in managing climate change distress to promote pro-environmental behavior. For adolescents utilizing a high degree of meaning-focused coping, higher-than-expected levels of climate change distress were associated with increases in pro-environmental behavior over time, whereas the influence of pro-environmental behavior on distress was nonsignificant. In addition, a bidirectional longitudinal association was discovered between higher-than-expected levels of pro-environmental behavior and problem-focused coping. Overall, the study highlights the complex longitudinal dynamics between climate change distress, pro-environmental behavior, and coping strategies. The findings underline the importance of addressing coping strategies in interventions to promote active climate engagement and reduce distress among adolescents.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102676"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144579878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Economic value of nature via spiritual ecosystem services of awe and wonder","authors":"Ralf Buckley","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102674","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102674","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102674"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144548743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How could your intention to purchase electric vehicle be stimulated? A behavioral spillover perspective based on pro-environmental attitude-behavior (in)congruence","authors":"Xuemei Fu","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102673","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102673","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid growth in the number of oil-fueled vehicles as being accompanied by the emerging economy in China is rising the challenges of environmental degradation and residents' well-being. This study provides a novel approach to investigate the mechanism behind behavioral spillover within the context of eco-friendly electric vehicle consumption, with a particular focus on the role of pro-environmental attitude-behavior (in)congruence. Results of the polynomial regression model show that the relationship between people's self-reported past pro-environmental behaviour (i.e., daily ecological actions such as recycling and green travel mode use) and their future behavioral intention to purchase electric vehicle would be stronger for individuals with self-identity based pro-environmental attitude (measured using general scales), such that those with more favorable pro-environmental attitude would exhibit a weaker licensing effect. Besides, the increase in the discrepancy between people's pro-environmental attitude and behavior leads to a more intensive level of electric vehicle consumption intention, reflecting people's tendency to keep behavior or perceived social-identity consistency. The results might provide implications for interventions to effectively promote not only the adoption of electric vehicle per se, but also additional environmentally-friendly behaviors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102673"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Linking biodiversity perception with restorativeness: Mechanism and moderators","authors":"Ulrich R. Orth ,&nbsp;Jule Timm ,&nbsp;Anna-Lena Sager ,&nbsp;Stephanie Tischler ,&nbsp;Roberta Crouch","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102671","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102671","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study contributes to research on the restorative capacity of contact with nature by investigating a novel process mechanism, including important boundary conditions, and by linking restorativeness with behavioral intentions relevant to businesses. We develop and test a conditional process model where people's momentary feelings of being one with nature (state nature connectedness) mediate effects of perception of biodiversity on restorativeness, in turn, stimulating behavioral intentions (to visit the place, to purchase products from there and to engage in positive word-of-mouth). This novel mechanism was tested against two boundary conditions: an individual's frequency of exposure to nature and their need-for-deceleration. Results from three studies (N₁ = 71; N₂ = 258; N₃ = 301) strongly support the mediating role of state connectedness with nature on restorativeness with positive downstream effects on behavioral intention. While we found no moderating effect of frequency of nature exposure on the relationship between perceived biodiversity and state nature connectedness, the relationship between connectedness and restorativeness gets weaker as levels of a need-for-deceleration increased. Including an alternative process explanation through aesthetics along with a number of control variables attests to the mechanism's robustness. Implications center on the power of perceptions of higher biodiversity to work through a heightened feeling of connectedness with nature, in turn improving restorativeness and stimulating behavioral intentions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102671"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144535119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identifying impacts of extreme weather events on mental health in the Republic of Ireland using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) index and machine learning","authors":"Ammara Batool ,&nbsp;Daniel T. Burke ,&nbsp;Carlos Chique ,&nbsp;Jean O'Dwyer ,&nbsp;Kahleem Fiona Fong ,&nbsp;Anushree Priyadarshini ,&nbsp;Paul Hynds","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102670","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102670","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Extreme weather events (EWEs) have become a significant concern due to the global effects of climate change, particularly regarding their impact on mental health and associated direct and indirect healthcare costs. This study explores the mental health impacts of EWEs in the Republic of Ireland, using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) to assess trauma and stress. A cross-sectional survey was conducted across Ireland employing two-step cluster analysis, generalized linear modelling, and regression trees (rpart) to identify psychological stress ‘clusters’ based on verified mental health and well-being measures. Four psychological stress clusters (‘high 33.8 % n = 154’, ‘moderate 21.2 % n = 96’, ‘mild 18.9 % n = 86’, and ‘low psychological stress 26.3 % n = 120’) were statistically identified with the ‘high psychological stress’ cluster having the highest summed IES-R score (59) and the ‘low psychological stress’ cluster having the lowest (5). Members to the ‘high psychological stress’ were less likely to have suburban residence (OR = 0.31), graduate (OR = 0.32) and postgraduate (OR = 0.37) educational attainment, and more likely to have reported poorer health (OR = 1.91) and worsened financial situation (OR = 1.95) post-EWE. Conversely, ‘low psychological stress’ cluster members were less likely to have experienced personal injuries (OR = 0.29) or a worsened financial situation (OR = 0.28) post-EWE and were more likely to be older (&gt;65 years of age) (OR = 5.42), retired (OR = 6.21), have a post-graduate educational level (OR = 4.19), and suburban residence (OR = 3.75). Machine learning models demonstrated a relatively accurate fit for predicting ‘low psychological stress’ membership (AUC = 0.74), with EWE-related injuries, age, EWE type/recency, and occupation as primary predictors for cluster membership. Results show that temperate climates like Ireland may experience milder physical impacts of climate change compared to other regions. The study addresses an important research gap by employing innovative machine-learning techniques to identify patterns in climate-related mental health issues. The findings can help inform evidence-based decision-making, allowing for targeted interventions—both public and private—to improve mental health outcomes for vulnerable populations affected by EWEs in the ROI and similar regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102670"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144517830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Home clutter and mental well-being: Exploring moderators and the mediating role of home beauty","authors":"Francis Quinn","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102672","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102672","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>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.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102672"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Neural bases of goal-frame theory: Assessing the nature and persuasion of normative, hedonic, and gain environmental messages","authors":"Luis Alberto Casado-Aranda ,&nbsp;İsmet Özer ,&nbsp;Carla Rodriguez-Sanchez ,&nbsp;Juan Sánchez-Fernández ,&nbsp;Franco Sancho-Esper ,&nbsp;Ricardo Sellers-Rubio","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102667","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102667","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Managers and policymakers have increasingly adopted the use of communication campaigns to promote environmentally responsible behaviors. Through a wide variety of frames, these campaigns can encourage more sustainable actions from citizens. Goal-frame theory suggests that three primary goals (normative, gain, and hedonic) can promote pro-environmental behavior in different ways when embedded in messages. This paper presents the first controlled experimental study of the processes that govern the activation of these goals and their subsequent impact on the persuasiveness of messages promoting pro-environmental behaviors (e.g., recycling, responsible water consumption, reduced electricity use, and handling of toxic products). The study shows the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the processing of normative, gain, and hedonic messages. It also reveals their comparative persuasiveness, as indicated by activity in the brain regions theoretically linked to persuasion. For the first time in this context, neuroimaging (i.e., fMRI) is used to show that normative messages activate brain regions linked to mentalizing, hedonic messages activate brain regions linked to affect and reward, and gain messages activate brain regions linked to personal gain and value. When comparing these goal frames, fMRI data reveal that normative messages activate brain regions associated with persuasion in prosocial contexts (i.e., moral cognition) more strongly than gain messages, and both elicit greater activation than hedonic messages. However, self-reported data only partially support this pattern. Hedonic messages are perceived as the least persuasive in promoting environmental behaviors, and gain-framed messages are rated as significantly more persuasive than normative messages. These results have important implications for governments and managers, who should design communications that appeal to peer-driven and community-based responsible behaviors. Such an approach could lead to a deeper evaluation of the message's value and adherence to social norms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102667"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144491878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding place attachment profiles among natives, internal and international migrants","authors":"Tiago Dionísio ,&nbsp;Fátima Bernardo ,&nbsp;Kim Dierckx ,&nbsp;Isabel Loupa-Ramos ,&nbsp;Veerle Van Eetvelde","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102665","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102665","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, migration and people's mobility have raised questions on how people bond with places, as mobility challenges traditional views on rootedness and fixed bonds with a place. Thus, this paper tackles the relationship between people and the places they live in by investigating place attachment profiles among different mobility-experienced groups. Specifically, the present study set out to identify attachment profiles based on different types of attachment – traditional, active, and place relative – and characterize these emerging latent profiles in terms of place identity motives, socio-demographics, and how they are expressed differently among natives and migrants. Six hundred and forty-four participants' survey answers were collected in two densely migrant-populated urban case studies in Belgium and Portugal. The results reveal four distinct attachment profiles: non-traditional, active non-relative, active relative, and traditional-active. The first three were found to be more prominent among recently arrived international migrants, while internal migrants are present in all profiles, and natives in the traditional-active profile. With regard to place identity motives: Distinctiveness, continuity, and belonging needs were less fulfilled for migrants, while self-efficacy was similar among groups. These findings help us understand how migrants bond with their new place and how people's attachment profiles can be nuanced in terms of their type of attachment and acceptance of change in their place.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102665"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Restorative environments enhance mindfulness practice benefits in adolescents: Beyond nature vs. built","authors":"Bo Dong ,&nbsp;Meiyi Wang ,&nbsp;Xinduo Que ,&nbsp;Minkai Sun ,&nbsp;Airui Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102668","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102668","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aimed to examined how environmental restorativeness influences the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions among adolescents. In a six-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention (30–40 min/week) experiment, 47 participants were randomly assigned to one of three environments with varying levels of restorativeness: a natural outdoor setting, an indoor setting with plants, and an indoor setting without plants. Results showed that mindfulness practice conducted in more restorative environments led to significantly greater improvements in mindfulness levels, emotional self-efficacy, and positive affect, along with more substantial reductions in negative emotional states. Among the environmental features assessed, extent emerged as the strongest predictor of mindfulness benefits. These results highlight the importance of environmental restorativeness in supporting mindfulness practice and suggest practical opportunities for enhancing psychological interventions through environmental design.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"105 ","pages":"Article 102668"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144491877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}