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{"title":"Good city and nice people: The impact of the perceived built environment on prosocial tendencies, flourishing, depression, and anxiety","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102431","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102431","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Numerous studies have reported that the built environment plays a key role in promoting prosocial behaviors. However, to date, the potential positive psychological mechanisms underlying the association between built environment and prosocial behaviors in urban adult residents have not been well examined. To fill this research gap, the present study explored the mediation pathway from the perceived built environment to prosocial tendencies from a positive psychology perspective. Moreover, the present study focused on the moderating effects of depression and anxiety on this mediation pathway. A sample of 1150 urban community-dwelling adults completed questionnaires that assessed the perceived built environment, flourishing, prosocial tendencies, depression symptoms, and severity of anxiety. The results of the mediation model analysis demonstrated that the positive effect of perceived built environment on prosocial tendencies was partially mediated by flourishing. Furthermore, using a moderated mediation model analysis, we found that depression and anxiety moderated the link between perceived built environment and prosocial tendencies via flourishing. More specifically, the effect of the perceived built environment on flourishing was stronger for residents who experienced high levels of depression and anxiety than for those who experienced low levels of depression and anxiety. Additionally, we found that depression and anxiety moderated the mediating effect of flourishing. Compared with residents without a risk of depression and anxiety, individuals experiencing high levels of depression and anxiety obtained more psychosocial benefits derived from the high quality of the built environment. Overall, these findings provide an empirical contribution to the human-environment interaction research field and increase the precision of urban-based interventions and policies for the promotion of human well-being in urban contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142319089","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":"Independent mobility and outdoor play time: Insights from urban informal settlements in India","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102430","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102430","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study assesses differences in children's independent mobility and outdoor play time between two urban informal housing settlements within India's <em>in-situ</em> slum redevelopment policy. This redevelopment policy involves replacement of existing slum housing with new apartment-style structures at the original site. One of the settlements under study has undergone redevelopment, while the other remains on the waitlist for redevelopment. Additionally, the study explores potential gender-based variations in independent mobility and outdoor play time, shedding light on the distinct effects of redevelopment on boys and girls. Questionnaires were administered to mothers, addressing aspects such as independent mobility licenses, the range of independent mobility, the age at which mobility licenses are granted, and the duration of outdoor play of children. Findings show that children in slum settlement were reported to have more mobility licenses, broader independent mobility range, and earlier licenses than children in redeveloped settlement. Gender differences are evident, with girls in redeveloped settlement receiving mobility licenses later than both boys and girls in slum settlement, but boys' age at which they received independent mobility licenses remained consistent regardless of their place of residence. Boys in the redeveloped settlement engage in more outdoor play time than boys and girls in slum settlement. Conversely, girls in slum settlement participate in more outdoor play time than those in redeveloped settlement. These findings have important implications for slum redevelopment policies, highlighting the need to consider morphological aspects of residential environments that support girls' outdoor play time and independent mobility. It is crucial that these considerations be integrated into the design of redeveloped settlements to ensure equitable development of children in such communities.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142243354","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":"The ability to choose how to interact with other people in the park space and its role in terms of perceived safety and preference","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102429","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102429","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>City parks are appreciated as spaces conducive to social interactions, but they are less often considered in the context that they might satisfy a need for privacy. There is a lack of research that tests the impact of various spatial features of parks (including vegetation features) on fulfilling this need and explaining the mechanisms of such impact, including the role played by sense of safety. This article fills this research gap.</div><div>The key variable whose role we tested in three models was the ability to choose whether or not to interact with other people in a park space. We tested two hypotheses. In the first, we checked whether the ability to choose to interact with other people and sense of safety are variables, that explains how the quantity of greenery constituting a viewing obstruction (high and medium) in a park space impacts preference. The second hypothesis assumed that safety explains how and why desired privacy and the ability to choose social interactions with other people in a park space affect preferences towards this space. We analysed correlations between variables and mediating effects. For this purpose, we employed a within-subjects design in which 243 participants evaluated a set of 120 eye-level photographs of park landscapes according to perceived safety, desired privacy, landscape preference and the ability to choose to interact with other people. We calculated the quantity of greenery in the photos as the percentage coverage of the frame with high and medium greenery.</div><div>We tested the hypotheses by analysing a number of mediation models. Both hypotheses were partially confirmed. The positive relationship between quantity of greenery and preferences is mediated by the ability to choose to interact with other people in a given space but not because of safety. At the same time, safety explains the positive impact of desired privacy on preferences by weakening it, but does not explain the impact of interaction choice on preferences. This means, inter alia, that spaces offering a choice of interactions are preferred – and the fact that they may be accompanied by reduced safety is not significant.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142358536","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":"Nudging pro-environmental behaviour in a subsidized waste recycling system: A field experimental study","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102416","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102416","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study explores the effect of nudging within a recycling system that views households as rational actors swayed by economic incentives to foster pro-environmental behaviour. In a field experiment involving over 10,000 Latvian households, we invited them to sign up for recyclables containers by emphasizing either the economic gains or losses associated with such a move. Alternatively, households were primed with social norms or received a message that altered the choice architecture by explicitly asking for feedback. Our findings complement the development of behavioural theories by demonstrating how intrinsic and extrinsic motivations interact with systemic factors. While all interventions increased container uptake relative to the no-message condition, the majority of households remained non-responsive. This indifference underscores the limitations of subsidized waste recycling systems, illustrating how minor alterations in contextual elements and choice architecture may not suffice to instigate meaningful behavioural shifts within such structured frameworks. The results emphasize that significant pro-environmental behaviour requires more than just nudging or financial incentives; nudges are crucial in highlighting systemic shortcomings and pointing towards more effective engagement strategies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494424001890/pdfft?md5=2622bbe91954271ee8ce37601f4b4203&pid=1-s2.0-S0272494424001890-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142173204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating the benefits of viewing nature for components of working memory capacity","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102418","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102418","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Prior work regarding nature's benefits to different working memory capacity processes is mixed within the existing literature. These mixed results may be due to an emphasis on tasks rather than focusing on construct validity and the underlying mental processes they are intended to measure. When considering underlying process, all might be sensitive to the benefits of nature or perhaps only specific processes of working memory capacity will receive these benefits. Attention Restoration Theory (Kaplan, 1995) would specifically predict that attentional control is the most likely process to benefit from interacting with nature. To address this possibility, three studies investigated whether working memory capacity and its component processes of attentional control, primary memory, and secondary memory benefit from viewing nature images. Montana State University students completed two tasks with a nature or urban image viewed before a block of trials that measured either working memory capacity (Experiment 1), attentional control (Experiment 2), or primary/secondary memory (Experiment 3). Results revealed higher performance after viewing nature images compared to urban images for attentional control but not for working memory capacity or either of its underlying memory components. These results are discussed with respect to the importance of current psychometric standards of measuring behavior when investigating the potential influence of nature on cognition.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142167718","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":"A virtually-induced overview effect? How seeing the world from above through a simulated space tour is related to awe, global identity and pro-environmental behaviour","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102428","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102428","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Global environmental crises require concerted action around the globe. Previous research has suggested that salient global identity (i.e. identification with and concern for people all over the world) might motivate such action, as it is positively related to pro-environmental behaviour. However, little is known about how to strengthen global identity. Inferred from astronauts' experiences when seeing our planet from space (i.e. the overview effect), we hypothesised that a virtual reality (VR) space tour elicits awe (i.e. an experience of extraordinary vastness associated with feeling moved, amazed and overwhelmed), makes global identity more salient and motivates pro-environmental behaviour. We compared the effect of the VR simulation to that of music, a stimulus unrelated to nature. In a preregistered laboratory experiment, participants of a convenience sample in Germany (<em>N</em> = 128) were randomly assigned to four groups, using a 2 (VR: yes vs. no) × 2 (music: yes vs. no) design, and answered a self-report questionnaire. We found that both the VR space tour and music elicited awe, but that the effects of VR were stronger. We found neither significant main nor interaction effects of VR and music on global identity. However, both the VR simulation and music indirectly predicted stronger global self-investment (i.e. one dimension of global identity reflecting solidarity and concern for people world-wide) through a stronger awe experience. Neither the VR simulation nor music impacted people's pro-environmental behaviour in terms of their willingness to sign a petition asking the government to prioritise the Paris climate agreement. However, they both indirectly predicted willingness to sign the petition through a stronger awe experience. We discuss the role of awe for global identity and pro-environmental behaviour, and elaborate on the idea that a greater portion of global identity may be a stable trait rather than a variable state. We also discuss how useful VR simulations are for encouraging pro-environmental behaviour.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494424002019/pdfft?md5=a4657b3b5fdde44b11fdc8ce8c1d60fc&pid=1-s2.0-S0272494424002019-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142167717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"GPS use and navigation ability: A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102417","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102417","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>GPS use pervades society; however, its effects on an individuals' navigation ability are not well understood. We reviewed and meta-analyzed the available evidence on the associations between GPS use and navigation ability, in terms of environmental knowledge, sense of direction and wayfinding. Based on the PRISMA guidelines and preregistration in the PROSPERO database (CRD42022378106), we searched the Web of Science, PsycInfo, and Scopus databases. Out of 907 articles, 23 studies met the inclusion criteria and were eligible for our review. We assessed the risk of bias using Joanna Briggs’ tools. The narrative synthesis presented negative associations between GPS use and performance in environmental knowledge and self-reported sense of direction measures and a positive association with wayfinding. When considering quantitative data, results revealed a negative effect of GPS use on environmental knowledge (<em>r</em> = −.18 [95% CI: −.28, −.08]) and sense of direction (<em>r</em> = −.25 [95% CI: −.39, −.12]) and a positive yet not significant effect on wayfinding (<em>r</em> = .07 [95% CI: −.28, .41]). Current literature has several strengths but also methodological weaknesses that limit the quality of evidence, with 69% of the studies classified with a moderate to high risk of bias. Although evidence suggests that using GPS tools can have a negative impact on environmental knowledge and sense of direction but a limited effect on wayfinding, future studies should adopt standardized measurements and procedures to further confirm these results and delve more deeply into understanding how GPS could be used as an external aid to support navigation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494424001907/pdfft?md5=9e1537ceaa2906bb75776832539bdffb&pid=1-s2.0-S0272494424001907-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142232816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Where do young children in middle-class high-rise housing estates play?A critical analysis of spatial planning and design parameters across seven heterogeneous housing estates in Pune, India","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102414","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102414","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Play is fundamental to children's physical growth, social development, and mental and emotional well-being; and how we plan, and design high-rise housing estates impacts children's ability to access and use spaces for play, thus impacting their overall growth and development. By using Lefebvre's Spatial Triad (1974/1991) as an analytical framework, this paper investigates (1) ‘Conceptualized Space’ or ‘play areas and materiality of the play areas as conceptualized by design professionals’; (2) ‘Actual Space’ or ‘spaces where children actually play’; and (3) ‘Experienced Space’ or ‘caregivers’ assessment of play spaces and their preferences of play materials, elements and surfaces for young children in high-rise housing estates. Comparative case-study research of seven housing estates from a baseline study of 63 high-rise housing estates was adopted to realize contrasts, patterns, or similarities across the cases. Methods included (1) semi-structured open-ended interviews with design professionals including developers (n = 4), architects (n = 4), landscape architects (n = 2) and play equipment manufacturer (n = 1); (2) In-depth field studies; and (3) semi-structured open-ended interviews with parents (n = 27), grandparents (n = 5) and nannies (n = 4) of young children. This study generates new knowledge about design and planning considerations for designated play spaces, caregivers' and designers ideas around nature based play, caregivers' preferences of play elements, materials and surfaces, and details spatial factors influencing young children's play areas in housing estates. As a way forward, the paper offers 11 guidelines to influence the design and planning of play spaces and open areas in future housing estates to fulfil young children's play needs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142149198","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":"The third quarter phenomenon revisited: The case of analog space habitat","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102415","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102415","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The current study aimed to explore the potential occurrence of the third-quarter phenomenon among analog space mission participants. While the phenomenon is quite often referenced in the literature, many findings are anecdotal or have methodological limitations. To address them, we conducted our study in a standardized environment of the LunAres Research Station in Piła, Poland. We collected data from 88 analog astronauts participating in sixteen two-week missions. We examined the third-quarter phenomenon, focusing on positive and negative emotions, overall emotional positivity, and task performance. We observed a distinct decrease in emotional positivity on the sixth day of the mission, with the lowest intensity of positive emotions and the highest intensity of negative emotions. Though fluctuating, task performance improved throughout the missions, with no third-quarter phenomenon pattern. We concluded that our study does not support the third-quarter phenomenon and suggests that negative emotions and outcomes might occur during different mission periods. Hence, the possibility of such variations in the analog astronauts’ emotions and activities should be considered when training future astronauts in the analog space missions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142149199","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":"It's what on the inside that counts: Addressing the biodiversity crisis by emphasizing species' inner mental lives","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102411","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102411","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The biodiversity crisis is threatening the survival of many species on our planet. This is exacerbated by the taxonomic bias, with species taxonomically closer to humans receiving most funding and attention. The current research explores species engagement – our sense of connection to and concern for other species – through a social similarity approach. We distinguish between two factors influencing perceptions, attitudes and behavior regarding other animals: bottom-up visual cues (physical similarity) and top-down beliefs about animals’ capacities (mental similarity). Combining a correlational (Studies 1: <em>N</em> = 33 and 2: <em>N</em> = 564) and an experimental approach (Study 3: <em>N</em> = 330), we investigated the relative importance of these two factors for species engagement – operationalized as self-other overlap, moral concern, and conservation support. Study 1 and 2 reveal that mental similarity has up to five times the impact of physical similarity on perceived overlap, moral concern, and conservation support. Study 3 broadly replicates these findings, with both mental and physical similarity affecting perceived overlap and moral concern. However, only physical similarity was found to affect conservation support. Potential explanations are discussed. Findings demonstrate the usefulness of a social similarity approach to conservation psychology and offer a novel perspective for communications around nature conservation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494424001841/pdfft?md5=388e9039f194b2610fd74b35904b44e5&pid=1-s2.0-S0272494424001841-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142049324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}