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{"title":"Gardening, healthy aging, and longevity: Longitudinal evidence from 25 years of the Lothian Birth Cohort 1921","authors":"Janie Corley ,&nbsp;Alison Pattie ,&nbsp;Sarah E. Harris ,&nbsp;Ian J. Deary ,&nbsp;Simon R. Cox","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102889","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102889","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Gardening is a common leisure activity among older adults, yet its potential to support healthy aging remains underexplored, particularly in longitudinal contexts and across multiple aging domains. This study investigated whether gardening frequency was associated with psychological, physical, and biological aging markers, as well as mortality, in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1921 (LBC1921). Gardening frequency was assessed via questionnaire at a mean age of 79 years (baseline: 1999–2001) in 475 participants. Aging markers were measured at 79, 83, 87, and 90 years. Psychological markers (quality of life, psychological wellbeing) were self-reported; physical function markers (lung function, gait speed, grip strength, functional ability) were objectively assessed; and biological markers (telomere length, DNA methylation-based PhenoAge) were blood-derived. Survival was tracked using 25-year mortality linkage data. Analyses included linear regression, growth curve modeling, and Cox proportional hazards, adjusted for individual- and neighbourhood-level covariates. Of the sample, 207 gardened frequently, 78 sometimes, and 190 never or rarely. At baseline (age 79), higher gardening frequency was associated with better psychological wellbeing, stronger physical function, and longer telomeres. Longitudinally, more frequent gardening predicted slower declines in gait speed and telomere attrition from age 79 to 90. Frequent gardeners had a 22 % lower mortality risk (HR = 0.78, 95 % CI: 0.62–0.97) than those who never or rarely gardened. Associations were not substantially confounded by sociodemographic, lifestyle, or physical activity factors. Our results suggest that gardening may support wellbeing and longevity, with potential implications for aging in place for older adults.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 102889"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145840500","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":"What really helps recovery from stress: The leafiness or representational style of trees in a virtual nature?","authors":"Junyan Ye ,&nbsp;Xinzhen Bai ,&nbsp;Fu Li ,&nbsp;Matthew H.E.M. Browning ,&nbsp;Theodore Eisenman ,&nbsp;Jie Yin ,&nbsp;Liyan Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102869","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102869","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Exposure to actual and virtual nature can reduce stress, but it is largely unknown what dimensions of such experience are beneficial for health. Among the qualities of a nature experience that may translate to stress recovery are the “leafiness” of vegetation and the representation of vegetation present in the landscape. This experimental study investigates the independent effects of these two qualities with urban designers and the general public using virtual reality (VR). We compared the effects of leafiness (with vs. without green leaves) and representation style (realistic with leaves vs. Minecraft with leaves vs. polygonal with leaves) on stress recovery. One hundred and sixteen Chinese participants were exposed to an acute stressor and randomly assigned to one of the four virtual environments during their stress recovery. We measured electrodermal activity (EDA), salivary cortisol levels (SC), electroencephalogram (EEG), blood pressure (BP) data, and self-assessment questionnaires to assess stress recovery. Our results showed that realistic vegetation with leaves facilitated stress recovery effect better than realistic vegetation without leaves. Additionally, realistic vegetation with leaves facilitated stress-recovery comparable to Minecraft style vegetation, and better than polygonal vegetation. These results suggest that landscape architects, urban designers, and virtual environment creators should focus not only on the leafiness of vegetation but also the realism of vegetation—prioritizing natural elements that exhibit life-like, realistic features that align with biophilia principles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 102869"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145645831","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":"Concordance between psychological and physiological measures of nature contact's mental benefits: A systematic review and exploratory synthesis","authors":"Xiaojie Du ,&nbsp;Shuai Yuan ,&nbsp;Tommy L.H. Lam ,&nbsp;Matthew H.E.M. Browning ,&nbsp;Zheng Tan","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102863","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102863","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 102863"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145790298","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":"Mapping climate belief profiles in Brazil: A cluster analysis of polarization and mistrust","authors":"Nicolas de Oliveira Cardoso ,&nbsp;Thaiane Moreira de Oliveira ,&nbsp;Luisa Massarani ,&nbsp;Ketlin da Rosa Tagliapietra ,&nbsp;Ione Mendes ,&nbsp;Vanessa Fagundes ,&nbsp;Wagner de Lara Machado","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102885","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102885","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Climate change</em> misinformation poses a growing threat to environmental engagement, particularly in politically polarized contexts. This study aimed to identify and compare climate belief profiles among Brazilian adults based on their sociodemographic characteristics and susceptibility to misinformation. Using cluster analysis on data from a nationally diverse sample (<em>n</em> = 1503), we uncovered two distinct climate belief profiles. One cluster reflected high acceptance of climate science, while the other was characterized by skepticism, conspiratorial thinking, and institutional distrust. These clusters significantly differed across all dimensions of the Climate Change Belief Scale (CCBS), with political orientation emerging as the strongest differentiator. However, subgroup analyses of politically unaffiliated participants reveal that psychological and value-based factors further differentiate climate belief profiles, highlighting meaningful heterogeneity beyond self-reported political preference. Our findings indicate that climate skepticism is less about scientific illiteracy and more deeply embedded in ideological worldviews. Variables such as education and religiosity played a secondary role, while age, ethnicity, marital status, geographic region, and occupational status did not significantly differentiate between profiles. Drawing on value-based frameworks, we discuss how skepticism aligns with identity-protective cognition and low endorsement of self-transcendent values such as universalism. By employing a multidimensional scale adapted to the Brazilian context, this study captures culturally specific misinformation narratives and institutional distrust patterns in the Global South. These insights emphasize the need for climate communication strategies that move beyond factual correction, focusing instead on moral, emotional, and cultural foundations of belief. Our findings provide concrete guidance for culturally attuned interventions targeting ideological and identity-based skepticism. This study contributes to advancing more effective approaches to counter misinformation in politically polarized, culturally diverse contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 102885"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145737582","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":"Eye-tracking research on climate change communication: A systematic review","authors":"Iga Stasiak ,&nbsp;Izabela Krejtz ,&nbsp;Zofia Julia Maciąg ,&nbsp;Biljana Basarin ,&nbsp;Miroslav Vujcic ,&nbsp;Uglješa Stankov ,&nbsp;Krzysztof Krejtz","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102886","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102886","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present systematic review synthesizes the findings of 31 studies that employ the eye-tracking method to investigate visual attention in the context of climate communication. The review clustered the studies into six thematic categories related to the concepts explored: message types, attentional biases, visualizations, consumer packaging, expert systems, and climate-related art. Although fixation-based metrics are widely used, the field underutilizes advanced gaze analyses and overlooks some methodological details, such as sampling rates and calibration protocol, when presenting the eye-tracking method. Most of the studies focused on Western populations, limiting global applicability. This review highlights the potential of eye tracking to improve climate communication and calls for more diverse and methodologically robust research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 102886"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145840499","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":"Adapting to the heat of the moment: A mobile experience sampling study on the dynamics of heat stress, appraisals, affect, and behaviour","authors":"Elisabeth Glunz ,&nbsp;Anna Heidenreich ,&nbsp;Lars Gerhold","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102893","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102893","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Among the pressing challenges of climate adaptation is understanding and addressing perceptions and behaviour related to heat stress. Protective behaviour theories suggest that exposure to heat shapes perceptions, which can influence behaviour and, in turn, lead to changes in heat-related situational characteristics (e.g., moving to a cooler place). This mobile experience sampling study aims to identify the dynamic interplay between situational variations in exogenous heat stress, appraisals, affect, and behaviour. Firstly, we hypothesised that people adjust their threat appraisal to situational heat exposure, warnings, and protective activity and place characteristics (sensitivity hypothesis). Secondly, we expected that increased negative affect, threat appraisal, and coping appraisal precede protective behavioural changes (motivational hypothesis). Additionally, we explored whether reappraisals and affective alterations follow behavioural change (reappraisal hypothesis). By integrating meteorological and intensive longitudinal survey data, we collected a final sample of 4387 observations from 134 participants. We used dynamic multilevel models on determinants of within-person changes in appraisal and behavioural characteristics. The results largely support our sensitivity hypothesis, as changes in threat appraisal are associated with situational heat stress, warnings, and protective characteristics. Whereas we found no evidence that appraisals or affect had a motivating effect preceding behavioural change, people reappraised temperatures as less threatening, less negative, and perceived themselves as better able to adjust after making protective behavioural changes. These findings suggest that situational factors are essential for explaining threat appraisal and thus underline the importance of longitudinal monitoring in research and heat action plans. While our findings do not support the notion that appraisals and affect motivate short-term heat-protective behavioural changes, we discuss the relevance of context-sensitive and flexible capacity-building, which can be influenced, for example, by warnings and urban planning measures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 102893"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145884314","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":"Evaluating the psychological and cognitive benefits of dynamic lighting in home workspaces: A clinical trial","authors":"Nina Sharp ,&nbsp;Mahya Fani ,&nbsp;Maryam Anaraki ,&nbsp;Mohammed Alrahyani ,&nbsp;Ndeye Yague ,&nbsp;Sophia Lamp ,&nbsp;Jamie Zeitzer","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102870","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102870","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In addition to enabling us to see the world, light has potent impacts on a variety of brain and circadian functions. Whether the daytime pattern of this light exposure has an impact on these downstream functions is not well described. In the present study, we compared the effects of static and dynamic daytime lighting scenarios, matched for average illuminance but differing in temporal distribution, on the sleep, alertness, and cognitive performance of home-based workers residing in the Phoenix metro area, whose home office lighting levels were substantially below those recommended for non-visual responses. The static lighting scenario maintained constant light intensity and correlated color temperature (CCT), whereas the dynamic scenario mimicked daylight by varying light intensity and CCT levels throughout the working hours. In a five-week counterbalanced randomized crossover design, objective sleep, subjective alertness, and cognitive performance under the two lighting interventions were measured in 20 participants. While the different lighting scenarios did not lead to differences in most of the objective sleep outcomes, effects of both lighting conditions were observed on global cognitive scores and specific cognitive domains including working memory. This study provides preliminary evidence that enhancing light exposure in home-based office environments may support the well-being and productivity of remote workers, suggesting a promising area for further research and application.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 102870"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145737583","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 deep dive below the human surface: The effect of basic human values on coastal residents' and tourists’ marine personal norm, mediated by marine value orientations","authors":"Catho Vermeulen ,&nbsp;Veroline Cauberghe ,&nbsp;Thijs Bouman ,&nbsp;Sara Vandamme","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102865","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102865","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Marine environments are essential for both humans and nature. To promote their protection, it is crucial to understand how people value these environments and how this relates to their sense of personal responsibility to protect marine environments (i.e., marine personal norm). Two typologies of values are particularly relevant: basic human values, which represent what people generally find meaningful in life, and marine value orientations, which reflect what individuals deem important about the marine environment. We reason that basic human values and marine value orientations are distinct yet related constructs, and hypothesise that basic human values, via marine value orientations, predict the marine personal norm. Despite providing key insights into how abstract values translate to more concrete beliefs about actions, these associations have hardly been researched. To address this identified research gap, this study employed a large-scale survey of 1477 Belgian participants, including 815 tourists and 662 coastal residents.</div><div>Linear regression analyses revealed that basic human values and marine value orientations were indeed related but distinct constructs, each being correlated with each other, but also contributing to the explanation of the marine personal norm. Specifically, a multi-group structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis showed that individuals with stronger biospheric or altruistic values (i.e., concern for nature and others) held a stronger marine personal norm. Moreover, this relationship was (partially) mediated by heightened intrinsic and nature-relational value orientations (valuing the sea's intrinsic worth and people's connection to it, respectively). Furthermore, stronger hedonic values (i.e., concern for pleasure and comfort) were also indicative of a stronger marine personal norm, and this relationship was fully mediated by strengthened nature-relational value orientations. Additional relationships between basic human values and value orientations were found, but these did not extend to the marine personal norm. Although residents scored significantly higher than tourists on biospheric values, all marine value orientations, and the personal norm, the conceptual framework with its relationships was consistent across residents and tourists. This research enhances theoretical understanding of how basic human values and value orientations relate to each other and to feelings of responsibility to protect marine environments. In addition, it provides practical insights for engaging the public in marine conservation efforts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 102865"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145790297","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":"Children and adults across 15 countries believe in human uniqueness of mind: a cross-cultural investigation of cross-species mind perception","authors":"Karri Neldner ,&nbsp;Luke Maurits ,&nbsp;Magie Junker ,&nbsp;Lara Abbas ,&nbsp;Nayrouz Abbas ,&nbsp;Arianna Abis ,&nbsp;Federica Amici ,&nbsp;Bernardo Arroyo-Garcia ,&nbsp;Negar Asghari ,&nbsp;Giovanna Barragán Pardo ,&nbsp;Zhen Zhang ,&nbsp;Junior Peña Chumacero ,&nbsp;Ardain Dzabatou ,&nbsp;Dustin Eirdosh ,&nbsp;Susan Hanisch ,&nbsp;Tom Herrnsdorf ,&nbsp;Tom Hovehne ,&nbsp;Alicia Junker ,&nbsp;Patricia Kanngiesser ,&nbsp;Felipe Villa Larens ,&nbsp;Katja Liebal","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102861","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102861","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The way humans relate to other animals is fundamentally shaped by whether we perceive ourselves as unique, with feelings and thoughts not shared by other animals. How beliefs about animals’ ability to feel and think develop across cultures remains largely unexplored. We asked children and adolescents (4–17 years, <em>N</em> = 1025) and adults (<em>N</em> = 190) from 33 urban and rural communities across 15 countries whether animals have thoughts or feelings (judgments of presence), and whether those thoughts or feelings are human-like (judgments of similarity). Bayesian analyses revealed that participants generally ascribed non-human animals the ability for thoughts and feelings. However, they universally denied that animals have human-like thoughts, with these beliefs emerging early in development across all societies and remaining stable across the lifespan. There was more cultural variation found in whether participants attributed human-like feelings to animals. Human mental exceptionalism appears to be a human universal and is restricted to human-like thoughts. Implications for human-animal relationships and ethical considerations for the treatment and conservation of other animals are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 102861"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145737584","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 meta-analysis on the persistent effects of incentives on pro-environmental behavior change interventions","authors":"Naseem H. Dillman-Hasso","doi":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102860","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102860","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Numerous pro-environmental behavior change interventions use financial incentives to promote desired behaviors. However, the persistent effect of incentives after removal is still inconclusive for these behaviors. This meta-analysis examines whether incentives have a persistent effect on behavior change after removal. Across 27 studies, incentives promote pro-environmental behavior when in place (<em>g</em> = 0.44), and when removed (<em>g</em> = 0.19). Further examination of the findings reveals that persistence is only significant for non-contingent incentives, and only for transportation-related behaviors. These findings underscore the importance of careful consideration of long-lasting effects of incentive-based behavior-change programs and highlight the need for additional research on if and when incentive removal results in a backfire effect.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48439,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Psychology","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 102860"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145737586","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}