RT Journal Article
T1 Connectedness and well-being in simulated nature
A1 Pasca García, Laura
A1 Carrus, Giuseppe
A1 Loureiro, Ana
A1 Navarro, Óscar
A1 Panno, Angelo
A1 Tapia Follen, César
A1 Aragonés Tapia, Juan Ignacio
AB People relate to nature physically, cognitively and emotionally, and this relationship fosters their well-being. There are several types of environments that vary according to their degree of naturalness, raising the question of whether they each exert different effects on people, connectedness and well-being. In order to study the extent to which environmental connectedness and well-being are a function of viewing different types of nature, we conducted a study with 454 participants from five different countries, who viewed images on a computer screen of one of three types of environment (totally natural, quasi-natural or non-natural) and responded to a series of associated items. The results of a mediation analysis showed an indirect effect of type of environment on well-being through positive and negative affect and connectedness to nature. The corresponding ANOVAs revealed differences in the connectedness and well-being elicited by different types of environment, and in preference: totally natural and quasi-natural environments (with no differences between them) showed differences with non-natural environments. Therefore, our study results suggest the usefulness of images of natural environments in fostering people's well-being and connectedness to nature.
PB Wiley
SN 1758-0854
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91763
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91763
LA eng
NO Pasca, L., Carrus, G., Loureiro, A., Navarro, O., Panno, A., Tapia, C., & Aragonés, J. I. (2022). Connectedness and well-being in simulated nature. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 14(2), 397-412. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12309
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025